[vincnetas]

Its been discussed for long time already how russian methods work :

The ex-KGB defector you're thinking of is Yuri Bezmenov (also known by his alias Tomas Schuman). The strategy he described is called "Ideological Subversion" (also referred to as "Active Measures" or "Psychological Warfare")

Their time scale is measured in decades.

1. Demoralization Undermining the moral and cultural foundations of a society — making people lose faith in their own country, values, and institutions ~15–30 years (one generation)

2. Destabilization Exploiting the demoralized state to create social, political, and economic instability — polarizing the population ~2–5 years

3. Crisis Pushing the destabilized society into a full-blown crisis, creating a situation where people demand radical change ~6 weeks

4. Normalization After the crisis leads to a power shift, the new order is "normalized" — a totalitarian system is established and accepted as the new normal Ongoing

[dismalaf]

Lol sounds like my country (Canada).

We're in a recession caused by the current government's 11 years of mismanagement but approval ratings are higher than ever because our government just blames the US.

Meanwhile the gap between our peers and us is widening and certain Canadians (mostly boomers) just refuse to see the problem.

Everyone I know has left the country and I've already got one foot out the door.

https://economics.td.com/ca-silent-brain-drain

[vitalyan1234]

>1. Demoralization Undermining the moral and cultural foundations of a society — making people lose faith in their own country, values, and institutions ~15–30 years (one generation)

took Putin less than 10 years to do that to Russia. the collapse is postponed while the regime's eunuchs and dogs are fed, of course, but God wills it, that might not be the case for much longer.

[vincnetas]

These measures are directed outside of russia.

[hylaride]

Putin had the backdrop of 1990s Russia to speed things up, though.