Cool and Weird as Luxury Beliefs

A guest post by Nordic Nixon

People criticized JD Vance as weird, partially because of a lie that he had sex with his couch at age 15. Democrats rejoiced in circulating this lie at all levels. Even failed VP candidate Tim Walz joked about the couch. Walz, who coined the “weird” attack, has experienced attacks from Republicans for his work in putting tampons in boy’s restrooms, legalizing post-birth abortions, and allowing children who think they are trans to reject their parents.

Democrats have a long history of normalizing bizarre and unusual sexual practices. If JD Vance had anal sex with another boy at fifteen or thought he was a girl and removed his genitals altogether (and was a leftist), then Democrats would be defending him as stunning and brave. He would have been cool and transgressive. Instead, he’s boring and normal.

The “weird” attack comes because JD Vance did not succumb to the challenges of his lower-class background: the challenges that arise when people live out the values of sexual liberation that the “cool” crowd espouses. JD Vance came from a broken home and grew up with his mamaw. He chose to serve his country. The sincerity of his patriotism is “cringe.” Then Vance attended and graduated from the top law school in the country. He did so without the benefits of family connections or racial and sexual diversity. He did so because of his merits. Earnestly working hard is “weird.” Hunter Biden could not get into the same school despite all his family connections. He had to transfer in.

Then Vance married a wonderful woman, helped support American businesses, and had several beautiful children. Democrats call JD weird because he exposed the depravity of their “cool” values. He shows people the path to rise from poverty: Do not do drugs. Graduate from school. Do not have kids outside of marriage.

Media elites call Vance weird because he has lived a life that most Americans find incredibly normal and admirable. “Weird” is a mean girl’s insult that doesn’t say anything beyond the person being in the out-group and cringe. It’s a “bad vibes” tool used by insecure strivers to ostracize outsiders.

Luxury beliefs provide a way for rich and connected Americans to flex their status by espousing values that would leave normal lives in shambles. JD Vance is “weird” because if he had done drugs as a teen, he’d likely be a statistic, not the next Vice President of the United States. JD is “weird” because if he had knocked a girl up as a teen, he’d likely be back in Middletown, working a dead-end job to make child support payments for a kid he rarely gets to see.

JD Vance shows that self-discipline and traditional values do lead to a better life in America. Rejecting the sexual liberation and drug values of the cool kids™ crowd saved him from mediocrity and allowed him to succeed. JD Vance is attacked because he exposes the vapidity, hollowness, and nihilism of the “cool.”

Americans saw through the “weird” attack on JD. Exit polls gave JD the highest net favorability of anyone on the presidential tickets. He provides a strong role model for Americans around the country with his inspiring story.

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