{"id":16780,"date":"2021-11-23T11:57:15","date_gmt":"2021-11-23T16:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/?p=16780"},"modified":"2024-09-11T15:43:29","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T19:43:29","slug":"twitter-proves-deep-state-is-a-myth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/2021\/11\/23\/twitter-proves-deep-state-is-a-myth\/","title":{"rendered":"Twitter Proves &#8220;Deep State&#8221; is a Myth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Deep State&#8221; was trending on Twitter this morning so I tossed out the following tweet &#8211;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;Deep State&quot; trending on Twitter. Don&#39;t forget how NYTimes &amp; many liberals heaped praise on the Deep State in 2019 for its role in the first Trump impeachment <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZC1oYv0oIi\">https:\/\/t.co\/ZC1oYv0oIi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; James Bovard (@JimBovard) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JimBovard\/status\/1463150314647953419?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 23, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>My comment enraged everyone who believes that it is a crime to distrust the federal government. I will post replies below\u00a0 after links to some of my articles on the Deep State. I&#8217;ll post my replies to Twitter critics at the bottom.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.theamericanconservative.com\/articles\/the-lies-arent-secret\/<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.theamericanconservative.com\/articles\/a-stasi-for-america\/<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/opinion\/2019\/11\/13\/donald-trump-deep-state-ukraine-cia-nsa-state-department-column\/2521881001\/<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/07\/17\/james-bovard-nsa-vs-tucker-carlson-alarm-bell\/<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"i43XgRppWV\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/26\/the-deep-states-demolition-of-democracy\/\">The Deep State&#8217;s Demolition of Democracy<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;The Deep State&#8217;s Demolition of Democracy&#8221; &#8212; James Bovard\" 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src=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-2021-11-23-at-11-00-55-3-Notifications-Twitter.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"761\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-2021-11-23-at-11-00-55-3-Notifications-Twitter.png 761w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-2021-11-23-at-11-00-55-3-Notifications-Twitter-150x67.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 761px) 100vw, 761px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So being a smug &quot;educated&quot; liberal means believing federal agencies don&#39;t pervasively violate the law &amp; Constitution? When did gullibility become a badge of political sophistication? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Idd1zZqc49\">https:\/\/t.co\/Idd1zZqc49<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; James Bovard (@JimBovard) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JimBovard\/status\/1463171602523246602?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 23, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Do folks denying existence of a &quot;Deep State&quot; believe that secretive federal agencies obey federal law &amp; the Constitution? Please specify the &quot;checks &amp; balances&quot; on the NSA &amp; CIA&#39;s power.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; James Bovard (@JimBovard) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JimBovard\/status\/1463170277727211533?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 23, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;Deep State&quot; myth? &quot;Vast secrecy means that the political system&#8230; is based on blind trust in officialdom. Pervasive secrecy defines down self-government: people merely select their Supreme Deceivers.&quot;  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/N5L3Lbrvza\">https:\/\/t.co\/N5L3Lbrvza<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; James Bovard (@JimBovard) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JimBovard\/status\/1463166541927747588?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 23, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Every recent president has expanded &amp; exploited the dictatorial power of the Oval Office. Here&#39;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/usatodayopinion?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@usatodayopinion<\/a> I did on that theme in 2017 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vvOdPTdzlU\">https:\/\/t.co\/vvOdPTdzlU<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BPvMPkM8Mb\">https:\/\/t.co\/BPvMPkM8Mb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; James Bovard (@JimBovard) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JimBovard\/status\/1463164791472721927?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 23, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Do the people claiming the Deep State doesn&#39;t exist also believe the Inspector General reports on the FBI&#39;s lies to snare FISA search warrants were a myth? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZC1oYv0oIi\">https:\/\/t.co\/ZC1oYv0oIi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; James Bovard (@JimBovard) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JimBovard\/status\/1463155794799743015?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 23, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Deep State&#8221; was trending on Twitter this morning so I tossed out the following tweet &#8211; &quot;Deep State&quot; trending on Twitter. Don&#39;t forget how NYTimes &amp; many liberals heaped praise on the Deep State in 2019 for its role in the first Trump impeachment https:\/\/t.co\/ZC1oYv0oIi &mdash; James Bovard (@JimBovard) November 23, 2021 My comment enraged [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14473,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[945,3096,987],"class_list":["post-16780","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-conspiracy","tag-crazy","tag-deep-state"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Twitter Proves &quot;Deep State&quot; is a Myth - James Bovard<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"My tweet on the danger of the Deep State set off a Twitter firestorm. 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