Title: KGB defector Yuri Bezmenov predicted modern America 34 years ago - Big Think
Headings: 34 years ago, a KGB defector chillingly predicted modern America
34 years ago, a KGB defector chillingly predicted modern America
A disturbing interview given by a KGB defector in 1984 describes America of today and outlines four stages of mass brainwashing used by the KGB.
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Content: In 1984, Bezmenov gave an interview to G. Edward Griffin from which much can be learned today. His most chilling point was that there's a long-term plan put in play by Russia to defeat America through psychological warfare and "demoralization". It's a long game that takes decades to achieve but it may already be bearing fruit. Bezmenov made the point that the work of the KGB mainly does not involve espionage, despite what our popular culture may tell us. Most of the work, 85% of it, was "a slow process which we call either ideological subversion, active measures, or psychological warfare." What does that mean? Bezmenov explained that the most striking thing about ideological subversion is that it happens in the open as a legitimate process. " You can see it with your own eyes," he said. The American media would be able to see it, if it just focused on it. Here's how he further defined ideological subversion: