Deep state
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="state">state</span>”, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> “<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Deep">Deep</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="vs">vs</span>. <span word="Trump">Trump</span>”.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Deep">Deep</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="short">short</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="country">country</span> (<span word="state">state</span>) <span word="from">from</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scenes">scenes</span> – <span word="in">in</span> <span word="contrast">contrast</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="state">state</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="machine">machine</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="runs">runs</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="affairs">affairs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="eye">eye</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="less">less</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Deep">Deep</span>” <span word="implies">implies</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="below">below</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surface">surface</span>, <span word="under">under</span> <span word="thick">thick</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="unseen">unseen</span> – <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shadows">shadows</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scene">scene</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Behind">Behind</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scene">scene</span>” <span word="reminds">reminds</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="Dowager">Dowager</span> <span word="Cixi">Cixi</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Empress">Empress</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Qing">Qing</span> <span word="Dynasty">Dynasty</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> – <span word="from">from</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="curtain">curtain</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="directed">directed</span> <span word="Guangxu">Guangxu</span>, <span word="her">her</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Emperor">Emperor</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="name">name</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="conducting">conducting</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="orchestra">orchestra</span> <span word="or">or</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="appropriately">appropriately</span>, <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="emperor">emperor</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="puppet">puppet</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Dowager">Dowager</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="version">version</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="state">state</span>. <span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="whereas">whereas</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Dowager">Dowager</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="Dynasty">Dynasty</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="buried">buried</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, “<span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="state">state</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="coinage">coinage</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Turkish">Turkish</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="origin">origin</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="explanation">explanation</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="CNN">CNN</span> (<span word="What">What</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> ‘<span word="Deep">Deep</span> <span word="State">State</span>’ <span word="and">and</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="buzzword">buzzword</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="right">right</span>? <span word="March">March</span> 11, 2017):</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span>… <span word="was">was</span> <span word="popularized">popularized</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 2017, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="CNN">CNN</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="term">term</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="Turks">Turks</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="refer">refer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="alleged">alleged</span> <span word="criminal">criminal</span> <span word="networks">networks</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="bureaucracy">bureaucracy</span>.” <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="Times">Times</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="reference">reference</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> 1997 <span word="article">article</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="defined">defined</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="as">as</span> “<span word="a">a</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="obscure">obscure</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="function">function</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span>.”</p>
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