Kirkus Professional Book Reviewers said: "Graham's new book is an intriguing and informative "must read" from a woman who is probably the best-informed American on the terrifying realities concerning Vladimir Putin's motivations and his control over Trump. It is a warning to all Americans."
Author Elizabeth Graham has announced that her bestselling ebook, 'From Democracy to Democrazy' will be available at no charge January 20 through January 21, 2025 at Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/stores/Elizabeth-Graham/author/B0CMY189NT?.
Elizabeth Graham had a Top Secret Security Clearance while a senior in high school, and immediately upon graduation began working undercover with the CIA. She later joined the SAIC's Foreign Systems Research Center (FSRC) for 12 years. Eight of these years were spent studying Russia and Russian, and she managed the largest Russian-language military, technical and intelligence library in the U.S. She began to travel to the Soviet Union and then became one of the very few Americans to move to the USSR. She lived under Communism in the Soviet Union, then Russia, and Central Asia long enough to become bi-cultural - she became Russian. Her first-hand knowledge and understanding of life in a communist or dictatorship country is shared with Americans in her book and in her substack by the same name. She believes the US is headed for disaster. In a recent article, she wrote in part:
In a few short weeks, Trump will become the 47th President of the United States - and perhaps the last. This is NOT something to celebrate, but an inauguration date that may go down in history as the end of U.S. democracy. Trump was telling the truth when he said: “If I am elected, there won’t be future elections, and you won’t have to vote again.” (The Hill, July 29, 2024)
In Russia, the president is elected directly through a popular vote to a six-year term. The process is basically the same as in the U.S. - except under Putin, it is totally manipulated. Putin began his presidency in 2000 and has been in office for almost 25 years. The Russian DUMA (their House of Representatives) has voted to leave Putin in power until 2034. They vote out of fear, just like the U.S. Congress could not impeach Trump (twice). Members of our Congress and their families were threatened.
Donald Trump is following Putin’s instructions or following Putin’s playbook to a tee. If Trump says there will be no more elections once he is re-elected - then BELIEVE HIM. This will be a jaw-dropping revelation for those who voted for this man, as well as an immeasurable giant step toward a dictatorship. Roughly half the population in the United States voted for Donald Trump. In doing so, they have unleashed a sociopath leadership that will imitate the government currently found in Russia under Putin - a ruthless dictatorship based on lies and propaganda that lead to brainwashing – “coercive persuasion and a systematic process aimed at altering an individual’s beliefs, attitudes and behavior.” (www.science.howstuffworks.com)
In the very near future, those who disagree with Trump may be arrested. Under Trump, those who walked thousands of miles to escape persecution and threats to live in the “land of free” may be seized and thrown into prisons, detention camps, and/or deported. Laws and justice are almost obsolete, and the truth is now truant and no longer relative. Trump is mimicking Putin by threatening invasion of other sovereign nations. If he attacks these countries without provocation, the International Criminal Court may issue an arrest warrant to Trump for war crimes – just like the current warrant on Vladimir Putin for his unjustified invasion of Ukraine.
We are becoming a living/breathing version of 1984 authored by George Orwell. The back BOOK cover says “Written more than 70 years ago, 1984 was George Orwell’s chilling prophecy about the future. And while 1984 has come and gone, his dystopian vision of a government that will do anything to control the narrative is timelier than ever…” In this futuristic book it says, “there are three slogans of the Party: war is peace, freedom is slavery, and ignorance is strength.” If this sounds like Donald Trump’s mumbo-jumbo, then you are correct. (Ibid) And yes, the other half of the American population are tired of this doltish but lethal game. We see right through Trump’s lies and it would be laughable if not so deadly serious.
In the U.S., Trump uses the slogan "Make America Great Again". It is the exact same type of rhetorical and convincing message found in Russia, in Germany under Hitler, and now in the U.S. Trump has seduced a large portion of the American public, just like other dictators “whose reign is based on a disinformation and propaganda ecosystem which elevates malicious content and creates an illusion of credibility.” (U.S. Department of State, “Pillars of Disinformation").
The truth about the January 6th insurrection is one such example. According to the NYT on January 5th, 2025, an article written by Dan Barry and Alan Feuer, says: “The Jan. 6 tale that Mr. Trump tells is its own kind of replacement theory, one that covers over the marble-hard facts the (same) way a blue carpet will cover those tainted Capitol steps on Inauguration Day.” The FACTS go on to tell us that “tens of thousands of hours of video footage and thousands of seized cellphones all amount to the truth. American television replayed this violence over and over for six months – this live coverage is the truth. The attack on the Capitol was the largest digital crime scene in history, the total estimated cost of its aftermath exceeding $2.7 billion.” (Ibid) This Capitol repair bill should be sent directly to Donald Trump.
The Justice Department has stated that “over half of the 1,600 defendants have pleaded guilty. Sentences have ranged from a few days in jail to 22 years in prison for seditious conspiracy.” (Ibid) They all point the finger at Trump and the speech he gave after falsely claiming that the election was stolen, and he “reminded them to fight like hell.” (Ibid) Shortly afterward, Trump and his attorneys remarked “Trump had nothing to do with the insurrection.” (YouTube-PBS NewsHours, September 10, 2024).
Within six months of the insurrection, which according to Constitutional Law was a treasonous act, Trump changed his description from “calamitous” to a “largely peaceful day.” He said: “the mob had been ‘ushered in’ by the police and those who had rallied with him were a ‘loving crowd’.” (The Washington Post, Jul 22, 2021) This is madness. As Trump’s mockery of American justice was reaching large proportions, his rhetoric turned into adulation and adoration of those who had attacked the Capitol. Instead of “marauders, vandals, and aggressors, they were now hostages, martyrs, patriots, and political prisoners.” (Ibid).
Rooted in Lenin-Marxist thought, the use of disinformation, propaganda, and brainwashing was first seen in the Russian 1917 Revolution. It was a rhetorical vehicle for spreading false ideas and thoughts. The Chinese began to use propaganda as demonstrated in the 1930 Mao Zedong letter showing his influence on the Chinese people. Then in the 1930s, Hitler (Germany) converted an entire peaceful nation into mass murderers with his convincing oratory. They slaughtered over six million humans.
Project 2025 in the U.S., The Foundations of Geopolitics in Russia, and the book called Mein Kampf written by Hitler in Germany 100 years ago are all interchangeable - they impose the will of one man over the will of the people.
In June 2022, TIME 100 published a special edition about the “most influential” persons of the year. Alexei Navalny was asked to write a description of Vladimir Putin. His narrative begins with: “Perhaps Vladimir Putin’s true mission is to teach lessons. To everyone – from world leaders to pundits to ordinary people. He has been especially good at this in 2022. He reminded us once again that a path that begins with ‘just a little election rigging’ always ends with a dictatorship.” When I read this statement by Alexei Navalny referring to Putin, all I could think about was President Trump’s taped phone call to Brad Raffensperger, the Secretary of State for Georgia pressuring him to “just find about 11,780 votes” to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
“Donald Trump has been crying “wolf” by declaring America’s legal system is a “witch-hunt” against him. Anyone with a modicum of intelligence would realize the hypocrisy of Trump’s current ploy. He never once declared ‘witch hunt’ in the 60 lawsuits he filed and LOST while contesting the 2020 election.” (NBC Newsline, Steve Corbin, January 3,2024) This still did not prevent Trump from referring to his big lie that “the 2020 election was stolen.” And every time he repeats this lie, someone out there in the American voting public will believe him.
IT'S CALLED BRAINWASHING.
The full text of the piece is available at https://egraham.substack.com/p/trump-treason-and-how-trump-is-mimicking
All of this information and much more is available in Graham's book, 'From Democracy To Democrazy: A Warning To All Americans', now available at Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/stores/Elizabeth-Graham/author/B0CMY189NT?. More information is available at her website at https://democrazy2020.org/.
About Elizabeth Graham:
Elizabeth Graham lives in a quiet rural city in northern Arizona. She had 4 children and has 3 grandchildren. Her oldest daughter died July 16, 2016 - three months before the U.S. 2016 election and while living/working in Japan. Graham believes there was a connection between her daughter’s murder and the U.S. presidential election in 2016. The Tokyo Police ruled her death a homicide, possibly by poison, which is the signature lethal method used by Russians. There is more about her death in From Democracy to Democrazy.
Elizabeth was indoctrinated at a young age by her father who was a senior manager working undercover with the CIA. Her college days were in Los Angeles with the desire to become a high school teacher. However, she was destined to study Russia, Russian language, and live a life of Top-Secret clearances and undercover work. This led to senior nonprofit management positions and consulting jobs in strategic places like Moscow and St. Petersburg in Russia, all the former Soviet countries (15 countries including the Baltics, Central Asia, and Ukraine), Pakistan, Afghanistan, Rwanda, Bosnia, Peru, Brazil, and many other locations. In this process of living and working abroad, she became bi-cultural - American to Russian and back – only to find that her birth country was in the process of losing its democracy and becoming a dictatorship.
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