There is an American "Deep State," but it is not what Trump thinks it is

[Politruk]

That's not Earth or anywhere with any blue sky buddy.

A largely centrally planned and controlled economy is NOT neoliberalism.

And not what we have now.

 

[UltraChad]

And not what we have now.

Yes that's what we have now.

That's why we SWAT team lawn boys and kids with lemonade stands.

 

[Politruk]

Yes that's what we have now.

That's why we SWAT team lawn boys and kids with lemonade stands.

That does not happen in real life.

 

[Politruk]

And there are still morons on the PB who seem to think that the Deep State is (1) something leftist and (2) something Trump is fighting.

Wrong on both counts.

 

[Rightguide]

It's been a while since anyone mentioned Overton Window.

Was that King Orfeo? Just askin'.

 

[Politruk]

And the Deep State is not the whole civil service, either.

 

[Politruk]

There are morons on the PB who seem to think the Deep State is somehow leftist. In fact, it is anything but leftist; it exists to defend business interests.

 

[Politruk]

The Deep State, to the extent it exists, exists only to exclude from serious consideration anything leftist, any options outside the Washington Consensus: Neoconservatism in foreign policy, neoliberalism in economic policy. See The Deep State: The Fall of the Constitution and the Rise of a Shadow Government, by Mike Lofgren. The Deep State has no reasons at all to oppose Trump. (Though that might change, now that he's talking about defense cuts.)

 

[Politruk]

Amazingly, "Deep State" still comes up on the PB now and then.