....because what the "projection" has ALWAYS been about is creating a license for him to do the same because "THEY get away with it". The false accusations serve the purpose of self-licensing.
♲ RealJournalism - 2024-10-13 18:59:46 GMT
I call it something else -- #Gaslighting. #Trump just threatened to withhold FEMA aid from #California and other states hostile to him at #Coachella. #Vance crooksandliars.com/2024/10/fla…
Ask social psychologist Phil Zimbardo about "bad apples" versus "bad barrels & barrel-makers".
IMM, Laurence O'Donnell is the embodiment of integrity, plus quite a good fit with the seeking of "context and perspective".
Even good barrels will occasionally produce bad apples, but bad barrels plus bad barrel-makers is what tips the scales toward evil.
If there are islands of responsible journalism that can speak truth to power, and ;even to apparent corruption of 'purity' in one's own ecosystem, I'm happy to see it and celebrate it. I'm thinking O'Donnell, Stephanie ("Let's get smarter" Ruhl), Wagner (who described #Muskvirus as a "free speech absolutist"), and others whose shifts I don't often see .... play on! Continue offering refuges of #truth.
#propagqnda #journalism #truth #MSNBC #LawrenceODonnell #RomneyMcDaniel #TrumpVirus #gaslighting #psychology
l’Humanité
Hélène Frappat : « La violence contre les femmes s’exerce dans le langage »
https://mcinformactions.net/helene-frappat-la-violence-contre-les-femmes-s-exerce-dans-le-langage
#femmes #violences #gaslighting
"Republicans don’t want to fix the [immigration] problem; they want to campaign on it," the department said in a statement
House Republicans released articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Sunday, prompting the federal government to respond in a scathing memo calling the impeachment effort “unconstitutional [and] evidence free.” In addition to accusing Mayorkas of not following immigration laws, the GOP’s articles claim Mayorkas “terminated contracts” to build Donald Trump’s wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.
Republican House Homeland Security Chairman Mark Green said in a statement on Sunday, “These articles lay out a clear, compelling, and irrefutable case for Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’ impeachment.”
“Republicans don’t want to fix the problem; they want to campaign on it,” DHS wrote in a memo responding to the articles. “That’s why they have undermined efforts to achieve bipartisan solutions and ignored the facts, legal scholars and experts, and even the Constitution itself in their quest to baselessly impeach Secretary Mayorkas.”
The statement continued, saying that the “farce of an impeachment is a distraction from other vital national security priorities and the work Congress should be doing to actually fix our broken immigration laws.”
. . .
#republican #politics #gaslighting #DHS #impeachment #farce #UScongress #RollingStone #magazine
#gaslighting
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/11/27/2208290/-Donald-Trump-goes-on-odd-rant-about-how-he-s-not-suffering-cognitive-decline
unpaused this around 47 minutes... what's to stop them turn you off?
https://rumble.com/v2rus9k-how-elites-will-create-a-new-class-of-slaves-whitney-webb-the-glenn-beck-po.html
#transhumanism #technarchy #eugenics #neofeudalism #eternaltyranny #totalitarian #neverendinglivingnightmare #powercorrupts #dumbingdown #enslaving #destroying #psyop #gaslighting #othering #oligarchs #fascists #oligarchy #fascism #ppp #neoliberal #neoconservative #sameoldfascists #fear #wef #banks #darktriad #darktriadarchy #orwellianisms #domesticcontrol #populationcontrol #genocide #thenewmodel #noescape #norecourseofremedy #norighttoremedy #hegemony #totalitarianism #homogenisation #totalitarianisation #smartgrid #china #thechinamodel #thechinaconnection #conflictsofinterest #kissinger #pnac #globalgovernance #technocracy #technarchy #antifreedom #manufacturingconsent #manufacturedcrisis #warondessent #censorship #transhumanism #childabuse #childmutilation #totalcontrol #deidentification #governmentislikefire #paternalistgovernment #thecorporation #dependence #deskilling #agnogenesis #pridefullyignorant #dogma #usurption #mainstream #controlledopposition #juststopoil #climatechange #hypocrisy #control #manufacturedscarcity #disempowerment #thisisnotwhatfacilitarianismlookslike #thisisnotwhatdemocracylookslike #feadrivenpolicyacceptance #bytheiractions #divideandconquer #problemreactionsolution #climageforsale #weatherwarfare #terminator #terminatorgenes #deskkillers
#GlovesOff and #gaslighting, all in the same story
It called for all federal legislation to sunset in five years, and if a law is worth keeping, Congress can pass it again.
His revised plan specifies exceptions for Social Security, Medicare, national security, veterans benefits, and other essential services. The change comes as Democrats work to drive a wedge between GOP lawmakers and their base of older voters who rely on government programs for income and health insurance.
Biden held up a pamphlet of Scott's original plan when he visited the senator's home state of Florida last week, saying “I know that a lot of Republicans — their dream is to cut Social Security and Medicare. If that’s your dream, I’m your nightmare.”
🥊
Scott's new plan takes a shot at his critics, saying in bold typeface: “Note to President Biden, Sen. Schumer, and Sen. McConnell – As you know, this was never intended to apply to Social Security, Medicare, or the US Navy."
🐮💩
also funny how he only mentions the branch of the military he served in—fuck the rest of them, I guess?
“I have never supported cutting Social Security or Medicare, ever (1). To say otherwise is a disingenuous Democrat (2) lie from a very confused president (3).
a lot to unwrap there
(1) bullshit
(2) grammatical Trump dogwhistle
(3) man up and say "senile", Voldemort—go ahead and open Pandora's box
An interesting perspective on the role of gaslighting in fascism.
Yes, in hindsight, it's obvious that gaslighting (on steroids) is a cornerstone of fascism. But (I'm ashamed to admit that) it's new to me to think of it as gaslighting, per se, instead of just plain lying: The goal isn't only to deceive; it's to get you to abandon your trust in everything except the gaslighters; it's not just misinformation, it's mind control.
A summary of the Trump/Jones/Bannon/... and every other gaslighting motherfucker's Play Book:
... Through the power of bullshit, Alex Jones has evaded consequences for his actions for decades. His strategy is simple: Lie to the audience by claiming to be the victim of a vast conspiracy. This opens a fountain of loyalty and, crucially, money.
Beating the bullshit and gaslighting:
... Mark Bankston, the lawyer for the Sandy Hook parents, revealed that he was in possession of the entire contents of Jones' cellphone, something Jones clearly didn't realize...
... a flicker of concern crossed his face, a small sign of fear that this may, after all this time, be a problem that Jones can't escape through lying and bombast...
And the delicious implications for Trump:
... The House committee investigating the Capitol riot has indicated an interest in getting the phone records. During recess, Bankston was heard saying into a hot mic, "You know what nobody's thought about yet? What happens when that phone goes to law enforcement." On Thursday, Bankston said in court that he's producing Jones' phone records to the committee immediately after the hearing unless the judge orders him not to, to which the judge replied that she wasn't sure he could even refuse to do so.
#AlexJones #Trump #Gaslighting #Bullying #Disinformation #Fascism
https://www.rawstory.com/alex-jones-opens-a-pandora-s-box-on-trump/
So here's a fun story cutting across NJ, PA, and the land of #Oz in the Kingdom of #TrumpVirus - and #Fox too.
I got to this story from another RawStory article about Drumpf's being adrift from Fox, as both Donny & poor Rupert grow estranged.
That story, for the interested (basically suggesting Fox's allegiance to party/#GQP mission rather than Lord StableGenius) -
Poor baby.
Gee, Fox doing something sane and positive - twice now! - Must be some mighty strange bargaining and payback among the devils.
#media #propaganda #disinformation #gaslighting #RupertMurdoch #DJT #StableGenius #MakeAmericaSaneAgain
Excellent overview on "Trumpian 'thinking'" - recommended (and I see why) by insider/psychologist, Dr. Mary Trump:
#MakeAmericaSaneAgain #StaySafe #psychopathology #TrumpVirus #disinformation #gaslighting #delusion #disinformation
Ugh. King of Slime and #Trumpvirus / GOP/Q Disinformation spreading. Doublespeak personified."Alternative Facts".
See the clip in this article. It nauseates me, even more so that this #DeathSantis variant is believed as he gaslights away...
#MakeAmericaSaneAgain #disinformation #evill #TuckerCarlson #Fox #GOPQ #FakeNews #gaslighting #delusion #cult
... What is about to be unleashed on American society will be the greatest campaign ever created to get you to feel normal again. It will come from brands, it will come from government, it will even come from each other, and it will come from the left and from the right. We will do anything, spend anything, believe anything, just so we can take away how horribly uncomfortable all of this feels. And on top of that, just to turn the screw that much more, will be the one effort that’s even greater: the all-out blitz to make you believe you never saw what you saw. The air wasn’t really cleaner; those images were fake. The hospitals weren’t really a war zone; those stories were hyperbole. The numbers were not that high; the press is lying. You didn’t see people in masks standing in the rain risking their lives to vote. Not in America. You didn’t see the leader of the free world push an unproven miracle drug like a late-night infomercial salesman. That was a crisis update. You didn’t see homeless people dead on the street. You didn’t see inequality. You didn’t see indifference. You didn’t see utter failure of leadership and systems.
But you did. You are not crazy, my friends. And so we are about to be gaslit in a truly unprecedented way. ...
...
From one citizen to another, I beg of you: take a deep breath, ignore the deafening noise, and think deeply about what you want to put back into your life. This is our chance to define a new version of normal, a rare and truly sacred (yes, sacred) opportunity to get rid of the bullshit and to only bring back what works for us, what makes our lives richer, what makes our kids happier, what makes us truly proud. We get to Marie Kondo the shit out of it all. We care deeply about one another. ...
https://forge.medium.com/prepare-for-the-ultimate-gaslighting-6a8ce3f0a0e0
