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The KGB's Legacy: Spying, Disinformation, and Internal Suppression
TLDR The KGB, now known as the FSB, has a long history of engaging in espionage, surveillance, and disinformation campaigns, including infiltrating fake organizations to root out opposition and learning from the US and UK's disinformation campaigns during World War II. Despite being dissolved, the KGB's influence persists, as evidenced by the actions of the FSB and the concerns surrounding deep cover sleeper agents.
Timestamped Summary
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The KGB was an all-encompassing secret police force that focused on spying, advanced weapon technology, disinformation campaigns, and internal suppression to keep the Soviet Communist Party in power.
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The KGB, now known as the FSB, has been engaging in the same activities of spying, disinformation campaigns, and internal suppression since its inception, and has been trying to meddle in American politics and sow discord among Americans since at least World War II.
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The KGB, now known as the FSB, has a long history of engaging in espionage, surveillance, and disinformation campaigns, including infiltrating fake organizations to root out opposition and learning from the US and UK's disinformation campaigns during World War II.
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The KGB had spies who would pose as diplomats or adopt false identities to live undercover in foreign countries, gathering information and carrying out covert operations, and the fear of sleeper agents and disinformation campaigns can create widespread paranoia and mistrust.
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The KGB, officially established in 1954, had a massive staff of up to 700,000 people and was responsible for various tasks including spying on citizens, protecting state secrets, and monitoring foreigners and potential dissidents.
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The KGB was primarily focused on domestic surveillance and control, including spying on citizens, tapping phone lines, and arresting or exiling individuals who criticized the government, resulting in the estimated loss of tens of millions of lives.
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The KGB was successful in stealing secrets and advanced weapon technology, which suggests that the Soviet Union would not have been a superpower without espionage.
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The KGB had success in turning Americans into informants and stealing a wide range of valuable information, including advanced weapon designs and industrial technology.
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The KGB had a history of disinformation campaigns, including spreading conspiracy theories, and their tactics of infiltrating message boards and social media are still being used today.
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The KGB was dissolved by Yeltsin and split into the FSB, but this did not stop the KGB's influence, as Putin, a former KGB agent, became the head of the FSB and eventually the president of Russia.
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There is evidence that deep cover sleeper agents from the former KGB, now the FSB, are still active, as seen in the murders in London, which is why it is concerning that a US president would want to align with someone like Putin.
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