Social and Political Gaslighting I recognize this in my own family; and most certainly in the political scene of the USA -- A campaign of manipulation by the bully (whether Fox punditry or GOP) to project against the target while at the same time to maintain cover to hide truth...The target is always horribly in the wrong. Even evil, or vile... What is the truth? Who has the energy to defy a constant campaign of insinuation, twists, and lies? Election Day 2014 and its aftermath finds me tired ...because I recognize the depth of gaslighting from my own experience ... On the larger stage: Why are Americans so easily manipulated by abusers? The GOP, the NRA, the billionaire tax evaders? Whats the matter, America? Oh, say, can you see....? Gaslighting is a form of psychological abuse in which the intent is to project unwanted feelings, sensations, and doubts onto the target. The target is harassed, confused, and filled with doubt while the manipulator is able to maintain a delusion of dominance, intelligence, and power. The manipulator then believes he can get away with almost anything. He or she is able to save face or preserve their good reputation using the gaslighting method considering that others are too naive or fearful to react. Due to a lack of mature emotional, psychological, and intuitive depth including a poorly functioning conscience and guilt but overly functioning super-ego (the part of the psyche that generates sadistic criticisms and obsessions): the manipulator continues to use gaslighting as a top priority method in all relationships despite denials or confrontations. Gaslighting can occur in relationships, friendships, toxic families, workplaces, therapy, mass media, and in political groups. Reasons for gaslighting: 1) To share and normalize anti-social, passive-aggressive, selfish, evil, psychosis, or psychotic feelings, temptations, and beliefs. 2) To create enmeshment and or a false (deluded) sense that a great relationship is occuring. 3) To project out or displace unwanted shame, self-hatred, envy, jealousy, and anger. 4) To lower or erode ethical standards 5) To obtain a perverse and sadistic sense of gratification 6) Instigates provocation and antagonism in order to cause self-harm or to damage the relationship or to prevent the relationship from developing. 7) To live a lifestyle of hypocrisy is considered freedom and power to the manipulator. 8) Saving face or protecting reputation is very important to the manipulator.
Posted on: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 16:56:32 +0000
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