YOU ARE ON YOUR OWN

You're on Your Own—We're All on Our Own

The illusion of leadership is dead. It has been for a while, but now, with the entire descent into plutocracy, there is no denying it. If you thought you were voting for someone who would protect your interests, serve your needs, or fight for your future, think again. You are on your own.

Trump’s base, the fervent MAGA faithful, is about to learn this the hard way. He never cared about them. He used them, stoked their fears, fed their grievances, and sent them into battle for his power. But now? He is doing what he has always done: serving himself and the ultra-rich, his billionaire cronies who profit off chaos and control. Those who cheered for him, who thought he was their champion, are about to experience betrayal on a grand scale.

What has Trump ever actually done for them? Did he raise their wages? Did he fix their schools? Did he lower their cost of living, make healthcare affordable, or ensure their communities thrived? No. He handed tax cuts to the wealthy, undermined public services, and left his followers struggling while he built his empire on their loyalty. And now, as he and his billionaire backers tighten their grip on the government, those working-class voters who thought they were part of something bigger will find themselves abandoned, struggling in the wreckage of their misplaced trust.

But don’t be fooled into thinking the other side offers salvation. If you are a Democrat, an Independent, or simply someone who values democracy, you are also on your own. The Democratic Party, for all its rhetoric, has proven incapable of real resistance. Their response to the rising tide of authoritarianism has been weak, bureaucratic, and ineffective. They have allowed corruption and greed to consume our system while offering little more than symbolic victories and empty promises. They are not going to save you.

This is no longer a democracy. It is an oligarchy, a plutocracy, a nation ruled by a handful of billionaires who manipulate both parties, the media, and the economy to ensure that their wealth remains untouched while the rest of us are left to fend for ourselves. Elon Musk and his ilk are running the show, steering policy, controlling narratives, and ensuring that nothing changes in a way that threatens their power.

And now, to make it all worse, the so-called “cost-cutting” measures we hear about aren’t actually about reducing the deficit or helping the economy. They are a scam, an excuse to slash social programs, defund essential services, and tighten the financial noose around the middle class and the poor. Why? Because the real plan is to make room for a $4 trillion increase in the national debt, not to help struggling Americans, but to shovel even more wealth into the pockets of billionaires and their corporate cronies. The government isn’t being streamlined; it’s being looted. And the people who will suffer the most? Those duped into believing Trump and his allies would fight for them.

So where does that leave the rest of us? Alone. Without a leader, party, or institution that truly fights for us. There will be no cavalry, no sudden reversal of fortune. The realization is brutal but also freeing because once you understand that no one is coming to save you, you can take action for yourself.

If anything is going to change, it won’t come from politicians, parties, or governments. It will come from individuals who refuse to wait for leadership that isn’t coming. It will come from people organizing their movements and communities and resisting a system designed to keep them powerless.

Waiting is over. Hoping is over. The truth is simple and undeniable: You are on your own. We all are. And if anything is going to change, we must be the ones to change it.

William James Spriggs