So that’s it then, I thought, standing in the darkness. I’m a Catholic conservative, and the most dynamic expression of my faith is pop culture.
Being what I call a conservative pop-culture mystic is why I rejected liberalism, and also why I never have fully fit in with conservatism. It’s why liberals can’t figure me out—wait, he’s pro-life and loves punk rock?—and why conservatives are losers, and will continue to be losers, in politics and popular culture. The left doesn’t believe in God, yet rapturously praises a popular culture suffused with beauty and Christian imagery, and the right—with some honorable exceptions—doesn’t understand, admire, or support popular art, from movies to painting to rock and roll. This has led conservatives to lose touch not just with people but with God. It’s why conservatives will no longer win elections due to popular affirmation, but only as a result of a crisis created by liberalism.
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