The deep state is not a crazy conspiracy. It's how empire overrides democracy

Journalist Ben Norton and historian Aaron Good discuss what the deep state actually is -- a top-down structure used to maintain imperialism and override popular democracy so capitalists can maximize their profits -- and what it is not -- a right-wing conspiracy scapegoating a cabal of people of a particular ethnic, religious, or identity group. VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=2gaVtjKNWbY PLAYLIST of the Empire and Deep State series: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hNArLl765PXe8tsTKmOciGL You can support the American Exception podcast at https://patreon.com/americanexception