Former KGB Agent Yuri Bezmenov Explains How to Brainwash a Nation (Full Length)
What it is
A long interview with former KGB agent Yuri Bezmenov describing what he calls ideological subversion, a process of demoralizing a nation. He claims it works by influencing academia and media over years.
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN commenters mostly cite it in political threads as a theory of subversion, and several mentions are repeated drive-by posts.
- 1 people recommended it
- 1 different months
- 0 strong recommendations
- first 2016, last 2017
What HN commenters said
“Please read abut socialist culture marxism by ex kgb agent”
cuck33, 2017-06 · Recommendation · in “Harvard withdraws 10 acceptances for ‘offensive’ memes in private group chat”
Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.
Topics: kgb, propaganda, cold war, yuri bezmenov, political influence
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