1/7 Trumpism is a cheap American copy of Putinism.
Both rely on spectacle, disinformation, and manufactured chaos—tools perfected by Vladislav Surkov, Putin’s shadowy strategist.
But while Putinism serves imperial goals, Trumpism is a reality show with authoritarian ambitions
2/7 Vladislav Surkov, Putin’s “grey cardinal,” pioneered the fusion of propaganda, theater, and post-truth politics.
He helped stage separatism in Ukraine—using paid actors, fake protests, and media manipulation to turn fiction into fact
3/7 In the Donbas region, russia didn’t just support separatists—it created them.
Actors were hired to play locals demanding independence.
russian media amplified the illusion.
Surkov’s doctrine: “Nothing is true and everything is possible”
4/7 Trumpism echoes this.
From “crisis actors” to “deep state” conspiracies, it thrives on unreality.
Even the deployment of the National Guard in Democrat-led cities was framed as theater—“law and order” optics for the base
5/7 Both systems weaponize distrust.
They flood the zone with noise, erode faith in institutions, and make truth feel irrelevant.
The goal isn’t persuasion—it’s confusion, division, and control
6/7 Putinism is the blueprint.
Trumpism is the knockoff.
Surkov wrote the script.
America just adapted it for Fox News.
And unless we recognize the playbook, we’ll keep falling for the show
7/7 Watch my new video on this subject:
Share this Scrolly Tale with your friends.
A Scrolly Tale is a new way to read Twitter threads with a more visually immersive experience.
Discover more beautiful Scrolly Tales like this.