Gaslighting

Valerie Cullers 20 Comments

“Gaslighting is a colloquialism, defined as manipulating someone into questioning their own perception of reality.” Wikipedia

Watching the presidential debate on Thursday was a clear example of how the press has been gaslighting the American public. Everyone has seen the cognitive decline of Joe Biden over the last three years, and yet the press has been gaslighting the public with a “nothing to see here” mentality.

If there has been a clearer case of gaslighting, I would like to see it. As egregious as this case is , there seems to have been no acknowledgment or apology coming from those perpetuating the lie. I feel for those poor souls who actually believed what the press was peddling. They seem to be in shock when asked about their feelings, and yet how could they have believed the press over their own eyes?

We live in a society where those in power (no matter which political party it is) will attempt to gaslight the public into going along with their policies. They will use the press that is sympathetic to them to accomplish their purposes. The citizens must not be fooled by the psychological manipulation that is going on.

We must have a healthy distrust of politicians and the press, especially if it is slanted in one direction or the other. No political party has all of the truth, answers or solutions to the problems we face today. They are too complex and the world is too interconnected to assume there is only one way to solve its problems.

We must be wary of those who would attempt to gaslight us. The press believes that perception is reality, but that is not true; reality is reality. We must not be swayed into believing something that is absolutely a lie in order to keep someone in power or propagate a policy that would be bad for our society.

It’s time to wake up if you are not awake…we’re being gaslighted, people, and the lies we’ve been told, “the border is secure,” the economy is fine,” “we must social distance at 6 feet apart,” are just a few of the many. They’re just not true, none of it. Let’s stop being gaslighted by the politicians, the press, and even our own government officials. They don’t have the answers. Some of them won’t even acknowledge the problems. Don’t be deceived by those who would tell you that the reality you’re seeing and feeling is just not true.

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20 thoughts on “Gaslighting”

  2. It causes brain damage. I’ve known many people that have suffered. I think I may have suffered from all the narcissistic exes I had it’s horrible.

    Living in fighter flight that has bad effect on the brain. A lot of studies have shown.

    If it wasn’t for my passion of music and my memory of music, I’d forget practically everything…

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    • Indeed. I don’t think anyone over 65 or perhaps 70 should even be allowed to run for president. Add 8 years to either of those figures and you get a person with an older brain. We need wisdom and brains that can stand up to the rigors of the presidency. It’s a tremendous responsibility.
      It’s too bad that all we can seem to field at this time is an septuagenarian and an octogenarian.

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