I enjoyed the analysis, but was disappointed by the conclusion. Is the key point that attempting to reform or disassemble the deep state is a fool's errand?
Good question - and funny you should ask. Trump’s ongoing tsunami of executive orders fits precisely into what I discuss here.
My point isn’t that removing the Deep State is a fool’s errand, but that power itself is an emergent effect of network alignment, not its cause. There will always be deep power - an obfuscated network, a pebble on the beach. A complex system like the modern state would not be able to function without it.
The only question is whose pebble it is and how well it is hidden.
What we’re seeing now with Trump's EOs is classic network warfare: identify the energy source, shut it down; misalign the network, make it visible, shut down as many nodes as possible. Trump's team is executing this playbook by cutting all funding, initiating mass firings, and conducting detailed audits.
But, this level of disruption to government operations comes at a rising cost. There’s no way around that.
And if you’re wondering why Trump can suddenly do what he couldn’t in 2017? The answer is again in this piece: a network now aligns behind him that didn’t exist then.
I enjoyed the analysis, but was disappointed by the conclusion. Is the key point that attempting to reform or disassemble the deep state is a fool's errand?
Good question - and funny you should ask. Trump’s ongoing tsunami of executive orders fits precisely into what I discuss here.
My point isn’t that removing the Deep State is a fool’s errand, but that power itself is an emergent effect of network alignment, not its cause. There will always be deep power - an obfuscated network, a pebble on the beach. A complex system like the modern state would not be able to function without it.
The only question is whose pebble it is and how well it is hidden.
What we’re seeing now with Trump's EOs is classic network warfare: identify the energy source, shut it down; misalign the network, make it visible, shut down as many nodes as possible. Trump's team is executing this playbook by cutting all funding, initiating mass firings, and conducting detailed audits.
But, this level of disruption to government operations comes at a rising cost. There’s no way around that.
And if you’re wondering why Trump can suddenly do what he couldn’t in 2017? The answer is again in this piece: a network now aligns behind him that didn’t exist then.