Trump is gaslighting us — again! — with his silly terrorist attacks list, but journalists can fight
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Date: 09/02/2017

Trump Breaking News Network -Trump is gaslighting us — again! — with his silly terrorist attacks list, but journalists can fight back.

Most people who have been in abusive relationships have endured the “gaslighting” experience, which is when abusers try to distort victims’ perception of reality.

Here’s how it typically goes: The victim confronts the abuser about his abuse, whether it’s physical or emotional. Rather than accept responsibility for his behavior, the abuser then tries to turn the tables on the victim by making false accusations. (The term is derived from the 1944 film “Gaslight,” in which Ingrid Bergman is a woman slowly being driven insane by her husband.)

Typically, the abuser will accuse the victim of being “crazy” or “paranoid.” These qualities have the advantage of being slippery and ill-defined; they can be used literally or as metaphors. To make things worse, the abuser often reserves the sole right to define what constitutes “crazy,” making it almost impossible for the victim to defend herself.

It’s enough to drive one crazy. It’s also exactly what Donald Trump is doing to the media, with his fake-news debate over whether terrorist attacks are somehow underreported.

This latest round of Trumpian gaslighting started with a concrete, specific accusation being made about the Trump administration — that it’s grossly exaggerating the threat of terrorism and sometimes lying about it, in order to drum up support for the Muslim travel ban.

This accusation is solid and specific, based on extensive evidence that exists on tape.

Last week White House adviser Kellyanne Conway, told MSNBC’s Chris Matthews that something called the “Bowling Green massacre” happened. It did not. When she attempted to claim she misspoke, two other interviews surfaced — one with Cosmopolitan and one with TMZ — making clear that she had used the term “Bowling Green massacre” on multiple occasions and that this was something more than a momentary lapse.

Then Trump himself told a massive whopper, telling a Monday press conference that terrorism was occurring “all over Europe” and had “gotten to a point where it’s not even being reported.” He added: “And in many cases the very, very dishonest press doesn’t want to report it. They have their reasons, and you understand that.”

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http://www.salon.com/2017/02/08/trump-is-gaslighting-us-again-with-his-silly-terrorist-attack-list-but-journalists-can-fight-back/

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