cars, rule of law and class

The television man is crazy, says were juvenile delinquent wrecks
Oh man, I need TV when I have T. Rex?
-- All the Young Dudes

Well, file under if you live long enough, one of the most optimistic trends for America in the last several decades,

Selling cars to young adults under 30 is proving to be a real challenge for automakers. Unlike their elders, Generation Yers own fewer cars and don’t drive much. They’re likely to see autos as a source of pollution, not as a sex or status symbol.

They’re more apt to ride mass transit to work and use car sharing services -- pioneered by Zipcar -- for longer trips. And car sharing choices are expanding, with car rental firms moving into the market, making it convenient for young folks to rent with hourly rates and easy insurance. Connect by Hertz, for example, is rolling out its car sharing services in the New York metropolitan area, with plans to eventually expand them to around 40 college campuses nationwide.

Moreover, in survey after survey, Gen Yers say that they believe cars are damaging to the environment. Even hybrid electric vehicles don’t seem to be changing young consumers’ attitudes much.

So, maybe the greatest damage done to brand Obama with the youth vote was the saving of GM? What's most interesting is the politics of cars has yet to make it onto any political platform in America, except your real crackpots. Phew, nothing defined 20th century America more than the automobile -- political economy, culture, and the politics of technology, talk about your revolutions.

At the same time, the counter revolution against the rule of law led by our financial class is in full force. Yves Smith has been out ahead on this issue concerning the paper related to debt, such as liens, which were all lost in the buying, selling and swapping of debt, also known as the American economy for the past couple decades. As foreclosures and other debt collections increased in the past couple years no one seems to have the related paper, so the various industries have expanded their fraudulent activities to simply making things up to file in our various courts of law. I'd suggest following Yves on a very important issue.

Finally, Alternet has good piece on the white underclass, though it should be more accurately called the white part of the American underclass. Of course there is no class in America, just ask the ruling elite, or the cultural left for that matter. Well remember, Marshall McLuhan said old technology becomes art, so we can all soon put a car on the front lawn -- redneck nation. Solidarity brothers and sisters.