On being too messianic, or not – Amos Harel in Haaretz:

‘Netanyahu hopes to get the appointment approved at lightning speed, even before the end of the month. But he could run into obstacles because the committee is still appointing its members. The prime minister's short letter to the panel could actually be read as a list of convincing reasons why Zini shouldn't be approved.
Netanyahu recounts that he once interviewed Zini as a candidate to be his military secretary (but he forgot to mention that he ruled Zini out for being "messianic," as Haaretz reported). The prime minister noted Zini's impressive combat resumé in the army, but this is all but irrelevant for a Shin Bet director.
Netanyahu also described experience that Zini doesn't have: building the strength of a security agency. At least the prime minister didn't bother the committee again with stories about Zini's prophetic report before October 7; he actually recommended changes in micro-tactics on the Gaza border including a complaint about the height of plants near the fence.’

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‘Last month, William Burns, among the most veteran American career diplomats and the CIA chief for Joe Biden, published an article in The Atlantic against the backdrop of the Trump administration's scaremongering, threats and firings.
Burns wrote that America's "discarded public servants" deserved better. He added: "I am deeply proud to have served alongside so many of you. Your expertise and your often quietly heroic public service have made an immeasurable contribution to the best interests of our country. …You swore an oath – not to a party or a president, but to the Constitution. To the people of the United States.
"To protect us. To defend us. To keep us safe.
"You've fulfilled your oath, just as those still serving in government are trying their best to fulfill theirs."
He added: "There is a difference, however, between fixing bureaucratic malaise and hammering professional public servants into politicized robots.
"That's what autocrats do. They cow public servants into submission – and in doing so, they create a closed system that is free of opposing views and inconvenient concerns."’

Read the article here.

What was once ‘too messianic’ is considered absolutely normal nowadays.

The public servant as politicized robot, well, it’s well under way in many countries.

What will remain of the country needs to be seen.