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But what if that entire narrative is dead wrong: what if Americans have become so skeptical in the government process and structure, they never needed a “fake news” boost to vote for an establishment outsider?
According to a new poll, that’s precisely the case because a supermajority of Americans believes the faction of unelected officials, known as the deep state, is orchestrating policy in Washington, D.C. and effectively running the nation.
The Monmouth University Polling Institute found that no less than 74% of Americans believe in a “deep state” when it is described as a collection of unelected officials running policy. Only 21% do not believe this kind of group exists.
As a result of countless “conspiracy theories” being proven as facts in recent years, chief among which the Edwards Snowden revelations which exposed the NSA as nothing short of “big brother”, and the Wikileaks disclosures which revealed how the Democratic Party colluded against Bernie Sanders to promote Clinton’s candidacy and countless more such examples, fully 8-in-10 believe that the U.S. government currently monitors or spies on the activities of American citizens, including a majority (53%) who say this activity is widespread and another 29% who say such monitoring happens but is not widespread. Just 14% say this monitoring does not happen at all. Shockinly, there were no substantial partisan differences in these results.
What is even more surprising, is that the poll found than 7 out of 10 Americans polled in each political group, not just Republicans but Democrats and independents as well, believe in a deep state.
31% of Republicans and 33% of independents say they believe a deep state “definitely exists,” while 19% of Democrats believe this.
“We usually expect opinions on the operation of government to shift depending on which party is in charge,” Monmouth University Polling Institute Director Patrick Murray said in a statement. “But there’s an ominous feeling by Democrats and Republicans alike that a ‘Deep State’ of unelected operatives are pulling the levers of power.”
While there is general partisan agreement on concerns about government overreach, there are some notable differences in the level of concern by two very different demographic metrics: race and membership in the National Rifle Association.
Americans of black, Latino and Asian backgrounds (35%) are more likely than non-Hispanic whites (23%) to say that the Deep State definitely exists. Non-whites (60%) are also somewhat more likely than whites (50%) to worry about the government monitoring them and similarly more likely to believe there is already widespread government monitoring of U.S. citizens (60% and 49%, respectively). More non-whites (35%) than whites (23%) say that such monitoring is rarely or never justified.
The Monmouth University Poll also found that NRA members (43%) are significantly more likely than other Americans (25%) to definitely believe in the existence of a Deep State operation in DC. In a Monmouth poll released earlier this month, NRA members voiced opposition to the establishment of a national gun registry database in part because of their fear it would be used to track other activities of gun owners. NRA members (63%) are somewhat more likely than other Americans (51%) to worry about the government monitoring them and similarly are more likely to believe there is already widespread government monitoring of U.S. citizens (61% and 51%, respectively). However, there are no significant differences between NRA members (30%) and others (26%) on whether such monitoring is rarely or never justified when it does occur. The opinion of gun owners who are not NRA members are more similar to non-gun owners than they are to NRA members on these questions.
“Anxiety about a possible ‘Deep State’ is prevalent in both parties, but each has key constituent groups who express even greater concerns about the potential for government overreach. This includes racial and ethnic groups who still experience the effects of historical prejudice as well as gun owners who fear their constitutional rights are being threatened,” said Murray. “Can those fears be allayed or will they intensify and spread? Or is this just the new normal? This is something we will have to keep tracking.”
Ironically, the poll also found that a majority of those polled, 63%, said they were “not familiar” with the term “deep state,” however. Thirteen percent said they were “very familiar,” while 24 percent said they were “somewhat familiar.” In other words, someone else is running the country, just not those who are supposed to be.
“This is a worrisome finding. The strength of our government relies on public faith in protecting our freedoms, which is not particularly robust. And it’s not a Democratic or Republican issue. These concerns span the political spectrum,” said Murray.
It also means that if it was indeed Russia that wanted to brainwash America (spoiler alert: America has been quite successful in doing to itself for generations without Russian influence), it has already succeeded, and that if Putin plans to run for re-election in 2024 he may have to do so in the US.
Duh.
Hell, the Deep State isn’t running this country. Nothing is running this country. It’s become this giant snowball gathering speed, going downhill, faster and faster until it hits bottom.
A good start would be to delete 1/2 the workers in every department, while scrapping the FCC, Dept of Education, and abolish the fucking TSA and homeland security.
/Rant On/ I especially hate the TSA. I have a ‘bionic’ left hip. These fucking TSA morons / mouth breathers see this as a opportunity to harass normal white people. They think I have a bomb? The only explosive device I would have, is one I could stick-up that TSA nigger’s ass. /Rant off/
Yeah, if commercial flying fucktards stopped and protested, it’d bring the airlines to their collective knees. Then the blue costumed clowns could go back to 7-11 cashiering where they belong.
That is an encouraging poll result. The mood of the country is changing and general awareness seems to be on the rise.
The weird thing is that the progs are now the ones who are happy to have the military industrial complex run everything. They’re fine with a surveillance state as long as trannies have their choice of bathrooms.
Deep state and shadow government are what Trump is up against. If you can, spend a couple hours in the rabbit hole with Kevin Shipp (former CIA).
https://www.fortheloveoffreedom.net/
Wow…I would have thought the percent would have been significantly lower, 74% is encouraging from an awareness stance.
This ought to stir the pot. I would add the international Banksters to the top of the list:
AMERICANS THAT DON’T TRUST IN GOD TRUST IN BIG GOVERNMENT
Posted on March 16, 2018 by Don Koenig
“There is a globalist cabal of multi millionaires, corporatists, bureaucrats and bankers running the world. And it does not matter if you think they are Communists, Fascists, Jesuits, Masons, Zionists or Islamist’s because the luciferian socialists all conspire together and have the same goals. They want an all-powerful global government that will manage everyone and everything on earth. The only god they really know and serve is Satan.”
“Nazi’s, Communists, Jesuits, high-ranking masons, atheistic Jews (they are not true Jews) and Islamist’s (all leftist socialists) control most of the world that we live in today. American styled liberty for all people is now just about dead in the world. Most governments in the world are now openly or covertly authoritarian. The world socialists pretend to believe in democracy but the ruling oligarchy with their appointed bureaucrats actually control everything. Even most world religion is under socialist controlled.”
And 26% are either deluding themselves or are profiting directly from the Deep State operations.
In the late 70’s, unhappiness with government reached all time highs (inflation, a static economy, watergate, vietnam…). So the deep state came up with Reagan to make people feel good bout ‘murika again.
DUH.
“Deep State” – NOT!
“Criminal State” – YES!
” . . . Running The Country” – IN TO THE GROUND!
Incomplete: it is the Jewish Deep State.
Too narrow, take a wider view. Have a look at the members, directors and sponsors of the Rockefeller CFR, Brookings, Aspen, Trilaterals, Bilderberg, Davos, RIIA, Fabians, Group of 30, BIS, etc. It’s a Judeo-Roman Empire, and the USA is still just a province.
“Behold…I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.”
“The thought that came to me is that high-powered bankers are in the process of taking over much of the wealth of America and the world. Most of these world bankers are thought to be Jews. However, it is more likely that these atheistic “Jews” are really Edomities that learned the Jewish culture. The Edomities became identified as Jews when “John Hyrcanus conquered the whole of Edom and undertook the forced conversion of its inhabitants to Judaism (Joseph., Ant. XIII, 9, 1). Thenceforth the Edomites became a section of the Jewish people.” (Encyclopedia Judaica, Vol. 6, (1971), p. 378; The New Standard Jewish Encyclopedia (1977), p. 589).”
“The only way you probably can tell a Edomite from a Israelite today is that true Jews retrain the knowledge of God and Edomites are openly hostile toward God and present themselves more or less as Jewish atheists. Karl Marx would be a great example except his father converted to Lutheran but there is no doubt about his Jewish roots. Actually, the study of the Edomites and how they intermingled with Israelites is quite complex and interesting. It probably explains much of what is going on in the world today and Bible prophecy. You might research this topic for yourself.”
“Some claim that the Rothschild’s, and most other Ashkenazi Jews, are descended from the Khazars (Turks that had no blood line to Jacob). Even religious Jews today are saying that these world bankers are really Edomites and not Israelites and I tend to believe them. Below are a few names from an article on the house of Rothschild. I have no way of knowing if what is said in the below clip and the article it comes from is correct. The link I had up to this article is gone because the blog has now been removed for a violation of terms of service?? In other words someone probably complained. This excerpt of that article is only offered as food for thought because of what else I am implying in this post.”
Most of Hollywood is “Jewish,” but in truth most are converts of convenience and connection. Go along to get along.
No wonder I’m having trouble finding tin foil for my hats. Being a tin foil hat wearer is now in vogue.
So is shit on the sidewalk, make sure ‘ya don’t step in any in Portland. (speaking of shitholes)