Steve Bannon is not a warrior for the working man. He’s a salesman in battle gear, with a podcast mic and a passport full of donor meetings. He doesn’t live among the people — he studies them, scripts their anger, then sells it back to them. He’s rebranded himself so many times — naval officer, investment banker, Hollywood producer, political strategist — you’d think he was running a hedge fund in identity.
~ John Mac Ghlionn via The Hill
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This is not the story of a man who joined the people. It’s the story of a man who studied them, branded them and built a media empire on their backs. He frames everything as a spiritual battle — America versus the elites. But Steve Bannon is the elite. He just speaks rage fluently. So here’s the question: if a man tells you he’s at war with the empire while still cashing royalty checks from it, do you believe him? Or do you finally see it for what it is?
~ John Mac Ghlionn via The Hill
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Deceit and duplicity aren’t bugs in Steve Bannon’s matrix; they’re part of the operating system.
~ John Mac Ghlionn via The Hill
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When the red carpets didn’t welcome him, Steve Bannon found an alternative stage. He embraced Carhartt cosplay, grew out the hair, and declared himself a champion of “the people.” But make no mistake — he never stopped living like royalty. His personal life was padded by old Goldman money. The bank account never left Bel Air. The Rolex never came off.
~ John Mac Ghlionn via The Hill
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