there is a war going on. a war waged between factions of the deep state. the point of the war is for it to go on and on and on. not end. some of them want it to end, some of them don't want to hear of that.
the deep state is the unelected, bureaucratic or secretarial level of the elected government. some of them have taken things into their own hands for their own ends. a war of courtiers in service to those with the genuine power.
this war being is being fought with blackmail operations created using influencing machines.
they use these machines in lieu of long sharp knives hidden under their cloaks.
they attack each other with the influencing machine to hypnotize the other factions into various behaviours and malaise. to lead them into compromising situations for use in blackmail. to discredit their reputations. all so the war can go on and on and on.
which of the many factions will win this palace war and become the darlings of the hidden masters? and will the influencing machine be enough or will they draw the long sharp knives and have it end in total blood letting?
