Via David
The pathetic attempts to undo Donald Trump’s victory are signs of desperation, not strength, in the Deep State.
The post World War II consensus held that the USSR’s long-term goal
was world domination. That assessment solidified after the Soviets
detonated an atomic bomb in 1949. A nuclear arms race, a space race,
maintenance of a globe-spanning military, political, and economic
confederation, and a huge expansion of the size and power of the
military and intelligence complex were justified by the Soviet, and
later, the Red Chinese threats. Countering those threats led the US to
use many of the same amoral tactics that it deplored when used by its
enemies: espionage, subversion, bribery, repression, assassination,
regime change, and direct and proxy warfare.
Scorning principles of limited government, non-intervention in other
nations’ affairs, and individual rights, the Deep State embraced the
anti-freedom mindset of its purported enemies, not just towards those
enemies, but toward allies and the American people. The Deep State
gradually assumed control of the government and elected officials were
expected to adhere to its policies and promote its propaganda. Only John
F. Kennedy directly challenged it, firing CIA Director Allen Dulles
after the Bay of Pigs disaster. He was assassinated, and whether or not
CIA involvement is ever conclusively proven, the allegations have been
useful to the agency, keeping politicians in line. The Deep State also
co-opted the media, keeping it in line with a combination of fear and
favor.
