6-5-2020
The 2020 Gaslighting of America by the Liberal Left
It is time to stop the cycle of violence sweeping across the nation in the guise of social injustice. We must get out of our safe places and reach outside our comfort zones armed with the knowledge of what is actually happening to our families, our communities, and our nation. We have become a nation of frogs, lounging in a pot of simmering water. What we are seeing coast to coast from Portland, Oregon to Baltimore, Maryland are hotspots as the water comes to a boil and spills over.
On her blog – 11 Warning Signs of Gaslighting Stephanie A. Sarkis Ph.D. has written how Gaslighting is a manipulation tactic used to gain power. And it works too well.
Gaslighting is a tactic in which a person or entity, in order to gain more power, makes a victim question their reality. It works much better than you may think. Anyone is susceptible to gaslighting, and 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. For example, in the movie Gaslight (1944), a man manipulates his wife to the point where she thinks she is losing her mind.
From her book Gaslighting: Recognize Manipulative and Emotionally Abusive People – and Break Free she details how gaslighters typically use the following techniques:
- They tell 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.
- 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.
- They use what is near and dear to you as ammunition.
They know how important your kids are to you, and they know how important your identity is to you. So those may be one of the first things they attack. If you have kids, they tell you that you should not have had those children. They will tell you’d be a worthy person if only you didn’t have a long list of negative traits. They attack the foundation of your being.
- 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’s happening to it.
- 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.
- 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, to question your reality. Also look at what you were praised for; it is probably something that served the gaslighter.
- They know confusion weakens people.
Gaslighters know that 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.
- They project.
They are a drug user or a cheater, yet they are constantly accusing you of that. This is done so often that you start trying to defend yourself, and are distracted from the gaslighter’s own behavior.
- 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, “This person knows that you’re not right,” or “This person knows you’re useless too.” Keep in mind it does not mean that these people actually said these things. A 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 they want: Isolation gives them more control.
- 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.
- 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 telling the truth, right? No. It’s a manipulation technique. It makes people turn 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 and avoid falling into the gaslighter’s trap.
Turn on the TV or go to social media FB, Twitter or Instagram and everything you see points to a nation falling apart. Rioting, looting, murder all strike fear into the hearts and minds of a people susceptible to believing that the end of our nation is rapidly approaching.
Don’t buy into it!
It is all smoking mirrors and lies aimed at creating mistrust of the one elected official standing on the Constitution and in their way. We have been bombarded by all types of accusations and scandals that are in many cases offenses committed by those with the loudest voices and continually in front of sympathetic media outlets.
In a nutshell, from the initial fake Russia Collusion, the phony Impeachment process, Ukraine phone call and the Wuhan Flu that allowed the shutdown of the US economy are all aimed at interfering in the upcoming November 3rd, 2020 Presidential Election process to prevent the re-election of President Donald Trump encapsulated by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s statement “he would not be president in 2021, one way or another.”
The protests, rioting, looting and massive civil unrest are another way to disrupt the American economy even further as democratic politicians have joined forces with the terrorist groups Antifa and Black lives Matter and other deep state entities with the expressed blessing of Barack Obama, his foundation and the Open Border entity of George Soros.
Now is not the time to waffle and/or waiver in the face of adversity as many have already done. When US and State government elected officials stand arm in arm with violent protesters and set free those who commit acts of violence against others it is time for change. As towns and municipalities seemingly go outside the bounds of common sense and choose to defund entire police forces will be community self-policing or an armed militia become the answer?
For this nation to return from the brink of disaster and once again prosper there must be a turning back to our full dependence upon Almighty God and seriously vote out the incompetent and anti-American politicians who side with the evil doers. Make no mistake voting is a choice. I choose to vote for local and national candidates who stand for Godly principles. No surrender – No retreat! – I am the Real Truckmaster!
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