Former KGB Agent, Yuri Bezmenov, Warns America About Socialist Subversion

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lm28469 · 2025-03 · Reference

[VIDEO] This is what's going on ^, people like you and me cannot agree on anything because whatever happens truth has no value whatsoever, there are two groups of people, being fed two flavors of reality

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imiric · 2023-12 · Reference

> Because in this specific case this is completely in the well regarded tradition of liberalism. If people want to watch TikTok movies, it is up to their judgement whether that is a good idea or not. This argument holds no water when corporations are running platforms that are used to spread disinformation and propaganda, which is tearing the fabric of society apart, and becoming a matter of national security. The effects of propaganda and information warfare are well known[1], and I'm in constant disbelief that these platforms weren't heavily regulated years ago. Practically speaking, there is no difference from US and foreign companies in this matter, as they're all used for this purpose, and should be regulated equally. Though, obviously, it's easier to regulate foreign companies with ties to political adversaries, than local ones the US government is in a symbiotic relationship with. I'm also in disbelief that this is such a controversial matter, and that politicans and the general public (especially on this forum) can't put two and two together and realize that the extreme sociopolitical polarization in the West is a direct consequence of information warfare. [1]: [VIDEO]

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imiric · 2023-12 · Reference

> Putin kind of realized in 2011 that he needs to change the narrative. These operations were happening way before 2011[1]. The internet and social media were simply the most effective ways of executing them. > And western democracies are very inefficient when it comes to debunking fake information, because our legal system takes year or even decades to prove innocence. Debunking disinformation is not the antidote, and the legal system wouldn't have anything to do about that. The problem is that the West built the perfect tools for psyops, opened them up to the entire world, and are now wondering why their democracies are crumbling. This is either an act of self-sabotage or the enemy is a much stronger adversary than they anticipated. [1]: [VIDEO]

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