“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.
Today
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 as 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.
If you have read this far let me say one thing. I did not write the above and I am not sure who the author is.
I
sent this to you because you are hopefully smart enough to understand
what is being done to you on a daily basis from many directions. I do
not care about your political party affiliation. Just think through what
you are being told. Don’t listen with a deaf ear, or see with a blind
eye. Question everything — even things from people who you think you
can trust.
Question
why you are being told whatever, by whoever. Question their motives.
Question who benefits. Question if there is a hidden agenda behind the
propaganda. Question, Question, Question. Then do your own research,
and use some of your own critical thinking skills to get to the truth.
Listen with your heart and with your mind.
Sadly, 95% of the masses don’t even know that they are being gaslighted. At least now you do.
If this makes sense to you, then forward to your friends who you think might “get it”.
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