Gaslighting America
Gaslighting America
Junious Ricardo
Stanton
“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.” https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/here-there-and-everywhere/201701/11-warning-signs-gaslighting
We are constantly being manipulated, coerced, cajoled and
programmed both on subtle and obvious levels. The manipulators’ goal is to
control our minds and ultimately our behavior. One such form of manipulation is
called gaslighting. Gaslighting is a
form of direct manipulation, obfuscation and lies designed to make the target (the
person being manipulated) question their sanity, their reality or their
competency.
Gaslighting gets its name from two American motion pictures
an original and a remake in which the male character who is having an
extramarital affair tries to make his wife think she’s crazy for suspecting he
is being unfaithful to her.
Gaslighting is a power
play, a way for one person or group to gain and maintain power over others. In
the United States
we are gaslighted on a daily basis by individuals and institutions such as: religions,
our education systems, the mass media and politicians. There are numerous ways,
means and techniques devious people use to control, disorient and disarm people
they want to have power over.
One technique is to
tell blatant lies and then make you think you are insane for questioning or disbelieving
them. The ruling glass and their minions lie to us daily. When the ruling class
decides (they are not a monolithic group but they do cooperate to accomplish
their goals) they want to bum rush a country and steal their natural resources
they demonize that nation’s leader to gain public acquiescence and consent for
their actions.
Remember how the US demonized and lied about Saddam
Hussein and his non-existent weapons of mass destruction? Weapons inspectors
told the world Saddam did not have nuclear weapons nor the capability to
manufacture them but the US
government gaslighted the masses against United Nations weapons inspector Scott
Ritter and Hans Blinx the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency who
steadfastly stated Iraq
had no WMDs; which in fact was the truth. Nevertheless Bu$h and Co.’s
gaslighting set the stage for a blatant, immoral and illegal invasion of Iraq
and a series of crimes against humanity that have thus far gone unpunished.
Gaslighting also occurs when a person, group or nation’s
actions don’t match their creed or purported values. The United States
purports to be the “exceptional and indispensible nation” but for most if not
all of its history exploitation, oppression, systemic violence and trauma have
been its real way of life and MO.
Don’t fall for the okey-doke. We are being gaslighted about
the economy; Trump tells us the economy is strong and growing. Yes, for a select
few. But for far too many of us, the economy is not rebounding and there are growing
indications a major readjustment coming. This readjustment is being fueled by
technological innovation, corporate and government mismanagement, greed and
apathy on our part.
Major retail organizations are closing their stores because
they cannot compete with Online commerce giants like Amazon and eBay and
because people don’t have money to buy their goods. Last week it was announced GAP, JC Penny, Macy’s,
Victoria ’s
Secret, Foot Locker, Payless Shoes are closing stores and some are filing for
bankruptcy. Over four thousand stores will close in 2019! https://www.businessinsider.com/stores-closing-in-2019-list-2019-3
US auto sales fell in 2018 and
remain slow in 2019 yet Trump and the cable news and business channels tell us
the economy is fine! http://fortune.com/2019/03/01/auto-car-sales-decline-jeep-ford-toyota-honda-nissan/
More gaslighting!
Trump’s trade wars have negatively impacted the US economy but
you won’t hear that in the corporate mind control apparatus. His trade war with China has severely hurt US farmers https://www.ft.com/content/93a21e84-0f55-11e9-a3aa-118c761d2745
farm bankruptcies are on the rise but Trump says things are great. More
gaslighting!
Don’t fall for the okey-doke think for yourself and have the
courage of your convictions.
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