What is Gaslighting?
Named the "most used word of 2022" by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, "gaslighting" has stealthily permeated the daily lives of most Americans, often without their conscious recognition of its extent. Gas Light, a play adapted into a movie in the early 1940s, depicted a man's deliberate attempts to convince his wife she was losing her sanity. He manipulated her perception, making her believe the lights were dimming when they were not—a subtle but insidious form of control. This nature of gaslighting serves as a cautionary tale, urging us to remain vigilant in our relationships.
Gaslighting isn't a short-term tactic; it involves prolonged psychological manipulation of an individual or group, causing victims to doubt the reliability of their own experiences. Victims become confused, insecure, and lose self-confidence, which only deepens their dependence on the perpetrator to validate their reality. The target grows disoriented and insecure, granting the perpetrator(s) enormous power over them.
Media communication consists of pictures, graphics, and sound. The physiology of the brain’s sensory processing is manipulated to create targeted perceptions in the mind. Synesthesia (the coupling of senses), semiotics (communication through symbols and icons), semantics (the manipulation and use of words), and other elements combine to shape perceptions that are translated and expressed through language into actions, behaviors, and embedded memories. The gaslighting effect is achieved by capturing attention, using repetition, psychovisualization, and compound memory.
The Media Psychology of Gaslighting and Social Change | Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/the-media-psychology-effect/202212/the-media-psychology-gaslighting-and-social-change
Gaslighting Examples
Shifting Blame
Denying the Truth
Denying the Truth
During the debate and in the town hall with Oprah, Kamala Harris was asked about fixing the border. She tossed the blame for the border onto Donald Trump for "calling" people to vote against the bi-partisan border bill. Unfortunately, the 10M people that came across the border long BEFORE that bill was introduced, so Kamala hasn't been able to do anything to secure the border as the Vice President.
Denying the Truth
Denying the Truth
Denying the Truth
George Orwell, "The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears.Both Obama and Biden used Arlington National Cemetery as a political ad.
Avoid Taking Responsibility
Avoid Taking Responsibility
Avoid Taking Responsibility
The July 2024 jobs report was released. A Kamala Harris spokesman blamed Donald Trump, who hasn't been in office for 3.5 years for the low numbers. Kamala Harris has repeated the claim that the Biden-Harris Administration came in with high inflation, but they were actually given a 1.4% inflation rate. Kamala Harris is calling out grocers for price-gouging instead of owning up to the high interest rates that her polices have created.
Denial of Facts
Avoid Taking Responsibility
Avoid Taking Responsibility
Harris claimed in the September 10, 2024 debate on ABC news that "The war on terrorism is over." But US servicemembers conducted operations against ISIS in Iraq the week of September 2, 2024 and sailors are daily intercepting Houthi rockets in the Red Sea, as of September 19, 2024.
Gaslighting Statements
I Never Said That
Kamala Harris never said she would ban fracking. In a 2019 town hall on CNN her quote was , "There's NO QUESTION, I'm in favor of banning fracking." Her Biden-Harris administration policies have backed this up.
That's Not What Happened
If you are to believe the mainstream media, Kamala Harris was never put in charge of the border. Even Axios, the liberal website, published numerous articles specifically calling Kamala "The Border Czar." Stef Night, reporter at Axios, who said Kamala was NOT the border czar, wrote a piece in Axios in March of 2021 headlined, "Biden puts Harris in charge of the border crisis."
They Are The Issue, Not Us
Democrats claim that the Republican Party is the party of intolerance, yet history is not on their side.
- The KKK was founded by the Democratic Party.
- The Republican Party ABOLISHED slavery
- The Republican Party gave African Americans the right to vote
- Dred Scott vs Sandford denied African-Americans rights, 7-2 Majority Democratic vote
- Democrats opposed Reconstruction
- Fought against the Civil Rights Acts of the 1950's and 1960's
- Democrats imposed poll taxes so African-Americans could not vote in elections
- Democrats enacted laws across the South that restricted the ability of blacks to own property
- Democrats also enacted laws prohibiting blacks to own businesses
You're Delusional (NONE OF WHICH IS TRUE)
- Trump would sign a full abortion ban
- Trump left office with the worst unemployment rate since the Great Depression
- Today there are ZERO active military in war zones across the world
- All new small businesses will be able to use $50,000 tax deduction
- Trump lost manufacturing jobs during his presidency
- Trump Administration resulted in highest trade deficit in history
- Harris claimed that the US Supreme Court ruled that Trump is immune from any misconduct