David Lynch is definitely a conservative, but in a way I don't think people understand after Reagan. Now being conservative is about believing demons are real and being cruel towards children and animals.
I don't think Lynch's work is as simply "nostalgic" as people describe it tbh, Eraserhead for example seems pretty thoroughly negative about the Americana it's drawing from
>>703118Charming public persona combined with being a lot of people's first exposure to "weird art" does a lot for this reputation