An Interview with Yuri Bezmenov
Yuri Bezmenov was a Soviet KGB propaganda agent who defected to Canada in 1970. In 1984, Bezmenov was interviewed by G. Edward Griffin and he described in detail the long-term process of ideological subversion the USSR developed and used against the United States and western society as a whole. In this instance, the context is Marxist-Leninist subversion, but these methodologies could be adopted by any group, movement, or government, and with enough power, put into practice.
The four stages of ideological subversion and their duration, as laid out by Bezmenov, are as follows:
Demoralization (15 - 20 years)
Destabilization (2 – 5 Years)
Crisis (as little as 6 weeks)
Normalization
This first video clip is Bezmenov describing those stages and what they consist of. It is highly recommended that if you have time, you watch the entire interview, which will be posted below the shorter clip.
The concepts and tactics Bezmenov lays out, and how they apply to the events of the past 3 – 4 decades, is vital in understanding the bigger picture. But again, never assume these methods are used only by Marxists. The process developed by the Soviets would be easy to implement by any government with the power and resources to do so, regardless of their proclaimed ideology. This is very important to keep in mind.