I keep seeing "deep state"—a concept from Turkey—used a lot in the US context. Like this article. It doesn't work.https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/16/world/americas/deep-state-leaks-trump.html …
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In the Turkey case, that's not what it means. There was a shadowy, cross-institution occasionally *armed* network conducting killings, etc.
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So, if people are going to call non electoral institutions stepping up leaking stuff, fine. But it is not "deep state" like in Turkey.
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I see US 'deep state' as a covert, corrupt organ in a larger body of gov't (democracy w/bugs) v overt gov't oppression (autocracies)
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the Vatican has that phenomenon right now, too
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What's an "electoral branch"?
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