I’ve known since the time I was a young man, there was something different about me. I was different from the other kids. Those kids were interested in what was socially acceptable at the time for kids our age. I knew I was different, but I now have the courage to come out to express my true self, although it’s been quite a road.
You see, back in the middle school years between 1988 and 1992, I would listen to local talk show hosts like the local conservative Republican radio talk show host, Mike Rosen, who would often say that abortion wasn’t a big deal, or not to worry about the national debt because we will “grow out of it.” Yes, he was very concerned about the rate of income taxes, but that was because he wanted to make sure large corporations could operate with as little tax burden as possible because they “created jobs.” He didn’t say what kind of jobs, but “jobs.”
But most importantly, I was instructed to vote Republican because “party trumps person” they would say. It did not matter how bad the Republican politician was, whether or not he was a moral reprobate, or what he actually believed; you just have to vote and support him because if you don’t, the Democrats will take over the country, and I will be the idiot bad guy for voting my “conscience” instead of accepting practical reality.
Interesting. How did the practical reality come to be in the first place? This was not a question I asked in the early years—it’s what drives me now. But I digress.
Well, okay. I voted for Bob Dole, George W. Bush (2x), John McCain and Mitt Romney. I joined the local GOP party and worked my way up to be a District Captain and State Party Central Committee member. I actively participated, and advocated for, “conservative” ideas at the state party level.
My early philosophical formation began with reading Ayn Rand, the ultimate capitalist who wrote numerous books that contained basically no moral principle other than egoism—serve yourself, avoid duties that reap no personal benefit, and by doing so, the world will be better off.
This was my philosophical and even “theological” starting point once I came of age. This is because even though I was a baptized Catholic, from an Italian Catholic family, I was born after the Second Vatican Council (Vatican II). Practically, this meant my experience of truth and reality was filtered through “Father Bob” singing John Denver folk songs at Mass and telling me everyone went to Heaven anyway, “so don’t worry about all that guilt trip bu** sh** the old school folks used to teach.”
They told me then, like they tell me now, that Vatican II was a great thing for the Church, and if I can’t see it, then I am the rigid, schismatic moron. So…now as a teenage high schooler, do I start researching the saints and apostolic Catholic faith that my communistic Jesuit teachers told me were old fashioned and out of date—or conservative political and economic books? I think I will choose the obviously more interesting, rebellious and important option: American conservativism!
I bought into the “conservative” Americanist narrative for at least two decades. I loved and respected Rush Limbaugh for what he was able to accomplish in his radio career, and for his persistent optimism, which he was able to sell to so many millions of Americans who just wanted to live normal lives without the insanity. And yet, he always seemed to be frustrated at some level, just like I was, because no matter how much you talk about the greatness of America, not enough people bought into it. Why?
Well, rather than question the fundamental premise, I decided we needed to work harder. I bled for it—on the street, door to door, and in the court room. I knew the election system in this country was fraudulent years before the 2016 presidential election—but our efforts went nowhere. The courts wanted nothing to do with election challenges and the Republicans liked the idea of mail-in ballots (the primary source of election fraud in the USA), so we received no support.
I knew that the entire system was corrupt, politicians were bought, elections were rigged, but I thought I could actually do something about it. I tried. I failed. At first, I didn’t know why. Now I know why.
I was wrong because I accepted certain fundamental ideas that I should have rejected outright from day one. At its core, I bought into the post-enlightenment, liberal system that was forcibly imposed on the world over the course of centuries.
What most political conservatives will never admit—most do not even know—is that their ideological and philosophical origins are the same as those of the progressive left. This may come as a shock to some people because neither modern progressives nor conservatives want to admit this—for obvious reasons—it’s bad business.
And yet, both right-wing conservatism and left-wing progressivism can only exist because they reject the social and civil moral authority of Jesus Christ and His Church. In its place, they substitute a rationalistic, materialistic worldview that proclaims man is the source of all power (We the People”)—and it is through the perfection of mankind through science and reason, that the world will reach its ultimate perfection.
While the progressive leftist mocks people of faith and openly rejects any notion of Christian morality, the American conservative says there is no role for any church in the public square but encourages the freedom to worship behind the closed door of one’s home or any “house of worship” one pleases.
The Covid-19 scam, which took shape and power as of March 2020, proved this thesis correct because it forced the conservative right to expose their ultimate weakness—fear. Fear of what? Fear of death, the unknown, and repercussions of taking a stand against the powers-that-be—primarily “big pharma” and other globalist financial elites.
I have written extensively on the Great Reset and the Build Back Better campaign, which Joe Biden incorporated into the American civic religion. Sadly, to this day, so many friends and family who would otherwise claim to be conservative buy into this lie forced upon them—certainly out of fear of death, but even more so, losing their reputation in the community. In other words, they fear being called “kooks” and conspiracy theorists for stating the obvious.
On the other hand, I have also talked to others who totally get what is going on but struggle with putting words to the idea. They know there is evil afoot, and the current regime, whether the left or right version, if not equipped to handle it. They are sensing the spirtual war around us but are not equipped with the spirtual tools needed to articulate it like many traditional Catholics can.
And now, my friends, you can see why it is time for me to come out of the proverbial closet. I disaffiliated from the Republican Party a while ago, but now I need to be true to myself without reservation.
I am a Christian Monarchist. That’s right. I believe the best form of government, the form mankind must strive for, particularly in the United States of America, is Christian monarchy.
The best form of government, the one which will provide real peace and stability for all those within the realm, is Christian monarchy. It is a form of civil authority most consistent with a hierarchical order as established by Christ designed to benefit the common good.
That necessarily means the current situation is not tenable. But it also implies an uncomfortable truth. We cannot have a Christian monarchy without Christians. And what I mean by that is we must never cease our efforts to convert souls to the Christ’s Church, the Catholic Church.
It is non-sensical to talk about the Christian social order that does not include some level of Church/civil authority integration. And before the Americanist pro-Vatican II conservative types starting yelling about how horrible it would be to allow Francis any influence in the secular world, let me remind everyone that I am talking about the real Catholic Church, not the post-conciliar antichurch that rejects the idea that the Church should have real influence any way.
Prudence must also come into play here. I realize that right now we are all stuck under the oligarchical tyrannical regime that masquerades as a “constitutional republic.” I feel bad for those who still live in the fantasy land that they have any control over what happens as a citizen in this nation.
I do not advocate for a revolution because it is revolutionary politics which got us into this situation in the first place. Yes, there are steps we need to take beyond the conversion of souls, and I hope to expound on them in the coming days and articles.
At the end of the day, maybe I am not so crazy after all. I want to restore the Kingship of Christ, as well as Western Christendom, wherein mankind for centuries thrived on so many different levels to the benefit of society and the common good, but also to the benefit of the salvation of souls. Perhaps the problem, in part, is a lack of education and knowledge on these topics that the public will not get from either the progressive left or conservative right?
I am making an effort to fix this problem with the American Vendee Institute. Please check it out and subscribe on that website (in addition to this blog) because over there will be more academic based articles, podcasts and radio programs focused on restoring Christendom and the Christian state.
Viva Cristo Rey.