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By Rick Gordon
Gaslighting is a psychological tactic generally employed by sociopaths or narcissistic individuals to manipulate and control others. Gaslighters endeavor to convince opponents or other target persons they wish to exert control over that their sanity, memory and or intelligence are in question.
The past 30 or so years have seen the socio-fascist progressives employ tactics akin to Gaslighting against adversaries.
Gaslighting can be considered similar to Jamming, whereas in Jamming the objective is to isolate the opponent from the pack via accusations of undesirable traits such as Racism, Islamophobia, homophobia, latent homosexual tendencies, misogyny and so forth. The purpose being to create a social stigmatization of anyone whom opposes the Agenda - whatever aspect of Liberal pomposity is being being promoted at a given time. The opponent must be made the villain, both in the eyes of the uninvolved, and when possible in their own eyes also.
Gaslighting takes Jamming to the next level in that it seeks not only to isolate the individual[s] but bend him or her to the will of the agenda and make them into the villain not only in the eyes of others but in their own as well.
There are multiple modes of perpetrating 'gas-lighting' but basically anything that contributes to swaying the opponent into doubting their convictions, judgment, memory and sanity will suffice to varying levels.
Zealous and unwavering Conviction on the part of the perpetrator is essential to avoid allowing the victim to spy the wizard behind the curtain.
Instill shame, guilt, fear, self loathing, and the weaker opponent will ultimately crumble and retreat from their initial stance. Maintain the gaslighting subtly but persistently and you not only wreak havoc on the individuals psyche but you may acquire a minion.
Gaslighting to a lesser degree is frequently employed by socio-fascist 'educators' against students. Those who espouse views in contradiction of the official party line are made to feel a sense of inferiority via lower grades and chastisement by not only the professor or other educators but by the professors other minions, the students peers and upper classmen, who for the large are conditioned into jamming. The Peer Jamming will steadily increase in intensity till the subject either conforms or self destructs.
Example : In a video by the Family Policy Institute of Washington Seattle University students were asked if there’s a difference between men and women. Instead of laughing and responding with something akin to "Of course there is" or "you're joking- right?" these indoctrinated students actually took the question VERY seriously and struggled to answer it in terms favorable to the leftist pied pipers dogma . Some even repeated leftist talking points verbatim and argued the narrative that distinctions between men and women is a social construct imposed on society by the patriarchy and that there is no real difference between the genders.
Had any of the students questioned by the interviewer betrayed a glimmer of reality or independent thought outside the confines of Liberal Dogma they'd be ostracized and judged 'insane' by their peers and the leftist faculty. See: Watch College Students Say They Can’t See Differences Between the Two Sexes
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From Jonah Goldberg of the National Review: "Bill Clinton is the greatest gaslighter in modern American politics....Clinton has a gift for making other people feel like there is something wrong with them for objecting to his deceptions. ... When Bill Clinton had to “apologize” to his cabinet for playing baron-and-the-milkmaid with an intern and lying about it, he asked if anybody had a problem with it. Donna Shalala foolishly assumed he was being sincere. She chimed in and said she had a problem. He berated her for her effrontery, explaining that her prudish standards would have prevented JFK from being president. And while those of us not ensorcelled by the cult of that charismatic mediocrity might respond, “Yeah, so?” this was a debate-settling argument for many liberals. Read More.
From Elizabeth Vaughn of RedState: "The Democrats have gaslighted Americans. The term “gaslighting” refers to the phenomenon in which “someone insists so strenuously on a false version of events that those listening start doubting the reality right in front of their eyes.” Over time, the victims start to believe the fiction which is being told to them. This technique has been used by dictators and tyrants throughout history as a means of gaining and maintaining power. " Read More
Obama – Gaslighting the People
Great Obamacare Gaslighting of 2014
Note Jamming : Jamming is basically psychological terrorism intended to silence expression of or support for any dissenting opinion. The objective of jamming is to force opponents into silence by accusations of Racism, Islamophobia, homophobia, latent homosexual tendencies, misogyny and so forth. The purpose being to create a social stigmatization of anyone whom opposes the Agenda - whatever aspect of Liberal pomposity is being being promoted at a given time. See: Psychological Tactics of The Liberal Left
