I'm always annoyed by the way moneyed conservatism and its bow tie wearing nerd sensibilities choose how to dole out patronage for the arts or entertainment.

They think it's not worthwhile because most of the time the output from their occasional investments in it suck-

But at the end of the day it always expresses itself, if it does so at all, in the form of religion focused storylines that seem to bear a cringe Hallmark/Lifetime flavor to them.

I'm not trying to countersignal Christians here, but when your religiosity takes all the oxygen from the room and there is none left for the story, don't be surprised when you've invested in a flop.

Fiction is inherently very right wing, but leisure class boomers don't invest.

Science Fiction and Fantasy generally has a long skew rightward, but the way Conservative culture works at the top of the ladder in America, I.E. who has the money, is just kind of corny and weird.

Not enough of these old dudes investing in that kind of thing.

Not all stories have to be heavily religious in order to prove their point, though religious stories have their place as well. Let Them Look West is an innately religious story and it's