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originally posted by: purplemer
a reply to: putnam6
he mythical Deep State roots in America probably really began to grow in the 1800s.
I think it became rather evident when (to speak broadly) the CIA blew JFKs brains out.
and in terms of censorship yes since early projects like MK ultra (early mind control) and later the likes of Mockingbird (insertion of deepstate actors into media. the organisation has dominated control over the information portals. Later exabated and warped under Obama who past laws allowing for propaganda to be used on the home populace. Deepstate steped up its gain with revolving door policies withe the likes of google / microsoft / twitter / google etc. Its be no accident that Susan Wojcicki (CIA asset) has stepped down for youtube now. Twitter too is now no longer controlled by the old guard.
Happy to tap more morrow if u want.. gtg )
By Robert Longley
Updated on August 06, 2019
The seed for many tantalizing conspiracy theories, the term “deep state” in the United States implies the existence of a premeditated effort by certain federal government employees or other persons to secretly manipulate or control the government without regard for the policies of Congress or the President of the United States.
Origin and History of the Deep State
The concept of a deep state — also called a “state within a state” or a “shadow government” – was first used in reference to political conditions in countries like Turkey and post-Soviet Russia.
The Deep State Theory in the United States]
In 2014, former congressional aide Mike Lofgren alleged the existence of a different type of deep state operating within the United States government in his essay titled “Anatomy of the Deep State.”
Instead of a group comprised exclusively of government entities, Lofgren calls the deep state in the United States “a hybrid association of elements of government and parts of top-level finance and industry that is effectively able to govern the United States without reference to the consent of the governed as expressed through the formal political process.” The Deep State, wrote Lofgren, is not “a secret, conspiratorial cabal; the state within a state is hiding mostly in plain sight, and its operators mainly act in the light of day. It is not a tight-knit group and has no clear objective. Rather, it is a sprawling network, stretching across the government and into the private sector.”
In some ways, Lofgren’s description of a deep state in the United States echoes parts of President Dwight Eisenhower’s 1961 farewell address, in which he warned future presidents to “guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex.”
I'm thinking where you see the deep state I see the end result of the corruption and graft partnership corporations have with politics, and that's been going on much longer than 196