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Gaslighting (Merriam-Webster Definition)

Merriam-Webster defines gaslighting as follows:

  1. Psychological manipulation of a person usually over an extended period of time that causes the victim to question the validity of their own thoughts, perception of reality, or memories and typically leads to confusion, loss of confidence and self-esteem, uncertainty of one's emotional or mental stability, and a dependency on the perpetrator.
  1. The act or practice of grossly misleading someone especially for one's own advantage.

As was the case with “dehumanizing”, EM employees appear to interpret the meaning of “gaslighting” to be anything EM says or does that they don’t like. And, as was the case with “dehumanizing”, the contextual abuse of language reaches the level of satire, and in this instance logical fallacy.

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Giving the definition of gaslighting just proves their point. Continual & consistent lying while trying to convince everyone it’s true (for purposes of manipulation) is happening definitely happening at EM.

I’ve experienced it in action multiple times in the last year. My manager uses this technique so much, if you told me we were part of a secret psychological test, I’d not be surprised.

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meb+1kkOUG0B
Religious climate fanatics believe not sane adults. Your comments prove my point. Don't believe in the religion...let the gaslighting begin!
Industry bosses only believe in what helps them cash their stock....they know it is cr-p too, but fear the mindless mob.

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Post ID: @1lkj+1kkOUG0B

Based on that definition, the term was used appropriately in previous posts.

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Post ID: @1dtb+1kkOUG0B

@uzh Yawn…more API talking points.

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Post ID: @1tib+1kkOUG0B

I saw a report by a climatologist earlier this week showing various graphs of Earth’s temperatures over history. The graphs prior to 1992 showed large variations then by 1996 the same historical graphs by same agencies had removed historical temperature fluctuations and added a forecast rise that dwarfed all earlier temperature rises.

The main reason that the forecast rise dwarfed all the previous rises was because those past rises were edited out.

There is likely some change due to human activity but greater than previous pre human activity rises that have been edited.

Do some research and you will see the green effort to control some things and complete neglect of other things. EPA has made diesel 18 wheelers unreliable with emissions requirements that driver have to spend $10k to $20k per year in repairs but each container ship from China emits the equivalent of 50 million cars. Cut the emissions of 15 container ships and that is equal to eliminating the pollution of all cars on earth. Why go after trucks when ships emit millions of tons more?

Green politics is about control, not about what is best for our planet. Control of information and control of peoples’ activities.

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Post ID: @uzh+1kkOUG0B

@hvv+1kkOUG0B what term? I am assuming a previous post was remove, removing some of the context to this thread?

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Post ID: @xqs+1kkOUG0B

@ygp

Every sane, functioning adult on the planet recognizes the scientific consensus on climate change, including, it seems, oil industry bosses. Take a look at where they’re putting their money if you doubt that.

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Post ID: @meb+1kkOUG0B

You mean like telling the world we will all die from Global warming err.."climate change" admit it would take all the money in the world to fix it. And provide no actual data from the last 40 years of real weather data models to prove that climate models are actually accurate?

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Post ID: @ygp+1kkOUG0B

Here we go again. Another attempt at damage control.

Don’t lecture us or presume you know what others have experienced.

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Post ID: @syt+1kkOUG0B

Here we go again. This is almost comical.

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Post ID: @lun+1kkOUG0B

Anytime someone uses that term, I know they are useless.

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