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NBC Opinion: Trump's election lies show U.S. democracy isn't idiot-proof. The 'deep state' must fight back.
NBC News / Comcast ^ | December 7, 2020 | By Parag Khanna

Posted on 12/07/2020 5:37:03 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer

... Democracy expert Larry Diamond recently wrote, “Come January, American democracy will still be in serious trouble. And only the American people can fix it.” But with the electorate as divided as the branches of government, no consensus will emerge anytime soon.

This leaves only the bureaucracy - what’s left of it - to save democracy from itself. The so-called deep state - or at least, the deep state as Trump himself has defined it - must fight back. It must fix itself so that better governance becomes easier than the current path of partisanship driving democracy into further decay.

One obvious place to start is the way elections are conducted. The Election Assistance Commission, which was created after the Florida debacle of 2000, helped ensure that more than 100 million early votes were cast, with 60 million more on Election Day. Imagine an America with compulsory voting for all 240 million eligible citizens, something two dozen democracies such as Australia have.

While Biden has been urged to “hire scientists,” the very phrase misses the point that the U.S. government already employs tens of thousands of people with doctorates. Being hired by an administration all but denotes a political agenda, whereas career government professionals are the ones who build the institutional knowledge that strengthens a nation’s governance.

The ancient Greek philosopher Plato famously proclaimed democracy to be the penultimate form of government before tyranny. Trump’s defeat diminishes the threat of authoritarian hijacking, but not of mob rule. Though turbulent years lie ahead in American politics, governance need not be a false choice between populism and competence. If the Biden administration can restore the dignity of government professionals and let them do what they do better than politicians, his greatest legacy will have been achieved: He will make America boring again.

(Excerpt) Read more at nbcnews.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: deepstate; election2020; journalism; media
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1 posted on 12/07/2020 5:37:03 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Hey “doctor,” the Deep State already shot its wad; now it’s our turn.


2 posted on 12/07/2020 5:40:06 AM PST by ManHunter (You can run, but you'll only die tired... Army snipers: Reach out and touch someone)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
The so-called deep state - or at least, the deep state as Trump himself has defined it - must fight back.

Whoa. The first acknowledgement of the Death To America crowd that The Deep State exists.

3 posted on 12/07/2020 5:41:56 AM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, demonicRATS would have no standards at all.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Hard to say for sure, but I think he’s trying to say that we ought to be ruled by faceless, unelected Deep State bureaucrats.

Because, you know, democracy.


4 posted on 12/07/2020 5:42:32 AM PST by ClearCase_guy (If White Privilege is real, why did Elizabeth Warren lie about being an Indian?)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

They don’t have comments, so they are cowards, unable to take any feedback.


5 posted on 12/07/2020 5:43:14 AM PST by Travis McGee (EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Parag Khana? What the hell kind of name is that? Obviously pulled out of a kracker Jack box. Or a bad Scrabble deal.


6 posted on 12/07/2020 5:45:15 AM PST by HighSierra5
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To: Texas Eagle

Back in October of last year a CIA associate director stated “Thank God for the deep state” - flipping the narrative pretty quickly from “there is no deep state”.

https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4827052/user-clip-god-deep-state


7 posted on 12/07/2020 5:47:13 AM PST by coloradan (They're not the mainstream media, they're the gaslight media. It's what they do. )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
American democracy will still be in serious trouble. And only the American people can fix it.”

Emphasis on "American" people. They may not like the end result but it's coming.

8 posted on 12/07/2020 5:49:54 AM PST by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The Deep State being in the tank for the Democrats is why we’ve got the Left getting away with partisan election fraud.

The compliant media is why the Left is getting away with partisan election fraud.

And the Left is blaming the rest of us as dangers to “democracy” because we are upset over their election fraud.


9 posted on 12/07/2020 5:52:33 AM PST by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: Travis McGee
They don’t have comments, so they are cowards, unable to take any feedback.

There's an inverse correlation between an article allowing user comments and the leftist ideology of the publication.

10 posted on 12/07/2020 5:54:25 AM PST by Flick Lives (My work's illegal, but at least it's honest. - Capt. Malcolm Reynolds)
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To: HighSierra5

“Parag Khana? What the hell kind of name is that? Obviously pulled out of a kracker Jack box. Or a bad Scrabble deal.”

Are you sure you wouldn’t be more comfortable on an aryan nations website?


11 posted on 12/07/2020 5:54:31 AM PST by sunny bonobo
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

SUPPORT THE DEEP STATE! they will save us from ourselves.


12 posted on 12/07/2020 5:55:34 AM PST by ronnie raygun ( Massive mistakes are made by arrogant fools; massive evils are committed by evil people.")
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To: coloradan

Wow. Nice find.


13 posted on 12/07/2020 5:55:34 AM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, demonicRATS would have no standards at all.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Off to a good start by calling half the people of America "Idiots", and by admitting there is a deep state government.

As for it fighting back? I won't even begin.......

14 posted on 12/07/2020 5:55:43 AM PST by blackdog (Proud Dog Faced, Deplorable, Pony Soldier.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Looks like Main Stream media messaging is working now. My mother is going off on Trump. She is claiming Trump is trying to force GA Governer to break the law.


15 posted on 12/07/2020 5:55:51 AM PST by DEPcom (The world is full of patterns)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

NBC raves about promoting democracy by defending voter fraud.


16 posted on 12/07/2020 5:56:19 AM PST by Spok (All free men are equal only in their freedom; everything else is up to them.dirt road.)
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To: HighSierra5

I have also noticed that many articles are penned by those without American stye names. Some of the names even sound made up.


17 posted on 12/07/2020 5:58:25 AM PST by dforest (RATS are criminals and frauds. Hide anything that belongs to you. They will steal it.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

They are no longer worried about us figuring it all out.

18 posted on 12/07/2020 5:59:30 AM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, demonicRATS would have no standards at all.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

ChiComcast.


19 posted on 12/07/2020 6:01:02 AM PST by mewzilla (Break out the mustard seeds. )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Fucking Commie!


20 posted on 12/07/2020 6:01:02 AM PST by spincaster (hat )
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