I SEE THE GASLIGHT
You're NOT crazy.
The phrase comes from a 1938 play by the same name, written by Patrick Hamilton. It features a husband, Jack Manningham, who gradually convinces his wife, Bella, that she is losing her mind by dimming the gas lights, and then questioning her sanity when she points it out.
CLASSIC EXAMPLE…
Is the now legendary dead parrot Monty Python sketch. For those of you who are familiar, read on or enjoy once more. For those who have never seen it, it is a cultural touchstone you need to see.
THE FOURTH REICH…
Current occupiers of the White House, and their hench people are undisputed champions at this form of rhetorical manipulation. One of the all-time best gaslighting phrases:
“The President has been crystal clear about this”. When ever you hear this, bullshit will soon follow. It’s the opposite of when someone says, “with all due respect”, because when you hear that, there’s never any respect coming.
The current press secretary, Karoline Leavett, fills all the requirements to be a spokesperson for the Felon 45 regime. She is blonde, pretty, and a bimbo. Give it a few years and she'll have Mar-a-Lago face… Lots of Botox and fish lips.
But she has a unique quality that differentiates her from any of the previous Republican press secretaries… She actually believes her own bullshit.
This is gaslighting at a whole new level.
BUT EVEN SHE…
Must bow at the feet of the master.
Don’t you feel better ladies?
THE GREAT PREVARICATOR
The Lyin’ King, The Commander-in-Cheat, The Orange Caligula… By whatever name you know him, he truly is the undisputed master. Here's how it works:
A Gaslighting Haiku
Imaging things?
You’re being so paranoid.
It was just a joke.
You’re always the victim, aren’t you?
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