On the other hand it doesn’t mean they aren’t.
Take Chance the Gardner, aka Chauncy Gardiner, a simple-minded man whose world has been defined by what he has seen on television and observed in the gardener. It turns out a simpleton in a well tailored suit with a firm handshake can dupe the powerbrokers in Washington D.C.. Thus they take Chance to be some sort of savant even though what he says is complete nonsense.
Quite the allegory for our time.
The Deep State roots run deep so it will take a very, very deep frost to kill them.
As long as the roots are not severed, all is well.
Still it’s New Year’s Eve…a new year, new opportunities; we may as well dream.