Why They Believe in the Deep State

5 Reasons Why People We Know Have Become True-Believers

Adrian Todd Zuniga

4 min readNov 23, 2020

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No. It’s really not.

The unfunny truth: we all have family, friends and neighbors who believe in the Deep State. People furious that ignorant “sheeple” like us stand by while dark forces consume our government, and our way of life.

Adrian Todd Zuniga

Written by Adrian Todd Zuniga

is an award-nominated author (Collision Theory), screenwriter (Madden NFL’s LONGSHOT) and the creator and host of Literary Death Match.

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