re: #270 iceweasel

brilliant analysis, but I’d argue that there is a style or theme, the Lifestyle Wingnut, who crosscuts the above categories. Your average econ wingnut blogger will also pontificate on the lifestyle-esque ‘meaning’ of rise in purchases of KitchenAid mixers, say. The SoCon wingnut will tell us how Avatar is a movie about genetics, abortion, and the military. The national security wingnut has ALWAYS linked sexuality, say, to how ‘American’ you are.

The SoCon wingnut religious right lifestyle Puritanism streak is and has always been most dominant in American narrative, and that’s why we are so fascinated with certain forms of morality plays— and we demand they be played out in the public sphere every so often.

Very, very nice. And the KitchenAid example, by God! It has a Revelation feel to it.

I’m now feeling incredibly tempted to rip you off draw inspiration from your excellent examination!