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Yuri Bezmenov's 1983 Lecture on Ideological Subversion

GBPPR2 · Lecture · 1 h 3 min · 2011 · YouTube title: Yuri Bezmenov: Psychological Warfare Subversion & Control of Western Society (Complete)
Why it's here

HN commenters link it to argue that cultural subversion and normalization are playing out today, though mostly as a reference in unrelated threads.

What it covers

A 1983 Los Angeles lecture by KGB defector Yuri Bezmenov on how the Soviets carried out ideological subversion of target societies through propaganda. He walks through demoralization and normalization stages.