GR translation: the late Roland Feldspath again, long-co-opted expert

[Bekah]

Feldspath was probably co-opted from being a long-haired hippie freak to an establishment dude.  It was usually about the money,  but in his case it could easily have been prestige in his career field. 

Bek

On Nov 18, 2012, at 3:37 PM, Mike Jing <gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com> wrote:

> P240.34-241.2   And then, well, he is lately beginning to find his way into one particular state of consciousness, not a dream certainly, perhaps what used to be called a “reverie,” though one where the colors are more primaries than pastels . . . and at such times it seems he has touched, and stayed touching, for a while, a soul we know, a voice that has more than once spoken through research-facility medium Carroll Eventyr: the late Roland Feldspath again, long-co-opted expert on control systems, guidance equations, feedback situations for this Aeronautical Establishment and that.
> 
> What does "co-opted" mean here?  And by whom?
>