At the same time, failure will undoubtedly enable these subversive actions to weaken our democracy, diminish the United States’ stature in the world, and degrade national security. Countering this process will take substantial effort on the part of the entire citizenry within the United States. Soviet propaganda and political warfare started a chain of events in American society that is gradually degrading domestic unity, trust in government and its institutions, and weakening our democracy.
As a nation of freemen, we must live through all time or die by suicide.” It is in this regard that our Nation, through a purposefully executed campaign of ideological subversion, “the process of changing one’s perception of reality,” has been targeted for decades. If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher. Despite the simplified version often quoted, Abraham Lincoln said, “At what point then is the approach of danger to be expected? I answer, if it ever reaches us, it must spring up amongst us. It is an oversimplification of a passage from his 1838 address to the Young Men's Lyceum of Springfield, Illinois, entitled "The Perpetuation of our Political Institutions." The actual verbiage from what the above is derived was more eloquently developed, but when analyzed, the message is the same. The quote above is frequently attributed to Abraham Lincoln, yet it is done so in error. If we lose our freedoms, it will be because we have destroyed ourselves from within. Government.Īmerica will never be destroyed from the outside. The War for Minds Mitigating the Effects of Ideological Subversionĭisclaimer: The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not reflect the official policy or position of the Department of Defense or the U.S.
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