DISINFO: The US system is not democratic, the Deep State makes the big decisions
SUMMARY
The Deep State is a term frequently used in the alternative press to refer to a hidden or underground political order. Economic, religious and political elites that dominate the global public opinion are accountable to this Deep State, which remains despite the change of president every four years. Big politics are not discussed in the US election, only minor issues like abortion and similar things. All big decisions are actually secretly cooked from above by the Deep State, which is an economic, political, military, technological and media state. So the US electoral system, which is presented as a democratic system, actually is not, but a republican system.
RESPONSE
Recurrent pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about global elites secretly ruling the world, and specifically a so-called ‘Deep State’ in the United States which rules above elected officials. This narrative aims to question the legitimacy of democracy and Western institutions. No evidence is presented to back up these claims. No reputable political scientists or researchers confirm the existence of a “Deep State” in the United States.
See other examples of these disinformation narratives, such as claims that the result of the US 2020 election doesn’t matter because the real ruler is the Deep State, which will kill any US president that confronts it and is moving the country towards war with Iran and Russia; that Hillary Clinton published the Deep State strategy for the world; or that Covid-19 vaccines will lead to full spectrum dominance.