Global Warming

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Fri Apr 6 10:08:24 PDT 2001


James Heartfield wrote:


> >Car-hating is a progressive political emotion.
>
>No car-hating is a reactionary emotion. It is a sublimated form of anti-
>working class prejudice.

So what were all those American planners who looked to suburbanization and homeownership as fostering individualistic attitudes while breaking up dangerous concentrations of workers, agitators, and bohemians were wrong? Car-centered life really strengthens the working class?

Doug



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