America’s Downfall Explained 

Yuri Bezmenov, a former KGB agent, predicted the downfall of America over 30 years ago.

He explains how ideological subversion is a type of psychological warfare used to manipulate populations and the outcome of nations.

Bezmenov was a Soviet KGB propaganda agent. After defecting to Canada in 1970, he described the long process of national subversion used by the USSR on international targets.

“I was engaged in something much more unpleasant than espionage. I was engaged in ideological subversion, which is seldom explained to people by your media because the media is part of that process,” said Bezmenov.

Unfortunately, he passed away from a heart attack in 1992, however, his lectures remain available online.

What is “Subversion?”

Subversion (or ideological subversion) is the undermining of the power and authority of an established system or institution.

The KGB defector described the process of subversion, or psychological warfare, as a “great brainwashing” that can be broken down into 4 stages.

He says most of the work, 85% of it, is “a slow process which is known as either ideological subversion, active measures, or psychological warfare.”

The first stage is called “demoralization” which takes from 15 to 20 years to achieve.

According to the former KGB agent, that is the minimum number of years it takes to re-educate one generation of students that is normally exposed to the ideology of its country.

The actual plan was leaked by Yuri Bezmenov in the early 1980s.

The Four Stages of Subversion:

Demoralization, Destabilization, Crisis, and Normalization.

Yuri Bezmennov shared this helpful graphic which defines what ideological subversion, or psychological warfare, might look like in society.

THE SUBVERSION PROCESS:

In Yuri’s words, he defines subversion as the following:

“What it basically means is: to change the perception of reality of every American to such an extent that despite the abundance of information no one is able to come to sensible conclusions in the interest of defending themselves, their families, their community, and their country.”

1. Demoralization

Demoralization is a process that is “irreversible”. Bezmenov believed (back in 1984) that the process of demoralizing America was already completed.

2. Destabilization

Once demoralization is completed, the second stage of ideological brainwashing is “destabilization”. During this 2-5 year period, what matters is the targeting of essential structural elements of a nation: economy, foreign relations, and defense systems. Basically, the subverter (Russia) would look to destabilize every one of those areas in the United States, considerably weakening it.

3. Crisis

The third stage would be “crisis”. It would take only up to six weeks to send a country into crisis, explained Bezmenov. The crisis would bring “a violent change of power, structure, and economy” and will be followed by the last stage, “normalization.” That’s when your country is basically taken over, living under a new ideology and reality.

It would take another generation and another couple of decades to get the people to think differently and return to their patriotic American values, according to Bezmenov.

4. Normalization

Normalization is the final stage of psychological warfare. At this point, people will be used to the “new way of life,” and likely unaware or ignorant of what has happened to their nation.

Bezemnov says “this is when your country is basically taken over, living under a new ideology and reality”

It would take another generation and another couple of decades to get the people to think differently and return to their patriotic American values, according to Bezmenov.

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