The conservative movement has become a lucrative marketplace, and like any marketplace, it attracts con artists. Candace Owens has been outed. Marjorie Taylor Greene has been outed. And now we come to Steve Bannon.

This is how Leftism actually works. It is selfish, self-serving, and devoted to the worship of self. The god of Leftism is idolatry. Every Leftist either openly or secretly wants the spotlight, the reverence, and the power that comes with it. Principles are props. Loyalty is transactional. When you understand that, the parade of so-called Republicans who spend their lives attacking Republicans starts to make sense. Ana Navarro. Joe Scarborough. Michael Steele. The list is long, and the pattern is obvious. They did not drift away from conservatism. They were never anchored to it in the first place.

Steve Bannon was no exception. He was a con man then, and he is a con man now. I said this years ago, after interviewing him at CPAC, when we discussed issues facing the Black community. His comments had all the markings of a Leftist worldview: abstract, self-referential, and curiously detached from reality on the ground. Few people listened at the time.

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