I'm not sure that the reason Carrol takes this position is that he's a productionist who thinks the realm of ideology is unimportant. (if that's your meaning.) I think it's a bit more strategic than this--though he can speak for himself. What I mean is: too much of this stuff has to do with judgmental moralizing on the part of individuals.
It's one thing to talk about SUVs in this forum, quite another to talk about what kind of clothes people should wear, what kind of toilet paper they use, if they should get pedicures, hire maids, etc. etc. When does it stop? Why is one thing _posed as a political issue_ and the others not? What is the _reason_ for drawing the line? Is there one? I'd like to see that question answered.
I hope Doug, Carrol, and others might speak to this issue because I've kind of lost track of why everyone takes different positions.