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Re:Everyone at NSF overseeing the Platforms for Wireless Exp... by turtlesdown11 on Tuesday February 25, 2025 @11:48AM (#43174267)
The "deep state" is just a scapegoat for stuff people don’t like or understand. It’s a way to dodge real issues. There’s no secret conspiracy—just a lot of people doing their jobs in a messy system.
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Re:Everyone at NSF overseeing the Platforms for Wireless Exp... by _heimdall on Tuesday February 25, 2025 @12:58PM (#43175154)
The "deep state" is also used to refer to the relatively small number of unelected people who make some of the most impactful decisions on society with no voter input.

I don't know that I've ever actually heard someone talk about the "deep state" to refer to career bureaucrats just doing their jobs in large government orgs / a messy system.

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Re:Everyone at NSF overseeing the Platforms for Wireless Exp... by acdha on Tuesday February 25, 2025 @01:00PM (#43175179)
Do you have any examples of people you think do that?
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Re:Everyone at NSF overseeing the Platforms for Wireless Exp... by _heimdall on Tuesday February 25, 2025 @04:59PM (#43178084)
Oh I'm not directly making the case that a "deep state" exists, I was just surprised by the way the earlier comment was using the term.
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