The Deep State

Wayne DyneI have found that many people, otherwise politically savvy, have trouble assimilating the concept - and reality - of the Deep State in our society. Many want very much to believe in the good-government myth that an informed citizenry will be successful in calling the shots. Others hold that our salvation must lie in the victory of one of the other of our two major political parties.

The concept of the Deep State has its roots in the Iron Law of Oligarchy propounded by Gaetano Mosca and his associates a hundred years ago. However, it has assumed an essentially American guise, first adumbrated by Eisenhower in his warning about the military-industrial complex.
Yet our Deep State has evolved and grown since then, enormously, also forging international connections such as those evident in the Davos gatherings. In a nutshell it is essentially a matter of following the money, with much in the way of lucrative transactions occurring in the greater DC area. The huge payoffs constantly undergird the determination of the players to resist any steps to dismantle their ploys, not to mention the veil of silence that generally surrounds these operations as far as the general pubic knows. Many Washington insiders do know, but they prefer to keep their jobs instead of speaking out.
Mike Lofgren, with much relevant experience, explains.





Essay: Anatomy of the Deep State | BillMoyers.com
In a must-read essay, former GOP congressional analyst Mike Lofgren analyzes America's "Deep State," in which elected and unelected figures collude to serve powerful vested interests.
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