(1) Let me start by saying that you seem to suffer from an 'inferiority complex' as you have LIKED your comment above - that is already a bad sign.
(2) >>"Evangelical preachers have shown you the way haven't they. Are donations to your church falling off?"
You see what I mean by your lack of 'critical thinking' skills? I'm an atheist btw, so religions, christians, evangelicals, etc. are irrelevant here. But it is interesting how you jumped to such conclusions. On what evidence?
Just based on the above statement alone by you, you have indicated that you lack evidence-based reasoning (amongst many other thinking flaws). So WHY should I trust you or your opinions? You've given me NO REASON to. Hence, why should I trust your opinions of ANYBODY? (Aaron Good or otherwise)
(3) It seems like you enjoy letting OTHERS do your thinking for you, and you ascribe to 'hero worship' and such mentalities. I have no heroes. I prefer to do my thinking based on my skills (which I'm constantly working on forever).
There are SO MANY logical fallacies, conflations, etc. that you make (including bad analogies) that I don't know where to start (or even if I should)
I'll end with this. I PREFER to think for MYSELF (rather than to believe whatever someone ELSE thinks I should believe). And I don't have any heroes (but I do respect many people for many different reasons).
So you go right on ahead and treat everything your hero 'Aaron Good' says as Gospel if you wish. I prefer to think critically about him (and all other sources).
JohnOnKaui, please work on your 'critical thinking skills' before you make a further FOOL of yourself (or is it too late for that?)
Also, know the DIFFERENCE between 'ignoring something' (I've never ignored the Deep State, I just don't buy into your hero 'Aaron Good's conceptions of it and his method for arriving at the conclusions he does) and 'thinking for yourself'.
Again, you display your 'jumping to conclusions and assumptions' habit here.
>>"You don't like the way Good talks about the "Deep State" yet offer nothing that might provide a better understanding."
I DON'T need to offer a better understanding myself. There are MANY sources for that (please go read some Noam Chomsky, Jeffrey Sachs, Michael Parenti, Vijay Prashad, John Pilger, Chalmers Johnson, and more).
(10) "Power Systems: Conversations on Global Democratic Uprisings and the New Challenges to U.S. Empire" by Noam Chomsky & David Barsamian (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15794296)
(18) "Ain't My America: The Long, Noble History of Antiwar Conservatism and Middle-American Anti-Imperialism" by Bill Kauffman (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2372617)
(29) "Blood and Oil: The Dangers and Consequences of America's Growing Dependency on Imported Petroleum" by Michael T. Klare (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/219968)
>>"I guess that is because your "Critical Thinking" skills are so sharp."
From your comments here, I don't think you know WHAT 'critical thinking' is. (Let me know if you need resources for this too).
Your issue seems to be related to your 'hero worship' of Aaron Good. Maybe try thinking for yourself for a change (the above book list is a good starting point).
Part 2: Response to your UNHINGED comment
(1) Let me start by saying that you seem to suffer from an 'inferiority complex' as you have LIKED your comment above - that is already a bad sign.
(2) >>"Evangelical preachers have shown you the way haven't they. Are donations to your church falling off?"
You see what I mean by your lack of 'critical thinking' skills? I'm an atheist btw, so religions, christians, evangelicals, etc. are irrelevant here. But it is interesting how you jumped to such conclusions. On what evidence?
Just based on the above statement alone by you, you have indicated that you lack evidence-based reasoning (amongst many other thinking flaws). So WHY should I trust you or your opinions? You've given me NO REASON to. Hence, why should I trust your opinions of ANYBODY? (Aaron Good or otherwise)
(3) It seems like you enjoy letting OTHERS do your thinking for you, and you ascribe to 'hero worship' and such mentalities. I have no heroes. I prefer to do my thinking based on my skills (which I'm constantly working on forever).
There are SO MANY logical fallacies, conflations, etc. that you make (including bad analogies) that I don't know where to start (or even if I should)
I'll end with this. I PREFER to think for MYSELF (rather than to believe whatever someone ELSE thinks I should believe). And I don't have any heroes (but I do respect many people for many different reasons).
So you go right on ahead and treat everything your hero 'Aaron Good' says as Gospel if you wish. I prefer to think critically about him (and all other sources).
Damn Chang 😳😳
You brought the Bazooka and Airstrike to this fight while your "opponent" was wielding a blunt and end of the ropes knife that can only tickle 🤣🤣
So you're an atheist?
The scam of the evangelical preacher knows no religion.
That you ignore the "Deep State" and pretend it doesn't exist is the cause of your failure to accomplish anything.
JohnOnKaui, please work on your 'critical thinking skills' before you make a further FOOL of yourself (or is it too late for that?)
Also, know the DIFFERENCE between 'ignoring something' (I've never ignored the Deep State, I just don't buy into your hero 'Aaron Good's conceptions of it and his method for arriving at the conclusions he does) and 'thinking for yourself'.
You don't like the way Good talks about the "Deep State" yet offer nothing that might provide a better understanding.
I guess that is because your "Critical Thinking" skills are so sharp.
Again, you display your 'jumping to conclusions and assumptions' habit here.
>>"You don't like the way Good talks about the "Deep State" yet offer nothing that might provide a better understanding."
I DON'T need to offer a better understanding myself. There are MANY sources for that (please go read some Noam Chomsky, Jeffrey Sachs, Michael Parenti, Vijay Prashad, John Pilger, Chalmers Johnson, and more).
Here is an ALTERNATE recommendation for you -> check out the "American Empire Project Series" (https://www.goodreads.com/series/324809-american-empire-project)
(1) "After the Apocalypse: America's Role in a World Transformed" by Andrew J. Bacevich (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55077746)
(2) "Empire's Workshop: Latin America, the United States, and the Rise of the New Imperialism" by Greg Grandin (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/72203)
(3) "Global Discontents: Conversations on the Rising Threats to Democracy" by Noam Chomsky & David Barsamian (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37534964)
(4) "Who Rules the World?" by Noam Chomsky (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28514478)
(5) "Base Nation: How U.S. Military Bases Abroad Harm America and the World" by David Vine (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22320467)
(6) "No Good Men Among the Living: America, the Taliban, and the War Through Afghan Eyes" by Anand Gopal (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18926588)
(7) "Breach of Trust: How Americans Failed Their Soldiers and Their Country" by Andrew J. Bacevich (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17561944)
(8) "Kill Anything That Moves: The Real American War in Vietnam" by Nick Turse (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15794292)
(9) "Dilemmas of Domination: The Unmaking of the American Empire" by Walden Bello (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24059626)
(10) "Power Systems: Conversations on Global Democratic Uprisings and the New Challenges to U.S. Empire" by Noam Chomsky & David Barsamian (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15794296)
(11) "We Meant Well: How I Helped Lose the Battle for the Hearts and Minds of the Iraqi People" by Peter Van Buren (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11863072)
(12) "Washington Rules: America's Path to Permanent War" by Andrew J. Bacevich (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7720138)
(13) "Dismantling the Empire: America's Last Best Hope" by Chalmers Johnson (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8195140)
(14) "Ideal Illusions: How the U.S. Government Co-Opted Human Rights" by James Peck (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10740872)
(15) "The Complex: How the Military Invades Our Everyday Lives" by Nick Turse (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2003639)
(16) "The Seventh Decade: The New Shape of Nuclear Danger" by Jonathan Schell (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/299793)
(17) "The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism" by Andrew J. Bacevich (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5453288)
(18) "Ain't My America: The Long, Noble History of Antiwar Conservatism and Middle-American Anti-Imperialism" by Bill Kauffman (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2372617)
(19) "A People's History of American Empire: A Graphic Adaptation" by Howard Zinn & Mike Konopacki & Paul Buhle (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1782543)
(20) "What We Say Goes: Conversations on US Power in a Changing World" by Noam Chomsky & David Barsamian (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22472953)
(21) "Failed States: The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy" by Noam Chomsky (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12613)
(22) "In the Name of Democracy: American War Crimes in Iraq and Beyond" by Jeremy Brecher & Jill Cutler & Brendan Smith (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/186175)
(23) "Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire" by Chalmers Johnson (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40709)
(24) "Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic" by Chalmers Johnson (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1358477)
(25) "Iraq: The Logic of Withdrawal" by Anthony Arnove (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/841874)
(26) "A Question of Torture: CIA Interrogation, From the Cold War to the War on Terror" by Alfred W. McCoy (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/160893)
(27) "Devil's Game: How the United States Helped Unleash Fundamentalist Islam" by Robert Dreyfuss (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/245170)
(28) "Imperial Ambitions: Conversations on the Post-9/11 World" by Noam Chomsky & David Barsamian (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12630)
(29) "Blood and Oil: The Dangers and Consequences of America's Growing Dependency on Imported Petroleum" by Michael T. Klare (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/219968)
(30) "Crusade: Chronicles of an Unjust War" by James Carroll (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1576968)
(31) "The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic" by Chalmers Johnson (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40718)
(32) "Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance" by Noam Chomsky (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12612)
>>"I guess that is because your "Critical Thinking" skills are so sharp."
From your comments here, I don't think you know WHAT 'critical thinking' is. (Let me know if you need resources for this too).
Your issue seems to be related to your 'hero worship' of Aaron Good. Maybe try thinking for yourself for a change (the above book list is a good starting point).