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Call of Duty Cold War Has Become All Too Real

sebastianconcpt 6y ago
In that interview, Bezmenov downplays the idea of “espionage” and “intelligence” (at least in the sense of how we’re familiar with those ideas thanks to James Bond movies) being the key points of Soviet attempts to overthrow the United States or an accurate representation of how similar takeovers occur. Instead, he outlines the four key stages of what would later be described as the “Soviet subversion model.” The first stage is “demoralization.” Bezmenov says this process takes 10-20 years and involves changing the mentality of a generation of young people to abandon common sense ideologies and embrace new ideas that cannot even be countered by plain facts. As an example, he references the idea of students of the ’60s growing into the leaders of America despite suffering from demoralization. He suggests that the process of demoralization has reached a point of nearly unprecedented success where Americans began applying it to other Americans without additional outside influence being required. He theorizes that most people will not be able to recognize that this process has happened until it begins to directly impact them in an overt way.
sebastianconcpt 6y ago
The second stage is “destabilization.” Bezmenov says that if demoralization is completed, this process can only take 2-5 years. It essentially involves targeting key aspects of a nation (including economy and defense) and replacing the ideology with that of the influencing party. The third stage is “crisis.” Just as it sounds, this part of the process basically involves generating mass chaos. Bezmenov notes that the crisis process can be initiated in as little as six weeks. He referenced the then-current situations in Central America as an example of the crisis process. The fourth and final stage is “normalization.” This is the point when the subversion model has been completed and can theoretically last indefinitely. Once normalization has occurred, the power structure remains under the control of the best liars who use a constant stream of propaganda to continue to convince everyone that they are living in a glorious age of peace and prosperity. Once this has truly taken hold, the country will then essentially become a perpetual motion machine that continues the ideas of subversion by willfully passing them on to a new generation. The conclusion of Bezmenov’s speech warns that the only way to truly stop this process is to educate people on these methods so that they remain vigilant. Otherwise, he says that a country will soon lose its most important freedoms.

In that interview, Bezmenov downplays the idea of “espionage” and “intelligence” (at least in the sense of how we’re familiar with those ideas thanks to James Bond movies) being the key points of Soviet attempts to overthrow the United States or an accurate representation of how similar takeovers occur. Instead, he outlines the four key stages of what would later be described as the “Soviet subversion model.” The first stage is “demoralization.” Bezmenov says this process takes 10-20 years and involves changing the mentality of a generation of young people to abandon common sense ideologies and embrace new ideas that cannot even be countered by plain facts. As an example, he references the idea of students of the ’60s growing into the leaders of America despite suffering from demoralization. He suggests that the process of demoralization has reached a point of nearly unprecedented success where Americans began applying it to other Americans without additional outside influence being required. He theorizes that most people will not be able to recognize that this process has happened until it begins to directly impact them in an overt way.

sebastianconcpt 6y ago

The second stage is “destabilization.” Bezmenov says that if demoralization is completed, this process can only take 2-5 years. It essentially involves targeting key aspects of a nation (including economy and defense) and replacing the ideology with that of the influencing party. The third stage is “crisis.” Just as it sounds, this part of the process basically involves generating mass chaos. Bezmenov notes that the crisis process can be initiated in as little as six weeks. He referenced the then-current situations in Central America as an example of the crisis process. The fourth and final stage is “normalization.” This is the point when the subversion model has been completed and can theoretically last indefinitely. Once normalization has occurred, the power structure remains under the control of the best liars who use a constant stream of propaganda to continue to convince everyone that they are living in a glorious age of peace and prosperity. Once this has truly taken hold, the country will then essentially become a perpetual motion machine that continues the ideas of subversion by willfully passing them on to a new generation. The conclusion of Bezmenov’s speech warns that the only way to truly stop this process is to educate people on these methods so that they remain vigilant. Otherwise, he says that a country will soon lose its most important freedoms.