] Fallen hippies trading in their Volkswagens for SUVs. To
] most of us it's very emblem of a sellout, but to Canadian
] philosophy professors Joseph Heath and Andrew Potter,
] authors of the provocative Nation of Rebels, it's a
] logical progression. The book charges that by attempting
] to build a counterculture through purchases of
] "alternative" goods (VW bugs then, Range Rovers now),
] political radicals have turned their backs on
] unsexy-but-concrete ways of fighting injustice through
] the legislative process, while strengthening the power of
] consumerism (after all, someone made money off all those
] piles of Adbusters issues and rebel-fashion-accessories
] at the bottom of their closets).