Context (aggregated web search): almost 100% factual. (See the attached video).
FYI: •The specific, proven Soviet disinformation campaigns aimed at the US (like Operation Infektion).
Info: The 1984 interview with former KGB agent Yuri Bezmenov, conducted by G. Edward Griffin, is a frequently cited framework among critics of modern Western culture who believe that society is undergoing a deliberate process of ideological subversion. While it is a matter of intense debate whether it explains "almost everything" happening today, many analysts and observers find parallels between his predictions—which include "demoralization," "destabilization," "crisis," and "normalization"—and current social and political trends.
Bezmenov argued that 85% of KGB work was not espionage, but "active measures"—psychological warfare and propaganda designed to break down a society from within by turning it against itself.
Applying Bezmenov’s Stages to Current Events
•Demoralization: Bezmenov claimed this phase (taking 15-20 years) involves infiltrating education, media, and culture to alter perception. Supporters of this theory argue that this has led to the indoctrination of generations, causing them to reject traditional American values and embrace Marxism-Leninism.
•Destabilization: This stage targeting the economy, foreign relations, and defense is believed by some to be in full effect, characterized by extreme political polarization, loss of trust in institutions, and social unrest.
•October 7th Deniers & Ideological Shift:Supporters of Bezmenov’s theory might analyze the denial or minimization of the October 7th atrocities as an example of "demoralized" individuals being unable to process factual information or reality (a symptom Bezmenov described) due to pre-programmed ideological responses.
•Zohran Mamdani & Far-Left Figures: Figures on the far left, such as Zohran Mamdani, are cited by critics as being the "useful idiots" described by Bezmenov—people who work towards the aims of subverting the established system while believing they are creating a better one.
•Crisis & Normalization: Bezmenov predicted a "crisis" stage followed by a "normalization" where new, authoritarian, or socialist leaders would stabilize the country. Some critics argue we are approaching or currently in the crisis phase.
Almost everything happening today can be explained by this 1984 video. Yuri Bezmenov, a KGB defector, gave an interview to G. Edward Griffin explaining that there’s a long-term plan by the left to dismantle Western Civilization through psyops, “demoralization, and a great brainwashing.”
Bezmenov warned about Marxist-Leninist ideological subversion as a long-term psychological operation to undermine America and the West from within, destroying its system and way of life without conventional war.
This applies directly to current events, stating:
The LGBTQ movement is a psychological operation (PSYOP) disguised as sexual identity and "liberation," advancing a New World Order/depopulation agenda.
It lumps together unrelated issues (critical race theory, minority suffering, gender confusion) into an "incoherent but workable" coalition.
We're currently in the demoralization and crisis phases of Bezmenov's four stages of ideological subversion: Demoralization → Destabilization → Crisis → Normalization.
The real goal is to destroy targeted people (especially the middle class) physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually—while pretending to help them.
Saying the interview was worth watching would be a huge understatement! 📽️👀