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May 2·edited May 6Liked by Andrew Korybko

"The US’ permanent bureaucracy (“deep state”)..."

So glad to see you name it appropriately. So many call it the 'Deep State', as if to imbue it with a special, exceptional 'like-no-other-ever-before', John Wayne/James Bond/Moron McCain-type feel and appeal, where and when it's really just a state, like any other; or, as you more accurately call it, a permanent bureaucracy: nice and simple, no bells nor whistles needed.

"...if Trump returns to power and succeeds in purging his “deep state”..."

But then there would be no-one left to run the country?

One of the most striking impressions Trump made on me (I remember it well.) was in January, 2017, when he appeared on the news consistently for some days or even weeks, to be the most miserable American President I had ever seen. He never smiled. It was obvious he was dealing with something far more serious than your simple run-of-the-mill toothache or other such malady which could be associated with and put down to his age. I believe this was the point when he realised there was nothing he could do; his political aspirations and ambitions, hopes and dreams could never be realised.

You think something might have changed this time around?

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