The New York Times Says the 'Deep State' is 'Kind of Awesome'

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You can't make this up.

Usually the Left says anyone who talks about the 'deep state' is some kind of rightwing extremist.

But NOW...

The New York Times says that not only is the deep state real - it's awesome!

Fox News reports, "The New York Times video opinion team took a cross-country trip for a project to humanize the 'deep state,' declaring it to be 'kind of awesome' in its new report."

"The piece, which is part article, part video essay, took aim at former President Trump’s constant rhetorical attacks against the 'deep state,' the phrase, often derogatory, employed for unelected bureaucrats he and his supporters believe work to stymie his agenda," Fox noted.

The story continued:

To paint Trump’s claims as paranoid, the authors traveled to meet various federal government workers throughout the country and put a spotlight on how normal and down to earth they are.

The article stated, "As we met the Americans who are being dismissed as public enemies, we discovered that they are … us. They like Taylor Swift. They dance bachata. They go to bed at night watching ‘Star Trek’ reruns. They go to work and do their jobs: saving us from Armageddon."

The corresponding video depicted brief interviews with individuals working at the Environmental Protection Agency, the Marshall Space Flight Center and other U.S. government agencies.

The piece continued, telling readers that they should support this 'deep state.' 

"When we hear ‘deep state,’ instead of recoiling, we should rally. We should think about the workers otherwise known as our public servants, the everyday superheroes who wake up ready to dedicate their careers and their lives to serving us." 

WOW. And they're being totally serious.

The Times made clear this was all about attacking Trump.

"These are the Americans we employ. Even though their work is often invisible, it makes our lives better," the NYT declared. "But if Donald Trump is re-elected and enacts Schedule F, that could change," it stated, referring to the classification status that would make government workers easier to terminate as political appointees. "He would have the power to eviscerate the so-called deep state and replace our public servants with people who work for him, not us."

Conservatives and others fired back:

The article that accompanied the video read, "In the video above, you’ll meet a few of our hard-working American public servants, and we hope you’ll agree that they’re not scary at all. In fact, they’re kind of awesome."

The "awesome" 'deep state' that The New York Times used to say didn't exist.

Again, you really can't make this up.

Unless you're The New York Times!