Comment by andriy_koval
21 hours ago
Its hard not to see that "deep state": group of elite politicians and super-rich, seize more and more power in American society.
21 hours ago
Its hard not to see that "deep state": group of elite politicians and super-rich, seize more and more power in American society.
Whatever you think about elite politicians and the super-rich, they’re not the “deep state”.
The whole idea of the deep state is that it’s part of the state, ie government, so not private citizens, and they’re “deep” ie hidden below the layers of government. Thats the exact opposite of politicians and the ultra rich.
Lol I'm pretty sure the "deep state" just means, "manipulating the levers of power from a place without accountablity/oversight" which covers both these shadowy hidden layers of govt you describe and the shadowy wealthy elites funding and lobbying for whatever. It can be both.
Sure, anything can mean whatever you want if you redefine anything to suit your whims at the time.
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I agree with parent, that's not how right-wing propaganda portrays the deep state. It's a strawman, of unaccountable government bureacrats. It excludes billionaires and dark money in politics (the real problem), they put themselves on the good side. (Remember DOGE?)
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