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

>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.

Just to be clear, this is an article about e.g. "a noodle merchant and content creator from Indonesia, who in some cases was just stealing content from real Albertans" to make a quick buck as a side gig while selling noodles in Indonesia.

It's very interesting westerners find this story a good jumping off point to double down warning their fellow patriots of the monstrously-conceived Russian generational subversive plot to sap and impurify all of America's precious bodily fluids.

If any HNers are missing the connection, be sure to consult the plasterboard in my isolated forest shed full of scribbled index cards and old newspaper clippings with pieces of string and Indonesian noodles connecting everything.