"Gaslighting" by the Government and Media

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"Gaslighting" by the Government and Media

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Gaslighting is one of the most extreme, dangerous and effective forms of emotional and psychological abuse and is mostly carried out intentionally. Gaslighting is a game of mind control and intimidation that is often used by narcissists and sociopaths as a way of controlling, confusing and debilitating someone.

The term gaslighting was coined in the 1938 play Gas Light and the film adaptions that were then created helped to enhance its popularity.

In the play the husband used forms of manipulation in an attempt to drive his wife crazy, for example he deliberately dims the gaslights in the house but told his wife that she was imagining it. With the use of various tricks he tried to convince his wife that she was going insane and also that she was losing her memory.

The whole intention of gaslighting is to decrease someone’s self-esteem and self-confidence so they are unable to function in an independent manner. The person being gaslighted will eventually become so insecure that they will fail to trust their own judgment, their intuition and find themselves unable to make decisions.

Eventually the victim will become so unsure of what reality looks like that they become completely dependent on their abuser. The abuser will appear to the victim to be the only one to have a clear grip of their mind and also of what is going on around them.

The abuser will systematically and frequently withhold information and then deliberately alter facts to disorientate their victim.

They may also remove things from certain places and then deny doing so to destabilize and confuse the other person.

The abuser will refrain from mentioning specific details and then convince the other person that they had told them, so the victim thinks they are losing their memory or their mind.
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Does this not accurately characterize how the government and media operate on the citizens of America?

I read this term "gaslighting" tonight and looked it up. The concept seemed so familiar, right away, but I could only recall one probable case in my own life. Then, it struck me, that this is the mind game that the government and media play on the people, in order to keep them enthralled, unsure, dependent. This is really devious! It's been making people increasingly crazy and I think it's as much to blame for societal violence as anything else.

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The Federal Government was taken over by our enemies in 1933.

And the establishment enemy media did not report it, but hid it from the light of day.

It takes a lot of money to high-jack government, media and industry.

The pallets of $100 dollar bills it takes to buy our elections, politicians and industry does not come from deposits or tax returns...it is printed, not by Congress, but by our enemies.

Our enemies took over our money supply in 1913, giving our arch enemies the military advantage over the world.

Our money has been used against us for over 100 years.

It takes a lot of money to keep the people in darkness, ignorance and deceive the nations.

Hypocrisy and lies are the foundation stones of our vowed enemy.

Much of our media is being used against us.

Our enemy, their lies and hypocrisy are now deeply entrenched into the very fabric of our lives, even our computers and cell phones are spying on us.

It is not the Russians or the Muslims who would ban Christmas at the White House and at your house, who own the global debt, political correctness, the gay agenda and the financial stranglehold on the world.

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People around the world suppose brash Americans support ongoing war all over the earth, and some hate us. What they don't understand is that Americans' world view and lives are quite controlled by a powerful and abusive pimp who misframes everything he does to excuse his behavior while accusing Americans of all kinds of misdeeds. Political correctness and global warming are quite the tools of control. If the pimp ever gets our guns, the beatings will become overtly physical.

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@Chip I used to think everyone hated us like they tell you in the media. Then I had some friends and they told me that in most countries around the world, people realize the government and the people are seperate entities. When I went to Egypt, so many people wanted to talk to me and said "America #1". And they'd also say they hate Bush. I think the rest of the world understands that pretty well that our leaders do not represent us. Their leaders do not represent them.

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Gaslighting: Know It and Identify It to Protect Yourself

Gaslighting is a manipulation tactic used to gain power. And it works too well.

Gaslighting is a tactic of behavior in which a person or entity, in order to gain more power, makes a victim question their reality. It works a lot better than you may think. Anyone is susceptible to gaslighting. It is a common technique of abusers, dictators, narcissists, and cult leaders. It is done slowly, so the victim doesn't realize how much they've been brainwashed. In the movie Gaslight (1944), a man manipulates his wife to the point where she thinks she is losing her mind.

People that gaslight use the following techniques:

1. They tell you blatant lies.

You know it's an outright lie. Yet they are telling you this lie with a straight face. Why are they so blatant? Because they're setting up a precedent. Once they tell you a huge lie, you're not sure if anything they say is true. Keeping you unsteady and off-kilter is the goal.

2. They deny they ever said something, even though you have proof.

You know they said they would do something...you know you heard it. But they out and out deny it. It makes you start questioning your reality - maybe they never said that thing. And the more they do this, the more you question your reality and start accepting theirs.

3. They use what is near and dear to you as ammunition.

They know how important your kids are to you, they know how important your identity is to you. So that is one of the first things they attack. If you have kids, they tell you that you did a disservice by having those children. They will tell you that if only you weren't _____________, you'd be a worthy person. They attack the foundation of your being.

4. They wear you down over time.

This is one of the insidious things about gaslighting - it is done gradually, over time. A lie here, a lie there, a snide comment every so often...and then it starts ramping up. Even the brightest, most self-aware people can be sucked into gaslighting - it is that effective. It's the "frog in the frying pan" analogy - the heat is turned up slowly, so the frog never realizes what hit it.

5. Their actions do not match their words.

When dealing with a person or entity that gaslights, look at what they are doing rather than what they are saying. What they are saying means nothing. It is just talk. What they are doing is the issue.

6. They throw in positive reinforcement to confuse you.

This person or entity that is cutting you down, telling you that you don't have value - is now praising you for something you did. This adds an additional sense of uneasiness. You think, "Well maybe they aren't so bad." Yes, they are. This is a calculated attempt to keep you off-kilter - and again, question your reality. Also look at what you were praised for - it is probably something that served the gaslighter.

7. They know confusion weakens people.

Gaslighters know that all people like having a sense of stability and normalcy. Their goal is to uproot this and make you constantly question everything. And humans' natural tendency is to look to the person or entity that will help you feel more stable - and that happens to be the gaslighter.

8. They project.

They are a drug user or a cheater - yet they are constantly accusing you of that. This is done so repetitively that you start trying to defend yourself - and are distracted from the gaslighter's own behavior.

9. They try to align people against you.

Gaslighters are masters at manipulating and finding the people they know will stand by them no matter what - and they use these people against you. They will make comments such as "____________ knows that you're not right", or "___________ knows you're useless too". Keep in mind it does not mean that these people actually said these things. The gaslighter is a constant liar. When the gaslighter uses this tactic it makes you feel like you don't know who to trust or turn to - and that leads you right back to the gaslighter. And that's exactly what the want. Isolation gives them more control.

10. They tell you or others that you are crazy.

This is one of the most effective tools of the gaslighter - because it's dismissive. The gaslighter knows if they question your sanity, people will not believe you when you tell them the gaslighter is abusive or out-of-control. It's a master technique.

11. They tell you everyone else is a liar.

By telling you that everyone else (your family, the media) is a liar, it again makes you question your reality. You've never known someone with the audacity to do this, so they must be right, right? No. It's a manipulation technique. It makes people turn more to the gaslighter for the "correct" information - which isn't correct information at all.

The more you are aware of these techniques, the quicker you can identify them before you fall into the gaslighter's trap.

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THE GASLIGHTING OF AMERICA
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Americans have become the victims of political gaslighting. We, as a nation, are being deceived by
our government, media, and even churches. We have been deceived in to a needless war, squandering national wealth, destroying national relations and neglecting our own wellbeing. Dr. Bryant Welch in his book, “State of Confusion” tells us that America is rapidly becoming a nation psychologically unable to confront its problems. Gaslighting has altered the way that Americans think, feel and act and this has been nothing less than an assault on the American mind. Dr. Welch tells us that it is quite difficult to reason with victims because they are clinging tightly to that reality that someone else has given them. The more irrational the thinking, the more rigidly they defend it. They would rather fight than to consider any other reality. The mind becomes so dependent that it looks past any obvious, severe flaws, especially from a charismatic leader type. Irrational loyalty emerges. When distortions are confronted by another, victims want to shoot the messenger rather than consider that their reality has been falsely altered, and they will become angry. According to Dr. Welch, gaslighting occurred in post 9/11 America when our ability to detect political manipulation due to the fear and confusion caused us to fall out of synch by blindly accepting the Bush reality. Dr. Welch points out two general prototypes of political gaslighters. The “authoritarian” typically stays out of the public eye, is manipulative and psychological coercive. These are the powers behind the scenes that exert enormous control often without leaving their fingerprints. Personality profiles often show childhood abandonment, family secrets and social ostracism. Many have a history of not being well liked and show grandiosity. The second prototype is called “paradoxical”. These he describes as beguiling, clever, deceptive, possibly small in stature and usually underestimated.

As our technology grows, so does our exposure to gaslighting. Gaslighting was once considered
basically a personal relationship issue, but as the ability for widespread communication increases, so
does exploitation. Propaganda has always topped the list of methods for mental manipulation. Be
careful about what you expose yourself to! Believe only in what you can prove. Our world is changing
at an amazing pace, and this pace can cause the mind to become confused and weakened. We are
bombarded by manipulation, and especially advertising, which is nothing more than even stronger
manipulation. The weaker our minds have become, the easier the bombardment of exploitation can take hold by those that wish to impose their will and reality upon the unsuspecting.

As a nation, we are being “dumbed down”. We are being taught to be nothing more than little parrots, regurgitating the exact phrases that we are taught. Questioning is becoming outlawed, as is critical
thinking. ”No Child Left Behind” is a prime example of this! It limits learning to nothing but what
children will have to put on “ the test”. Little parrots spitting out the proper phrases that will get them a good grade on a test. No thinking, no questioning, just repeat these words. How to think is being
replaced by what to think and what to say.

Have you noticed the quality of television programming? More dumbing down. Watch, absorb, but do
not think! Just. Keep. Watching. Zombified! More weakening of our minds. News? Nope, THAT is
NOT news. More mental manipulation. Want a real eye- opener? Look up who owns media. Go to
church lately? Religion is being used as yet another method of manipulation, do as you are told, believe what you are told to believe, do not question.

Why is this “dumbing down” happening? Gaslighting works only when the intended victim does not
question. Why are odd chemicals being allowed in to our food, our water and our air? Chemicals
deteriorate the mind. Pharmaceuticals are quite literally being shoved down our throats at an alarming
rate (and of course, with enormous price tags). Pills have the same effect, especially anti- depressants, pain killers, anything to keep the mind calm and dumb. These are slowly deteriorating our thinking as well as our minds and bodies. BUT, there is another pill for that! We do not question, we just swallow. Do we even want to know what our cellphones and computers are doing to our brains? Do what you are told, do not think, do not question, and, have another pill. After all, would WE lie to YOU? Of course we have your best interests at heart, you can trust us! And if we repeat something enough times, your medicated, dumbed down, confused mind will eventually accept it as fact no matter how outrageous it is. You are too medicated and dumbed down to check it out for yourself anyways.

Government, corporations, media, they all have the same goal. They are the puppeteers of America.
They are the masters of manipulation, and they all profit from the gaslighting of America! After
citizens are dumbed down, they can change your reality in order to benefit themselves. Gaslighting is
not done by mentally stable people. Mentally stable people have no desire to control or manipulate.
Thinking and questioning are not a threat to them. They are not hateful and do not wish to harm anyone. They do not have to lie or deceive, there is no reason.

Gaslighting can only work on people who do not question, who do not think for themselves. Victims
have to be made mentally weak and unsure of themselves. It can happen to anyone under the right
conditions though! If a person has been through trauma, or is exhausted, heavily stressed, they are
mentally weakened in this state. Any mentally overwhelming events can leave even the strongest
person vulnerable. Always question everything, even if it comes from someone that you trust! Keep
you mind strong and functioning normally. Do not believe anything without your own proof, find
answers for yourself, do not accept anything from media of ANY type. Beware of strong, assertive
personalities, especially during times of stress. When in doubt, check it out. Trust your own judgment, instincts. Avoid advertising! Trust your own facts and mind.


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Brian Stelter a CNN Gaslighter:

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The Holy Church of the Gaslighter.

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Gaslighting = Narcissist Glue
This is a 9 minute excerpt from Ross Rosenberg's 4 hour video seminar entitled "Gaslighting Is Everywhere!" In this video Ross explains how and why gaslighters use "religion" to manipulate, brainwash and gaslight thier victims

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Biased media??? You're crazy!! ;)

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Leftists use this - and sometimes it's so obvious - all you need to do is point it out to the poor ignorant soul.
IE: Leftist will call anyone who disagrees with them "bigot."
bigot: a person who is intolerant toward those holding different opinions :lol:

One common thing bullies do is they project their own insecurities and low self-esteem on others.
So, without even knowing someone, they'll call them all kinds of names... trying to make the other person take their blame and shame.
It is the essence of evil. As Peck wrote, we all sin - which isn't as evil as denying the sin and trying to make another pay - that is real evil.

Yeah, and as mentioned, the homosexual agenda has utilized mental manipulations like this - starting back in the 1980's (if not before) in books like "After the Ball" - where they explain how to systematically change public opinion from hating homosexuality to embracing and encouraging it.
A similar book is "The Overhauling of Straight America."

http://www.massresistance.org/docs/issu ... _ball.html

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TRUMP NOW SAYS THE ACCESS HOLLYWOOD TAPE MAY BE FAKE

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TRUMP NOW SAYS THE ACCESS HOLLYWOOD TAPE MAY BE FAKE

He privately told two White House members that he doubts the tape’s authenticity.

Donald Trump has resolutely refused to withdraw his support from Senate candidate Roy Moore, even in the wake of the sexual harassment and assault accusations leveled against Moore—and the unflattering comparisons many have drawn between descriptions of Moore’s behavior and the infamous Access Hollywood tape in which Trump himself bragged that, because he was famous, he could “grab” women “by the pussy.” Though Trump confirmed the leaked tape’s authenticity in the fall of 2016, new reports indicate that the president is now claiming that the clip is fake as well.

The tape, which surfaced just weeks before the November 2016 election, featured Trump bragging to then-Access Hollywood host Billy Bush about touching women, apparently without their consent. Trump apologized hours after the tape was released, later downplaying his words as simply “locker room talk.” But more recently, according to a New York Times report about Trump’s persistent support of Moore, Trump has said on at least two occasions, to two people within his administration, that he doesn’t think the tape is real—or, at least, that he doesn’t think the voice on he tape actually belongs to Trump:
He sees the calls for Mr. Moore to step aside as a version of the response to the now-famous Access Hollywood tape, in which he boasted about grabbing women’s genitalia, and the flood of groping accusations against him that followed soon after. He suggested to a senator earlier this year that it was not authentic, and repeated that claim to an adviser more recently. (In the hours after it was revealed in October 2016, Mr. Trump acknowledged that the voice was his, and he apologized.)
Moore has been accused by six women of pursuing relationships with them when they were teenagers and he was an assistant district attorney in his 30s, and by two of assault. Moore has denied all allegations. Trump has thrown his support behind his fellow Republican, urging voters last week not to vote for Moore’s “liberal” rival Doug Jones.

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moonwhim wrote: January 27th, 2017, 11:50 pm Brian Stelter a CNN Gaslighter:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3f8l-kIMuY" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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