Gaslighting: The Media and Rational Thinking People

[Mr_Neb]

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[Rightguide]

Todays media is much like The Ministry Of Truth envisioned by George Orwell's 1984. Like the Soviet Era Tass and Pravda.

 

[schism666]

Todays media is much like The Ministry Of Truth envisioned by George Orwell's 1984. Like the Soviet Era Tass and Pravda.

you mean because they are reporting the facts? you mean because trump is taking us to 1984?

 

[Mr_Neb]

you mean because they are reporting the facts? you mean because trump is taking us to 1984?

Neither and the original post has nothing to do with Trump. It is an indictment of the media which, as well stated in the item, is not reporting fact, on pretty much anything.

What is motivating the media is pretty much anyone's guess. It is probably not any one thing but many things. Sure, the hatred of Trump may be one of them but the hatred of anyone is hardly a justification for not reporting the truth and vilifying those that don't fit the narrative du jour. That's like using a grade schooler's argument of "he made me do it" for whatever mischief he was caught doing.

 

[RobDownSouth]

"I always wanted to play it down" - President Donald J. Trump, on his coronavirus.

 

[Fuzzy1975]

It is an indictment of the media which, as well stated in the item, is not reporting fact, on pretty much anything.

That is a pretty broad brush you ( or the author) are painting with.

Perhaps you should preface which media is not reporting fact? Every single one in the entire world? Surely you jest?

I am NOT an American, and the media sources I garner my news from DO report the facts. Yes there is always a narrative that is aimed at the target audience. However the FACTS are still presented.

 

[Rightguide]

I wish I had written this.....

This is a lengthy read albeit a very good one. Gaslighting, in my opinion, is the worse form of manipulation because once you start doubting yourself or no longer know what you believe you become very vulnerable. You get to the point where you just want something to believe.

We are living in a Pravda-style media environment today -- and we're NOT imagining it.

WHAT IS GASLIGHTING?

In short it has three components, first tell a lie, second tell it with a confidence that denotes common knowledge, and then do all you can to hide the truth. These three pretty much define the reporting activities at CNN, MSNBC, CBS, NBC, ABC, and from time to time at FOX News.

 

[DeluxAuto]

In short it has three components, first tell a lie, second tell it with a confidence that denotes common knowledge, and then do all you can to hide the truth. These three pretty much define the reporting activities at CNN, MSNBC, CBS, NBC, ABC, and from time to time at FOX News.

So, every single news outlet in America. Gee, why do you think that is?

 

[spacekowboy]

Yeah, yeah.... Mainstream media. Yadda, yadda. Got it. Like a broken goddamned record.

 

[Carnal_Flower]

Everything in here is an attempt to gaslight whoever reads this.

To take one example: who's saying you're a racist just because you're white? Is the MSM "telling" you that? Are you picking up messages through a tin foil hat? Is it your relatives, neighbors? The very idea the "media" is telling you that and calling you that is bogus. Someone is gaslighting you.

The so called MSM does report on Trump's racist comments. That's your paranoia if you take that as a personal insult against all white people.

I wish I had written this.....

This is a lengthy read albeit a very good one. Gaslighting, in my opinion, is the worse form of manipulation because once you start doubting yourself or no longer know what you believe you become very vulnerable. You get to the point where you just want something to believe.

We are living in a Pravda-style media environment today -- and we're NOT imagining it.

WHAT IS GASLIGHTING?

The term originates in the systematic psychological manipulation of a victim by her husband in Patrick Hamilton’s 1938 stage play Gas Light, and the film adaptations released in 1940 and 1944. In the story, the husband attempts to convince his wife and others that she is insane by manipulating small elements of their environment and insisting that she is mistaken, remembering things incorrectly, or delusional when she points out these changes. The play's title alludes to how the abusive husband slowly dims the gas lights in their home, while pretending nothing has changed, in an effort to make his wife doubt her own perceptions. The wife repeatedly asks her husband to confirm her perceptions about the dimming lights, but in defiance of reality, he keeps insisting that the lights are the same and instead it is she who is going insane.

We are living in a perpetual state of gaslighting. The reality that we are being told by the media is at complete odds with what we are seeing with our own two eyes. And when we question the false reality that we are being presented, or we claim that what we see is that actual reality, we are vilified as racist or bigots or just plain crazy. You’re not racist. You’re not crazy. You’re being gaslighted.

New York State has twice as many deaths from Covid-19 than any other state, and New York has accounted for one fifth of all Covid-19 deaths, but we are told that New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has handled the pandemic better than any other governor. But if we support policies of Governors whose states had only a fraction of the infections and deaths as New York, we’re called anti-science and want people to die. So, we ask ourselves, am I crazy? No, you’re being gaslighted.

We see mobs of people looting stores, smashing windows, setting cars on fire and burning down buildings, but we are told that these demonstrations are peaceful protests. And when we call this destruction of our cities, riots, we are called racists. So, we ask ourselves, am I crazy? No, you’re being gaslighted.

We see the major problem destroying many inner-cities is crime; murder, gang violence, drug dealing, drive-by shootings, armed robbery, but we are told that it is not crime, but the police that are the problem in the inner-cities. We are told we must defund the police and remove law enforcement from crime-riddled cities to make them safer. But if we advocate for more policing in cities overrun by crime, we are accused of being white supremacists and racists. So, we ask ourselves, am I crazy? No, you’re being gaslighted.

The United States of America accepts more immigrants than any other country in the world. The vast majority of the immigrants are “people of color”, and these immigrants are enjoying freedom and economic opportunity not available to them in their country of origin, but we are told that the United States is the most racist and oppressive country on the planet, and if we disagree, we are called racist and xenophobic. So, we ask ourselves, am I crazy? No, you’re being gaslighted.

Capitalist countries are the most prosperous countries in the world The standard of living is the highest in capitalist countries. We see more poor people move up the economic ladder to the middle and even the wealthy class through their effort and ability in capitalist countries than any other economic system in the world, but we are told capitalism is an oppressive system designed to keep people down. So, we ask ourselves, am I crazy? No, you’re being gaslighted.

Communist countries killed over 100 million people in the 20th century. Communist countries strip their citizens of basic human rights, dictate every aspect of their lives, treat their citizens like slaves, and drive their economies into the ground, but we are told that Communism is the fairest, most equitable, freest and most prosperous economic system in the world. So, we ask ourselves, am I crazy? No, you’re being gaslighted.

The most egregious example of gaslighting is the concept of “white fragility”. You spend your life trying to be a good person, trying to treat people fairly and with respect. You disavow racism and bigotry in all its forms. You judge people solely on the content of their character and not by the color of their skin.

You don’t discriminate based on race or ethnicity. But you are told you are a racist, not because of something you did or said, but solely because of the color of your skin. You know instinctively that charging someone with racism because of their skin color is itself racist. You know that you are not racist, so you defend yourself and your character, but you are told that your defense of yourself is proof of your racism. So, we ask ourselves, am I crazy? No, you’re being gaslighted.

Gaslighting has become one of the most pervasive and destructive tactics in American politics. It is the exact opposite of what our political system was meant to be. It deals in lies and psychological coercion, and not the truth and intellectual discourse. If you ever ask yourself if you’re crazy, you are not. Crazy people aren’t sane enough to ask themselves if they’re crazy. So, trust yourself, believe what’s in your heart. Trust your eyes over what you are told. Never listen to the people who tell you that you are crazy, because you are not, you’re being gaslighted.

Sophocles said: "What people believe prevails over the truth."
And that's what the media are trying to exploit.

 

[Lazaran]

Everything in here is an attempt to gaslight whoever reads this.

To take one example: who's saying you're a racist just because you're white? Is the MSM "telling" you that? Are you picking up messages through a tin foil hat? Is it your relatives, neighbors? The very idea the "media" is telling you that and calling you that is bogus. Someone is gaslighting you.

The so called MSM does report on Trump's racist comments. That's your paranoia if you take that as a personal insult against all white people.

Some people interpret the term "systemic racism" to be a personal attack. Guilty conscience maybe???

As far as gaslighting the public when it comes to Trump, Covid, riots, inner city violence, climate change, crony capitalism, etc, anybody with a functioning brain should be able to determine what the truth is.

The OP wants people to focus on the effects and not the causes of the major challenges facing America and the world today.

That is perhaps the worst kind of gaslighting imaginable.

The OP clearly doesn't want to acknowledge the historical and scientific evidence that shines a "spotlight" on the corrupt actors who precipitated all of the current crises facing society.

Until the apologists start holding the instigators of all these major issues accountable, nothing is going to change.

The ultimate free pass they give Trump is a classic example of turning a blind eye to the root cause of the problems.

SAD!!!

 

[FataMorgana]

The Guy Fawkes Inn in York used to have gaslighting. Recently due to health and bastard safety they removed it and its lost all its charm and ambience.

Cunts.

 

[doowdniw]

The Guy Fawkes Inn in York used to have gaslighting. Recently due to health and bastard safety they removed it and its lost all its charm and ambience.

Cunts.

Did they store gun powder in the basement?