C J HOPKINS : THE GASLIGHTING OF THE MASSES
GASLIGHTING DEFINED
“the manipulation of another person into doubting their perceptions, experiences, or understanding of events.” American Psychological Association
“an insidious form of manipulation and psychological control. Victims of gaslighting are deliberately and systematically fed false information that leads them to question what they know to be true, often about themselves. They may end up doubting their memory, their perception, and even their sanity.” Psychology Today
“a form of psychological manipulation in which the abuser attempts to sow self-doubt and confusion in their victim’s mind. Typically, gaslighters are seeking to gain power and control over the other person, by distorting reality and forcing them to question their own judgment and intuition.” Newport Institute
“In a little over two and a half years, our collective “reality” has been radically revised. Our societies have been radically restructured. Millions (probably billions) of people have been systematically conditioned to believe a variety of patently ridiculous assertions, assertions based on absolutely nothing, repeatedly disproved by widely available evidence, but which have nevertheless attained the status of facts. An entire fictitious history has been written based on those baseless and ridiculous assertions. It will not be unwritten easily or quickly.”
Dang! I just went to post this and you beat me to the punch.
Stand firm, gang. Do NOT back down, do NOT comply.
I’ll be challenging our church leadership in two weeks. As in “Are you going to submit to totalitarian rule and directives this time around, or will you stand on the word of truth and preach it to the congregation? Will you believe the lies again, or refuse to comply with their mandates?”
Should be an interesting exchange. I’ll let you know how it goes.
Atta boy Boomer . Church leadership needs to practice what they preach