Truth Is Patriotism: How to Win the Asymmetric “Struggle”
- john raymond
- Jun 28
- 3 min read
The greatest danger to the American republic is no longer the hidden assassin, the foreign spy, or even the terrorist with a bomb. The threat now speaks English, flies a private jet, and bankrolls candidates who promise to “save America” while stripping it bare. He tweets, he shouts, he sues, he lies — over and over and over again — because repetition is the weapon. And if we are to survive, we must understand: this is an asymmetric struggle for the soul of America. Not a struggle that used bombs or bullets, but a struggle of perception, disorientation, and submission.
And at the center of it all stands Donald Trump — the most effective asymmetric actor ever to rise within our borders.
Trump’s Megaphone: A Weaponized Lie Machine
Trump does not simply lie; he drowns the truth in noise. He floods the zone with distraction so that real crimes are diluted in a sea of nonsense. One moment it’s a stolen election, the next it’s a “perfect call,” then it’s immigrants, then it’s gas prices, then it’s NATO. His genius — if we are to give the devil his due — is not in governance but in erasure. He wipes away institutional memory and replaces it with a cartoon. Truth becomes optional. Loyalty becomes mandatory.
This is not incompetence. This is what asymmetric warfare looks like.
A rational leader communicates to persuade. Trump communicates to control. Like a firehose, his rhetoric doesn’t aim for accuracy — it aims to overwhelm. To win in this environment, truth must stop playing defense. It must go on the offensive.
Why the Billionaire Class Doesn’t Care
Some believe that the rich would never support a man like Trump — so crass, so unstable, so obviously dangerous. But the opposite is true. They love him. They love him because he is unstable. Because in the chaos he creates, regulation dies. Unions die. Antitrust dies. Truth dies.
And with those corpses buried, their profits rise.
The billionaire class is not loyal to the Constitution. They are loyal to the spreadsheet. And in a system where corruption is cheaper than compliance, they will always back the strongman — so long as the stock ticker stays green.
They don’t need to believe Trump. They only need him to win. His lies protect their empire.
The New Battlefield: Asymmetric War Defined
Asymmetric war is not about military might — it’s about advantage through imbalance. A weaker actor (Trump) uses unconventional tactics (propaganda, judicial capture, violent rhetoric, performative chaos) to outmaneuver stronger institutions (Congress, NATO, the press, the people).
Trump’s allies — both foreign and domestic — don’t need to win battles in the open. They win by corrupting the meaning of words, by breaking faith between people and their government, by making every accusation seem equivalent.
And while America debates “civility,” they are stealing the republic.
Truth Must Become a Tool of Resistance
Truth is not neutral. Not anymore. It is not a fact-check buried at the bottom of a feed. It is a rallying cry. A shield. A cause worth fighting for.
To win this struggle:
Journalism must name the lie and the liar. Not “misleading,” not “controversial.” Lies. Trump lies. Daily. Intentionally. To control and to conquer.
Civic education must become patriotic education. Not in the authoritarian sense, but in the anti-fascist sense: a nation that teaches its children to identify propaganda, resist fear, and love liberty not just in word but in action.
Democratic power must be reclaimed through action. Boycott companies funding fascism. Vote in every election. Organize, unionize, and localize resistance to autocratic overreach.
Expose the wealthy collaborators. Publish their names. Track their donations. Show the public who is funding America’s decline.
Trump does not fear facts. He fears courage.
The Struggle Isn’t Over. But It Has Been Named.
This is not a policy disagreement. It is not a cultural debate. It is not about tax rates or social programs. It is about whether truth can survive in a system flooded with lies. It is about whether a billionaire class addicted to greed will be allowed to cannibalize democracy to protect its fortunes.
The path forward is not moderate. It is moral.
And if we are to win, we must declare without shame: Truth is patriotism. Lying is treason.
This struggle will not be won by those who whisper. It will be won by those who stand tall, who call the enemy by name, and who refuse to let the story of America be written by the men who bought the ending.
Let it be said plainly:
We will not be ruled by the megaphone of a madman. We will not trade our children’s futures for a billionaire’s bottom line. And we will never confuse cowardice for neutrality again.
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