While reading Mike Davis's City of Quartz I cannot help but to think of my upbringing in the suburbs of San Francisco. I too was suckered into supporting the local "slow growth movement" by way of their environmentalist rhetoric. I was saved by a group of friends who saw the hypocrisy our upper-middle class town's message, and who saw the town for what it was; and enclave for middle class and upper-middle class whites to be safe from the horrors of the city. (I now realize they were also avoiding the horrors of higher property taxes as well.) Yes my dear friends despite being of middle class backgrounds took on the values and mannerisms of the working class. There was always a radical and socialist tint to our language, and our views on environmentalism were far to the left of the "liberal" leadership of the city. It is a fortunate thing that in suburbs all over America this type of reaction against the conservative views takes place, and ultimately the newly produced "hipsters" will join with their inner city counterparts and also find each other. An endless celebration is then at hand for we have over come what so many suburban youth of today cannot; fear of the world around us.