From his earlier article on the same topic:

> The postliberal religious right in the United States, for its part, elevates honor, piety and self-sacrifice. These may not be highly valued goods for liberals, who may even attack them as the root causes of oppression. But they are undeniable human goods, and if we fail to acknowledge their appeal to those who see the world differently, we miss the main drivers of the allure, stability and spread of illiberalism today.

> I’m not defending these regimes. My goal is to understand them.

Well you've failed.

If you invite Steve Bannon to your thought experiment dinner party to learn about "honor, piety and self-sacrifice" you are at best a useful idiot contrarian.