Political Abuse

[David Morris]

I think you miss the point of what "gaslighting" means.  It has nothing to
do with consensus or narratives, other than a conscious attempt to sow
discord and abuse.  This is about abusive political tactics, the exact
opposite of consensus.  Anti- consensus is more like it.

David Morris

On Tuesday, January 24, 2017, Mike Weaver <mike.weaver at zen.co.uk> wrote:

> I'd have said this applies as much to ways of Western capitalism as it
> does to authoritarian regimes. The hoo ha about alt facts/false news seems
> to me to be a sign that the longstanding consensus (Gramsci's collective
> subjective) is breaking down, and the general populace is becoming open to
> different narratives as they look for fresh certainties to underpin their
> day to day lives. How much these narratives cleave to longer term realities
> are not as important as their appeal to shorter term emotional needs.
>
> On 24-Jan-17 4:10 PM, David Morris wrote:
>
> http://washingtonmonthly.com/2017/01/22/is-shawn-spicer-
> gaslighting-the-press/
>
> The truly horrible thing about propaganda in authoritarian regimes is not
> that it convinces the true believers, but that it demoralizes opponents by
> saying in effect: “Yes, we know that you know we are lying, but we don’t
> care! We do it because we can and you can’t stop us!” As for the majority
> of apolitical citizens, it infects them with a corrosive cynicism and
> dissuades them from all forms of public engagement. Apathy may be a more
> powerful silencer of dissent than overt physical coercion.
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