PART 6 second thread on Gaslighting. Starting with tactic five of gaslighting. THEIR ACTIONS DONT MATCH THEIR WORDS. #Gaslighting
How many times have we heard no can fix this but Donald J Trump, or I’m for the little people, the forgotten people. Let’s talk about what he’s done for the forgotten people. nytimes.com/2017/12/17/us/…
On the campaign trail Trump called for Universal Health Care. 500 days into his term 45 is whining how John McCain’s thumb cost him repealing the ACA and ripping healthcare from millions. axios.com/trump-universa…
Trump promised to never touch Medicare, Social Security and Medicaid while campaigning. Meanwhile once in office he pushed to cut Medicaid significantly. vox.com/policy-and-pol…
PART 4 second thread on Gaslighting. Starting with tactic three of gaslighting. THEY USE WHAT IS NEAR AND DEAR TO YOU AS AMMUNITION.
There are several real life situations that highlight this gaslighting tactic. Trump is trying to tear down the barriers between our institutions that form our democracy. Trump wants Sessions to protect him rather than protect the nation. time.com/5089974/presid…
Trump is demanding that his “enemies” be investigated and arrested. This is what Turkey or Syria does not the USA. latimes.com/opinion/editor…
Let’s talk about gaslighting. There’s 11 aspects to gaslighting. Over the next two weeks I want to highlight these aspects.
THEY TELL BLATANT LIES is the first technique used by Trump to gaslight the populous. This tweet is riddled with blatant lies that can easily be fact checked.
As Senator Schumer states this investigation has yielded guilty pleas with one felon currently in jail.
Let’s talk about this tax plan. GOP comes into power and starting with Reagan cut taxes and tanks the economy. Dems are elected , save the day n are forced to raise taxes. There are signs the economy is starting to show cracks. This tax cut will tank the economy. It’s immoral.
So Trump will install this dangerous wealth distribution plan and the first thing Dems will do is raise the corporate rates and higher tax rates. It’s the ting n yang of politics.
What’s different about this tax plan is its pettiness and punitive of Democratic values. It’s punishing to the middle class. newyorker.com/news/news-desk…