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At the center of Ryan’s analysis is the usage of Soviet defector Yuri Bezmenov’s interviews in the Call of Duty trailer. Bezmenov, who defected from the KGB in the 1980s, famously warned about Soviet active measures—psychological warfare tactics designed to destabilize societies from within—and the gradual subversion of Western democracies through cultural Marxism and ideological infiltration.
Ryan emphasizes that the trailer incorporates stock footage of major global events alongside Bezmenov’s interview, which discusses Soviet tactics aimed at societal destabilization. Critics of the trailer argue that it subtly promotes far-right conspiracy theories, claiming Bezmenov’s comments have been misrepresented to serve a political agenda.