Guest Post by The Zman
One way to model how the imperial state functions is to think of it as a single informal community that controls the organs of power. People enter into this community as they would any community. They get to know people, make friends, build connections and over time are considered a part of the community. Every once in a while, one of them falls out of favor and is punished by the community. They are “on the outs” for a while until they can be rehabilitated and returned to good standing.
It is not a formal structure with rules and official membership, like the communist party in Russia was back in the last century. That was an effort to create something where no natural community existed. Instead, Washington is the natural evolution of the managerial class that evolved in the 20th century. People move to the area through one of the many on-ramps of the managerial state. Over time, they slowly become part of the ruling community that controls the imperial government.
It is why reform is impossible. There’s nothing all that wrong with the formal government, at least in terms of structure. The issue is the people running it. For them, the organs of government are there to serve the community, not the country. That’s why they are always finding ways around the rules, subverting the process and manipulating the system in order to achieve ends different from what is intended. For them, the point of government is to serve the community, not the country.
Even though the community is not a formal organization, it has some similarities to the old communist party system. Instead of party officials enjoying special perks like cars and secret access, community members have unofficial perks. For example, the community members involved in the seditious plot to overturn the 2016 election will be exempt from prosecution. That was the point of the IG report, to let the world know the community has looked into the matter and the issue is closed.
If there is any doubt about this, consider the people at the heart of the scandal, who cooked up the fake intelligence dossier. They are so sure of their position, they are now running a new operation to plant community stories in the media. If these people had any fear of Barr or Durham, they would be lying low. Instead, they are doing the same service for the community they were doing before all this. They are members of the community in good standing. They have nothing to fear.
Like the old communist party, community members live with one another in lavish quarters in the capital. Instead of apartments on the Embankment, the community lives in swank neighborhoods in the city. The lower ranking community members live in seven figure homes in the surrounding suburbs. For example, Lois Lerner, the women who used the IRS to harass dirt people in the 2012 election, lived in this lovely home in Bethesda. She now lives on the Vineyard, by the way.
It is this community nature of the ruling class that makes it immune to democratic reform and popular pressure. When reformers are elected and sent to Washington, they are absorbed into the community. As Pat Buchanan pointed out decades ago, reformers arrive in the capital and go native within a few years. The reason is they join the community and soon see their interests as the community interest. Those who don’t are eventually framed or shamed out of office and expelled.
This is why Trump’s game of chicken with the Democrats over impeachment will end in disaster for the country. He thinks they lack the spine to remove him, but they are not interested in removing him, at least not yet. Instead, the community has decided to use him to further the interest of the community. When impeachment hits the Senate, Trump will be given a list of things he must sign in order to avoid conviction. Look for immigration reform to be at the top of that list demands.
Immigration is a good way to understand the psychology of the community. They want to pass reform, by which they mean open borders, not for material gain or because they are ideologues. They want the issue to go away. The most expedition way of doing that is to give the pirates what they want. This is how health care reform worked. The pirates got what they wanted and the issue was put to bed. Your health care is worse, but you are not part of the community, so you don’t matter.
Trump could roll the dice and dare them to convict, but that’s not much of a threat to the community. A few members of Congress will lose their seats, but they will not lose their place in the community. Instead they will land in high paying lobbying jobs elsewhere in the system. That was the lesson of health care. The inner party lost the House in the 2010 election, but all of the defeated members landed in good jobs at good wages in the imperial system. The community still thrived.
It is why reform, particularly democratic reform, is hopeless. You cannot reform something that does not exist in a formal sense. The ruling elite in Washington is a subculture financed by global pirates. The billionaires underwrite the community and the community makes sure the global pirates get what they need from the state. In many cases, the billionaires are members of the community. George Soros and Paul Singer are as much a part of the community as anyone.
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Wow! I don’t particularly like this guy but this is a home run.
Of course, you like it…doom porn with no solutions….could have been written by you.
You can call it doom porn all you want, but it accurately describes the current situation IMO. Helping inform the public by providing an educated opinion is a worth while effort. You can agree or disagree, but just thinking about an issue helps all of us.
Yes, I could have written it but I doubt you could have.
Yesterday, in response to your comment concerning the “Undeniable Evidence” article, I asked you to provide your solution after I gave mine. You didn’t bother. So, I’m supposed to offer up solutions and you’re too lazy to do likewise? Is it your job to just do drive by posts taking pot shots? Pretty lame if you ask me.
>>>”doom porn with no solutions”
Well, that is why they call it “doom”.
Plan accordingly.
I think he was very clear about our dirt peoples stance. We are dirt people. If we are to take over it will be by force and force alone.
Simply the punishers/law enforcement of the community are part of the community so they will do nothing to the community members.
From the early days…inspired by HZK.
It makes a lot of sense the way Z has written about it. I would be remiss not to point out that it was “Mr. Reach across/bigger man” McCain who got the IRS to go after various advocacy groups like the Tea Party groups.. McCain hated advocacy groups that allowed private citizens to band together. Peons need to be shown their place in this f’d up DC community. Redress of grievances is only for the “right sort of chaps.”
“One way to model how the imperial state functions is to think of it as a single informal community that controls the organs of power. People enter into this community as they would any community.”
normally, sure. but in our case it’s not an arbitrary community, it’s an infiltrating slaver tribe at war with the rest of the world. you’re either born into it or you’re not human, you’re just cattle to be put to work for them. if the cattle work hard for them then of course they’ll be well-rewarded, but they’re still just cattle and not part of the tribe.
noone can read that fcs. stop it.
The Zman missed the big picture until the very last paragraph… and even then he missed the key players. And I would too if asked to name them because I do not think they are known to but a very few. In truth this ‘collective’ should not be called the Deep State, implies they are somehow placed at the center of power in Washington. Those people are merely the servants, the puppets of the masters who remain in the shadows.
Another more appropriate name would be the Exostate. They are not state actors. They reside above the state; merely pulling the strings that make the puppets move. They’ve been around awhile.
They are also not unanimous, factions are involved. There is no way The Donald could have escaped indictment from Mueller/Weissmann unless he had Exostate actors in his corner. Those two have been setting up the innocent for decades. It’s not for nothing that old saying, “federal prosecutors could indite a ham sandwich.”
We’ll know who won by the path of The Donald..
Yes, Mark. The Exostate or better described as The Evil Fuckers.
They who can only be publicly named on pain of death.
The Malignancy that is hell bent on destroying the West and in its place setting up The New World Order with all its demonic implications: destruction of nation states, Caucasian race elimination, virtual single e-currency, thought crimes, panopticon implementation…..
Very good article. One of his best
Comrade, comrade…deep state protects their own. They do not want us shutting off the spigots that fill their pig troughs. Move along nothing to see here. We the People are F’d.
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/impeach-nancy-pelosi-crimes-treason
When impeachment hits the Senate, Trump will be given a list of things he must sign in order to avoid conviction.
Bullshit. It is not in his dna to give in like that. Conviction for what? Nothing.
My thoughts exactly. Was reading the article until that sentence hit, then BAM! quit reading. However, my take doesn’t include DNA. The GOP Senate knows if they convict Trump they sign their own political death warrant. Just because Trump is removed as president doesn’t mean he will let those off the hook for their actions. My take is if impeached he will campaign against every person that voted to remove him. Trump will be much like his opponent Mike BloomingCommunist. He will throw money to put Trump candidates into power. That is how Little Mike stole Virginia.
That being said, Little Mike running is a joke. No way that idiot could beat Trump. I doubt the commie could garner the Democratic nomination but there is no accounting for the idiocy of the Democratic voter.
a couple of unrelated points–
today is the 48th bday of the libertarian party–
a bill has been filed in the fla senate to make psych exams mandatory 4 all students thru 12th grade–
no opt outs,includes private,religious & homeschoolers–
https://alt-right.com/2018/11/15/new-york-times-jews-guilty-of-white-nationalist-accusations/
” No community for Americans ” Federal Government
It’s Bolsheviks vs Zionists all the way down.
” No community for Americans ” Federal Goverment
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