Let’s get this out of the way: the system is broken. Everyone knows it, especially the working class. That’s why the MAGA movement caught fire. It wasn’t just a slogan—it was a primal scream against a ruling class that has hollowed out your communities, shipped your jobs overseas, and left you drowning while they swim in profits. Trump capitalized on that anger. He said he was different, that he wasn’t one of “them,” that he would drain the swamp and put America First.
But here’s the rub: Trump wasn’t an outsider. He was never outside the system. He was always one of the cowboys riding high in the saddle of America’s ruling class, steering the herd straight into the hands of the technofascists—the new robber barons who blend corporate greed, state surveillance, and digital authoritarianism into a seamless machine of control.
In his 2016 campaign, Trump told you that all politicians were corrupt and that he alone could fix it. Why? Because, as he bragged, he used to be the one paying them off. “I know they’re corrupt because I gave them money,” he admitted. Think about that. Trump didn’t just witness the swamp—he bankrolled it. He wasn’t fighting the system; he was thriving in it.
Trump is a cowboy through and through, representing the old-school capitalists who made their fortunes in real estate, casinos, oil, and other tangible industries. He made his name plastering his name on buildings, bankrupting casinos, and stiffing contractors. This isn’t a man of the people—it’s a man of the deal, and the deal always favored him. His casinos failed, but he walked away richer. His workers lost their jobs and pensions, but Trump kept living in golden towers.
And when he rode into Washington on the promise to “Make America Great Again,” who did he really serve? The answer lies in his record. His first major legislative victory was a massive corporate tax cut in 2017. Corporations like Amazon and Chevron paid zero dollars in taxes in the years that followed, while you kept paying your share. He said he’d bring jobs back, but his trade wars crushed farmers, truckers, and small businesses, all while his own companies continued making products overseas.
Trump didn’t drain the swamp; he restocked it. His cabinet was packed with billionaires, Wall Street executives, and Big Oil cronies. Rex Tillerson from ExxonMobil ran the State Department. Betsy DeVos, the queen of privatizing public education, gutted schools for profit. Steve Mnuchin, a Goldman Sachs banker, ran the Treasury. This wasn’t a revolution—it was a hostile takeover, where the corporate class took complete control of the machinery of government.
But here’s where things get even darker. Trump might represent the cowboys—the rough-and-tumble capitalists who made their fortunes the old-fashioned way—but his presidency paved the way for the digerati, the technofascists of Big Tech. The rise of surveillance capitalism and digital authoritarianism accelerated under his watch. While Trump railed against the deep state and corporate elites, he handed the keys of power to Silicon Valley billionaires. Facebook, Amazon, and Google expanded their empires, harvesting your data, selling your privacy, and building the infrastructure of a digital panopticon.
Trump’s Justice Department did nothing to challenge Big Tech’s monopoly power. In fact, his administration partnered with companies like Palantir, a data-mining giant with deep ties to ICE and Homeland Security, to build a surveillance state that tracks and controls people. He didn’t fight the rise of technofascism; he rode alongside it, like a cowboy leading cattle to slaughter.
Trump’s presidency wasn’t about breaking the system; it was about shifting the balance of power within the ruling class. In one corner, you’ve got the old cowboys—Trump’s people—who represent the industries of the 20th century: oil, real estate, manufacturing. In another corner are the Yankees, the parasitic elites of Monopoly Finance Capital and Wall Street Imperialism, who represent the industries of the 21st century. Finally, we have the Digerati – the billionaire tech bros and scions of Silicon Valley. These three factions are locked in a power struggle, but don’t be fooled into thinking any side cares about you.
Trump sold himself as a champion of the working class, but his policies served the cowboys. Biden, meanwhile, serves the Yankees. In recent years both sides have increasingly embraced and formed alliances with Big Tech.The fight between MAGA and the Democrats is a war between two wings of the same ruling class. One wants to keep exploiting you the old way—through low wages, disappearing pensions, and union-busting. The other wants to exploit you in new ways—through digital surveillance, algorithmic control, and social engineering.
The real swamp isn’t just the politicians. It’s the entire system of economic domination that both parties serve. Trump might not have been a career politician, but he was always part of the ruling class that owns the politicians. He wasn’t fighting corruption—he was profiting from it. The government isn’t separate from the economy; it’s the executive committee of it. And Trump, as a billionaire businessman, has always been on the side of the economic elites.
So when Trump says he’s an outsider, remember this: he’s not outside the system. He’s just on the other side of the table. He’s the guy writing the checks, not the guy cashing them. And while you’re out here struggling to pay your bills, Trump and his billionaire buddies are laughing all the way to the bank.
If you really want to drain the swamp, you’ve got to look beyond Trump, beyond Biden, beyond the whole corrupt circus. The Cowboys and the Yankees – both in alliance with the Digerati – are fighting for control of the system, but neither of them is fighting for you. They’re just two sides of the same coin, and you’re the one paying the price.
Trump isn’t your savior. He’s just another cowboy, riding high and selling you a story. And while you’re cheering him on, he’s making deals with the very people who are keeping you down. Don’t let him fool you. The real fight isn’t between Trump and the swamp—it’s between the ruling class and the rest of us. And if you want to win, you’ve got to stop following cowboys and start taking the reins yourself.
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