one ancillary benefit donald trump insurgence us political scene forceful injection realism national political discourse one point discussion center around concept state within state commonly refer deep state suddenly become acceptable mainstream idea prior 2016 election cycle conversation strictly fringe affair mostly relegate realms conspiracy forums alternative media write speak mainstream talk point one coherent articulations idea originate former us congressional staffer turn best-selling author mike lofgren book deep state outline shape structure seemingly invisible state within state unlike establishment media innocuous commentary lofgren also deliver incisive moral verdict power transition explain eviscerate fabric democracy foundations constitutional republic importantly destroy society.more ever important understand arrive crucial point history importantly do derail silent coup unite state internationally too.the follow essay write lofgren 2014 still stand firm critical deconstruction current shadow state set-up america rome live upon principal till ruin star face industry true source wealth industry rome day ostia road crowd cart muleteers carry great city silks spice east marble asia minor timber atlas grain africa egypt cart bring nothing load dung return cargo martyrdom man winwood reade 1871 mike lofgrenthere visible government situate around mall washington another shadowy indefinable government explain civics 101 observable tourists white house capitol former traditional washington partisan politics tip iceberg public watch c-span see daily theoretically controllable via elections subsurface part iceberg shall call deep state operate accord compass head regardless formally power last five years news media flood pundits decry break politics washington conventional wisdom partisan gridlock dysfunction become new normal certainly case among harsh critics development also imperative acknowledge limit critique apply american governmental system one level critique self-evident domain public see congress hopelessly deadlocked bad manner since 1850s violently rancorous decade precede civil war.yes another government conceal behind one visible either end pennsylvania avenue hybrid entity public private institutions rule country write party present objective congressional republicans render executive branch powerless least republican president elect goal voter suppression laws gop-controlled state clearly intend accomplish president obama enact domestic policies budget incessant gop filibuster could fill large number vacancies federal judiciary could even get innocuous presidential appointees office democrats control senate respond weaken filibuster nominations republicans sure react parliamentary delay tactics strategy amount congressional nullification executive branch power party control majority one house congress despite apparent impotence president obama liquidate american citizens without due process detain prisoners indefinitely without charge conduct dragnet surveillance american people without judicial warrant engage unprecedented least since mccarthy era witch hunt federal employees so-called insider threat program within unite state power characterize massive display intimidate force militarize federal state local law enforcement abroad president obama start war engage virtually activity whatsoever without much by-your-leave congress arrange force land plane carry sovereign head state foreign territory despite habitual cant congressional republicans executive overreach obama would-be dictator recently hear little action minor exception comment gadfly senator rand paul kentucky democrats save mavericks ron wyden oregon unduly trouble either even extent permit seemingly perjure congressional testimony oath executive branch officials subject illegal surveillance.these isolate instance contradiction pervasive tend disregard background noise time 2011 political warfare debt ceiling begin paralyze business governance washington unite state government somehow summon resources overthrow muammar ghaddafi regime libya instability create coup spill mali provide overt covert assistance french intervention time heat debate continue meat inspections civilian air traffic control budget crisis government somehow able commit 115 million keep civil war go syria pay least 100m unite kingdom government communications headquarter buy influence access country intelligence since 2007 two bridge carry interstate highways collapse due inadequate maintenance infrastructure one kill 13 people period time government spend 1.7 billion construct build utah size 17 football field mammoth structure intend allow national security agency store yottabyte information large numerical designator computer scientists coin yottabyte equal 500 quintillion page text need much storage archive every single trace electronic life.yes another government conceal behind one visible either end pennsylvania avenue hybrid entity public private institutions rule country accord consistent pattern season connect intermittently control visible state whose leaders choose analysis phenomenon expos secret conspiratorial cabal state within state hide mostly plain sight operators mainly act light day government accurately term establishment complex societies establishment social network commit enrichment perpetuation term scope financial resources sheer global reach american hybrid state deep state class say neither omniscient invincible institution much sinister although highly sinister aspects relentlessly well entrench far invincible failures iraq afghanistan libya routine enough deep state protectiveness towards higher-ranking personnel allow escape consequences frequent ineptitude come write analysis deep state equip write congressional staff member 28 years specialize national security possess top secret security clearance least fringe world describe neither totally virtue full membership psychological disposition like virtually every employ person become extent assimilate culture institution work slow degrees start invasion iraq begin fundamentally question reason state motivate people quote george w. bush deciders cultural assimilation partly matter psychologist irving l. janis call groupthink chameleon-like ability people adopt view superiors peer syndrome endemic washington town characterize sudden fads negotiate biennial budget make grand bargain invade countries town cool kid drop ideas radioactive military everybody get board mission question career-enhancing move universe people critically examine goings-on institutions work always go small one upton sinclair say difficult get man understand something salary depend upon understand elusive aspect cultural assimilation sheer dead weight ordinariness plant office chair 10,000th time government life typically vignette allen drury novel intrigue capitol dome sit star clock off-white office wall 11:00 even vow never ever eat another piece takeout pizza life experience summon high literary instincts would-be memoirist functionary state begin hear things another context would quite remarkable least noteworthy yet simply bounce one consciousness like pebbles steel plate mean number terrorist group fight classify wonder people whistle-blowers quite apart vicious retaliation whistle-blowing often provoke unless one bless imagination fine sense irony grow immune curiousness one surround easy paraphrase inimitable donald rumsfeld know know least couple years away government reflect upon it.the deep state consist entire government hybrid national security law enforcement agencies department defense department state department homeland security central intelligence agency justice department also include department treasury jurisdiction financial flow enforcement international sanction organic symbiosis wall street agencies coordinate executive office president via national security council certain key areas judiciary belong deep state foreign intelligence surveillance court whose action mysterious even members congress also include handful vital federal trial court eastern district virginia southern district manhattan sensitive proceed national security case conduct final government component possibly last precedence among formal branch government establish constitution kind rump congress consist congressional leadership members defense intelligence committees rest congress normally fractious partisan mostly intermittently aware deep state require usually submit well-chosen word state emissaries.i saw submissiveness many occasion one memorable incident passage foreign intelligence surveillance amendments act 2008. legislation retroactively legalize bush administration illegal unconstitutional surveillance first reveal new york time 2005 indemnify telecommunications company cooperation act bill pass easily require invocation word terrorism members congress respond like iron file obey magnet one respond fashion senator barack obama soon coronate presidential nominee democratic national convention denver already delegate campaign leave main opponent hillary clinton excesses global war terror erosion constitutional liberties.as indemnification vote show deep state consist government agencies euphemistically call private enterprise integral part operations special series washington post call top secret america dana priest william k. arkin describe scope privatize deep state degree metastasize september 11 attack 854,000 contract personnel top-secret clearances number great top-secret-cleared civilian employees government work throughout country world heavy concentration around washington suburbs unmistakable since 9/11 33 facilities top-secret intelligence build construction combine occupy floor space almost three pentagons 17 million square feet seventy percent intelligence community budget go pay contract membrane government industry highly permeable director national intelligence jam r. clapper former executive booz allen hamilton one government large intelligence contractors predecessor director admiral mike mcconnell current vice chairman company booz allen 99 percent dependent government business contractors set political social tone washington increasingly set direction country quietly do unrecorded congressional record federal register rarely subject congressional hearings.washington important node deep state take america one invisible thread money ambition connect town nod one wall street supply cash keep political machine quiescent operate diversionary marionette theater politicians forget line threaten status quo wall street flood town cash lawyers help hire hand remember best interest executives financial giants even de facto criminal immunity march 2013 testify senate judiciary committee attorney general eric holder state follow concern size institutions become large become difficult us prosecute hit indications prosecute bring criminal charge negative impact national economy perhaps even world economy chief law enforcement officer justice system practically abolish constitutional right trial poor defendants charge certain crimes much say wall street may ultimate owner deep state strategies reason money reward government operatives second career lucrative beyond dream avarice certainly beyond dream salaried government employee corridor manhattan washington well tread highway personalities get know period since massive deregulation wall street robert rubin lawrence summer henry paulson timothy geithner many others traffic involve persons connect purely financial operations government 2013 general david petraeus join kkr formerly kohlberg kravis roberts west 57th street new york private equity firm 62.3 billion assets kkr specialize management buyouts leverage finance general petraeus expertise areas unclear ability peddle influence however know value commodity unlike cincinnatus military commanders deep state take plow lay sword petraeus also obtain sinecure non-resident senior fellow belfer center science international affairs harvard ivy league course prefer bleach tub charm school american oligarchy petraeus avatars deep state white house advisers urge obama impose compensation limit wall street ceos contractor-connected think tank experts beseech us stay course iraq economic gurus perpetually demonstrate globalization deregulation bless make us good long run careful pretend ideology prefer pose politically neutral technocrat offer well consider advice base profound expertise nonsense deeply dye hue official ideology govern class ideology neither specifically democrat republican domestically whatever might privately believe essentially diversionary social issue abortion gay marriage almost invariably believe washington consensus financialization outsource privatization deregulation commodifying labor internationally espouse 21st-century american exceptionalism right duty unite state meddle every region world coercive diplomacy boot grind ignore painfully international norms civilize behavior paraphrase sir john harrington say 400 years ago treason ideology deep state prosper none dare call ideology describe torture word torture broadcast television treat less political heresy inexcusable lapse washington etiquette like smoke cigarette camera days simply do edward snowden revelations extent depth surveillance national security agency become publicly evident silicon valley vital node deep state well unlike military intelligence contractors silicon valley overwhelmingly sell private market business important government strange relationship emerge government could simply dragoon high technology company nsa bid would prefer cooperation important engine nation economy perhaps imply quid pro quo perhaps explain extraordinary indulgence government show valley intellectual property matter american jailbreaks smartphone i.e modify use service provider one dictate manufacturer could receive fine 500,000 several years prison much citizen vaunt property right purchase libertarian pose silicon valley moguls carefully cultivate public relations always sham silicon valley long track commercial purpose activities every person use electronic device hardly surprise deep state emulate valley purpose surprise conscript valley assistance.still despite essential roles low manhattan silicon valley center gravity deep state firmly situate around beltway deep state physical expansion consolidation around beltway would seem make mockery frequent pronouncement governance washington dysfunctional break secret unaccountable deep state float freely gridlock end pennsylvania avenue paradox american government 21st century drone strike data mine secret prisons panopticon-like control one hand ordinary visible parliamentary institutions self-government decline status banana republic amid gradual collapse public infrastructure.the result contradiction abstract tour rot decay bankrupt cities american midwest attest even confine part country leave behind washington consensus decree financialization deindustrialization economy interest efficiency shareholder value paradox evident even within beltway rich metropolitan area nation although demographers urban researchers invariably count washington world city always evident live virtually every time severe summer thunderstorm tens even hundreds thousands residents lose power often many days occasional water restrictions wide areas water mains poorly construct inadequately maintain burst washington metropolitan area consider herculean task build rail link international airport luck may complete 2018.it hadrian wall still fully man fortifications along border germania never strong even city rome disintegrate within life-sustaining aqueducts lead hill begin crumble govern class deep state may continue deceive dream zeus-like omnipotence others 2013 pew poll interview 38,000 people around world find 23 39 countries survey plurality respondents say believe china already would future replace unite state world top economic power.the deep state big story time red thread run war terrorism financialization deindustrialization american economy rise plutocratic social structure political dysfunction washington headquarter deep state time sun rival rome constantinople london may term-limited overweening sense self-importance habit winwood reade say rome live upon principal till ruin star face live upon principal case mean deep state extract value american people vampire-like fashion.we face two disagreeable implications first deep state heavily entrench well protect surveillance firepower money ability co-opt resistance almost impervious change second many previous empires deep state populate whose instinctive reaction failure policies double policies future iraq failure briefly camouflage wholly propagandistic success so-called surge legerdemain allow surge afghanistan equally come naught undeterred failure functionaries deep state plunge libya smoke rubble benghazi consulate rather discourage misadventure seem merely incite itch bomb syria deep state ride back american people failure failure country despite huge reserve human material capital slowly exhaust dusty road empire strew bone former great power exhaust like manner.but sign resistance deep state demand aftermath snowden revelations house narrowly fail pass amendment would defunded nsa warrantless collection data us persons shortly thereafter president advocate yet another military intervention middle east time syria meet overwhelm congressional skepticism change subject grasp diplomatic lifeline throw vladimir putin visible constitutional state one envisage madison founder finally begin reassert claim usurpations deep state extent perhaps unfold revelations scope nsa warrantless surveillance become egregious even institutional apologists senator dianne feinstein begin backpedal rhetorically knee-jerk defense agency people begin waken fearful suggestible state 9/11 create mind possible deep state decade-old tactic cry terrorism every time face resistance long elicit pavlovian response meek obedience american people possibly even legislators grow tire endless quagmires middle east.but another structural reason deep state may peak extent dominance seem float constitutional state essentially parasitic extractive nature mean still tether formal proceed governance deep state thrive tolerable functionality day-to-day operations federal government long appropriations bill get pass time promotion list get confirm black i.e secret budget get rubber-stamped special tax subsidies certain corporations approve without controversy long many awkward question ask gear hybrid state mesh noiselessly one house congress take tea party wahhabites life rule class become trying.if anything deep state require silent uninterrupted cash flow confidence things go past even will tolerate degree gridlock partisan mud wrestle cultural issue may useful distraction agenda recent congressional antic involve sequestration government shutdown threat default debt ceiling extension disrupt equilibrium extreme gridlock dynamic develop two party continue level sequestration politically least bad option party albeit different reason much many republicans might want give budget relief organs national security fully reverse sequestration without democrats demand revenue increase democrats want spend domestic discretionary program void sequestration either domestic defense program without republicans insist entitlement cuts.so foreseeable future deep state must restrain appetite taxpayer dollars limit deal may soften sequestration agency request likely fully fund anytime soon even wall street rentier operations affect help finance tea party advance plutocratic ambition america big money regret frankenstein monster create like children play dynamite tea party compulsion drive nation credit default alarm grown-ups command heights capital latter tell politicians think hire knock off.the house vote defund nsa illegal surveillance program equally illustrative disruptive nature tea party insurgency civil liberties democrats alone would never come close victory tea party stalwart justin amash r-mi also upset business community debt-limit fundamentalism lead republican sponsor nsa amendment republicans vote align tea party.the final factor silicon valley owe secrecy obfuscation hard know much nsa relationship valley base voluntary cooperation much legal compulsion fisa warrant much matter nsa surreptitiously break technology company systems give valley public relations requirement mollify customers privacy concern difficult take tech firm libertarian protestations government compromise systems face value especially since engage similar activity customers commercial purpose say evidence accumulate silicon valley lose billions overseas business company individuals governments want maintain privacy high tech entrepreneurs cash nexus ultimately compel deep state demand patriotic cooperation even legal compulsion combat unlike individual citizen tech firm deep pocket batteries lawyers fight government diktat.this pushback go far january 17 president obama announce revisions nsa data collection program include withdraw agency custody domestic telephone record database expand requirements judicial warrant cease spy undefined friendly foreign leaders critics denounce change cosmetic public relations move still significant clamor get loud president feel political need address it.when contradictions within rule ideology push far factionalism appear ideology begin slowly crumble corporate oligarchs koch brothers long entirely happy faux-populist political front group help fund groom silicon valley ayn rand-like tendencies major players offshoring strategies exacerbation income inequality lobby congress restrain nsa core component deep state tech firm move encrypt data high tech corporations governments alike seek dominance people though collection personal data corporations jump ship adverse public reaction nsa scandals threaten profits.the outcome developments uncertain deep state base twin pillars national security imperative corporate hegemony recently seem unshakable late events may temporary perturbation trajectory history way topple altars mighty two great materialist determinist ideologies twentieth century marxism washington consensus successively decree dictatorship proletariat dictatorship market inevitable future actually indeterminate may deep economic social currents create framework history currents channel eddy even reverse circumstance chance human agency reflect upon defunct glacial despotisms ussr east germany realize nothing forever.throughout history state systems outsized pretensions power react environments two ways first strategy reflect ossification rule elites consist repeat nothing wrong status quo reflect nation unique good fortune favor god call change merely subversive troublemakers french ancien gime romanov dynasty habsburg emperors discover strategy work splendidly particularly one talent dismiss unpleasant facts final result however likely thoroughly disappointing.the second strategy one embrace vary degrees differ goals figure contrast personalities mustafa kemal atat rk franklin d. roosevelt charles de gaulle deng xiaoping certainly revolutionaries temperament anything natures conservative understand political culture live fossilize incapable adapt time drive reform modernize political systems inherit first obstacles overcome outwear myths encrust think elites time.as unite state confront future experience two fail war precarious economy 17 trillion accumulate debt national punditry split two camp first declinists see break dysfunctional political system incapable reform economy soon overtake china second reformers offer profusion nostrums turn nation around public finance elections sever artery money corporate components deep state financially dependent elect officials government insourcing reverse tide outsource government function conflict interest create tax policy value human labor financial manipulation trade policy favor export manufacture goods export investment capital.all necessary sufficient snowden revelations impact surprisingly strong derail drive military intervention syria fractious congress whose dysfunction begin serious inconvenience deep state show deep yet inchoate hunger change america lack figure serene self-confidence tell us twin idols national security corporate power outwear dogmas nothing offer us thus disenthralled people unravel deep state surprise speed term deep state coin turkey say system compose high-level elements within intelligence service military security judiciary organize crime british author john le carr late novel delicate truth character describe deep state ever-expanding circle non-governmental insiders bank industry commerce clear highly classify information deny large swathe whitehall westminster use term mean hybrid association elements government part top-level finance industry effectively able govern unite state without reference consent govern express formal political process twenty-five years ago sociologist robert nisbet describe phenomenon attribute fault presidents secretaries general admirals america seemingly subscribe doctrine fault ever attach policy operations fault conviction prevent take seriously notorious foul-ups desert one grenada lebanon persian gulf list might add 9/11 iraq afghanistan libya attitude many members congress towards wall street memorably express rep. spencer bachus r-al incoming chairman house financial service committee 2010 washington view bank regulate view washington regulators serve bank begin 1988 every us president graduate harvard yale begin 2000 every lose presidential candidate harvard yale graduate exception john mccain 2008 recent months american public see vivid example deep state operative market ideology banner pragmatism former secretary defense robert m. gate one-time career cia officer deeply political bush family retainer camouflage retrospective defense military escalations bring us nothing casualties fiscal grief straight-from-the-shoulder memoir plain-spoken son kansas disdain washington politicians meanwhile us government take lead restore baghdad sewer system cost billion obama abrupt about-face suggest may skeptical military intervention syria along drop policy congress putin give run room 2009 go ahead afghanistan surge partly general petraeus public relations campaign back-channel lobby hill implementation pet military strategy pre-empted options incidents raise disturb question much democratically elect president president set policy national security state much policy set professional operatives state engineer faits accomplis force hand author mike lofgren former career congressional staff member serve house senate budget committees late book deep state fall constitution rise shadow government appear several time guest moyers company learn website mikelofgren.net.this essay originally publish feb. 21 2014 write best sell author mike lofgren publish billmoyers.comread deep state news 21st century wire deep state filessupport 21wire subscribe become member 21wire.tv deep state