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That's one of the difficult things when dealing with any sort of conspiracy theory or major discussion about fundamental issues with government - there _are_ significant issues, so straight dismissing "The Deep State" isn't possible because there actually are instances of that sort of fundamental corruption. But then you have people who jump from those very real issues to moon landing hoax conspiracies, flat earth conspiracies, etc. etc., using that grain of truth of The Deep State to justify whatever belief they want.

It's related to a fundamental issue with discussing scientific principles in a non-scientific setting - yes, gravity is a _theory_ in the scientific sense, but that doesn't you can say "scientists don't know anything! they say gravity is just a theory, so what's stopping us from floating off into space tomorrow!?". Adapt the examples there to whatever you want...

And yes, that sounds fairly judgy of me - I am, alas, human, thus subject to the same fallacies and traps that I recognize in others, and being aware of those issues doesn't guarantee I can avoid them...