Yes, Trump Is a Fascist—But That’s Not the Whole Story
- john raymond
- 3 days ago
- 3 min read
It’s not controversial anymore to call Donald Trump a fascist. The signs are all there:
The authoritarian rhetoric.
The cult of personality.
The obsession with purity, loyalty, and scapegoating.
The contempt for democracy and due process.
But if you stop there—if you treat Trump as a uniquely American phenomenon—you’re missing the larger threat. Because Trump is not alone. And fascism isn’t just a style. It’s part of something global, coordinated, and lethal.
The Kremlin’s Project: Genocidal Xenophobia on Full Display
If you don’t understand what’s happening in Russia—if you don’t see the racial cleansing unfolding in Ukraine and across the Russian Federation—you’re not grasping the full scale of the threat.
Vladimir Putin is not just an autocrat. He is a genocidal xenophobe executing a long-term strategy of ethnic domination.
In Ukraine, we see cities bombed into dust, children abducted, culture erased. But inside Russia? The minorities—Chechens, Buryats, Dagestanis, Tatars—they’re being sent to die. Frontline cannon fodder. Sacrificed in a war designed to remake the Russian Empire in a purged, “pure” image.
This is not collateral damage. It’s design.
Trump Isn’t Just Copying Putin. He’s Channeling Him.
Trump’s admiration for Putin isn’t rhetorical—it’s aspirational.
He sees what Putin has built:
Total control of the media
Crushed opposition
A national myth rooted in blood and lies
And most of all, a war machine built not just to dominate, but to erase
And Trump wants it. That’s why he:
Echoes white nationalist rhetoric
Promotes anti-immigrant fearmongering
Elevates neo-fascist movements
Targets vulnerable communities through policy and propaganda
The same impulses. The same tactics. The same goals.
This Is Not Just Fascism. It’s the Formation of an Axis
What we are watching is not isolated tyranny. It is a transnational axis of authoritarianism.
Putin in Russia sits at the head.
Trump in America is Putin’s agent, literally bought and paid for.
Orban in Hungary. Obviously in the tank for Putin.
Lukashenko in Belarus. The man let his country be a launching point against Ukraine.
Kim Jong Un. He sent his own troops to die in Kursk.
Modi in India. A minor partner but with a huge population.
Netanyahu in Israel’s far-right coalition. This man is wanted by the ICC like Putin, both for good reasons.
Le Pen, Bolsonaro, Meloni, and others circling the same flame.
They feed on the same myths: purity, grievance, supremacy. They use the same weapons: lies, chaos, dehumanization. And they see democracy itself as the obstacle to be destroyed.
So When We Say “Trump Is Putin’s Puppet”…
…it’s not to minimize Trump’s fascism. It’s to reveal the architecture behind it. Trump is not a lone monster. He is part of a systemic assault on liberal democracy—one that spans continents, crosses borders, and speaks in many tongues.
Calling Trump a fascist is not enough. We must name the entire axis. We must understand the ecosystem that nurtures him. And we must organize—not just nationally, but globally—to resist it.
The Fight Ahead
If you think this is just about the next election, you’re already behind. This is about the survival of democratic civilization.
And if you’re still clinging to the idea that Trump is merely stupid, merely self-absorbed, or merely unhinged, you’re underestimating what he is:
A willing instrument of a genocidal movement. A fascist aligned with a global axis. And a clear and present danger to the world.
Let’s call it what it is. Let’s stop underestimating the threat. And let’s get to work.
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