You hear it all the time now, the “Deep State.”

But what does it mean?

According to Wikipedia, the deep state is:

In the United States the term “deep state” is used within political science to describe influential decision-making bodies believed to be within government who are relatively permanent and whose policies and long-term plans are unaffected by changing administrations. The term is often used in a critical sense, vis-à-vis, the general electorate to refer to the lack of influence popular democracy has on these institutions and the decisions they make as a shadow government.^[1][2] The term was originally coined in a somewhat pejorative sense to refer to similar relatively invisible state apparatus in Turkey and post-Soviet Russia.^[3] With respect to the United States, the concept has been discussed in numerous published works by Marc Ambinder, David W. Brown, Peter Dale Scott, Mike Lofgren, Kevin Shipp and Michael Wolff.

While definitions vary, the term gained popularity among various groups, primarily supporters of Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders, and conspiracy theorists, during the 2016 U.S. presidential election, in opposition to establishment Republican and Democratic candidates. Since Trump's inauguration, the term has been used by some commentators, who argue that a “deep state” is aiming to delegitimize the Trump presidency and thwart its policy goals.^[4]

Why is this important to a prepper?

The Deep State is literally out to get you. If you don't conform to that which is “normal,” you are outside the deep state.

And EVERYBODY outside the deep state is the deep state's enemy.

Public Enemy Number One of the Deep State? President Donald J. Trump