In this interview hosted by G. Edward Griffin (1984), former KGB propagandist and defector Yuri Alexandrovich Bezmenov discusses the Communist Movement in America, describing the following four stages of ideological subversion and warfare.

"Psychological Warfare" is a brainwashing process that is divided into four basic stages:

1. Demoralization
2. Destabilization
3. Crisis
4. Normalization

The intent is to change the perception of reality of every American to such an extent that, despite the abundance of information, no one is able to come to sensible conclusions in the interests of defending themselves, their families, their community and their country.