Gitlin

Gitlin feels that the streams of rhetoric that pour out of the United States have created a sort of global phenomenon.  He is saying that because many other cultures have adopted our products and ideas such as Coke, Disney, and clothing trends it has homogenized many countries cultures to our own.  It has brought the youth together "where they share some dreams of freedom, wealth, comfort, innocence, and power." America is a symbol of equal opportunity and freedom and youth that live all over the world want to adopt our idea and products because many people want to live in the culture we have created. So, they make it for themselves.   People want to be to have a connection with the American culture to feel that they have a sense global connection beyond the world that they live in.  I agree with Gitlin ideas.  Products and material items are very important to most Americans, and because of this American companies can thrive beyond those of many other counties.  Along with this people in other countries also look up to America as a free place where everyone has opportunities.  It makes sense that people would want to assimilate with all that products and ideas that Americans find important, because then they too will feel some sort of connection to being American.