Postmodern theory, the concept that nothing is verifiably true, simply doesn’t work for everyone. For many, truths of religion and science still undergird their worldview.

Today’s progressive ideology seeks to reshape all belief systems to fit its cultural vision. This deconstructionist exercise is occurring in part through psychological manipulation known as gaslighting. The term originates from a 1938 stage play, “Gas Light,” in which an abusive husband attempts to render his wife insane by slowly dimming the gas lights while deeming his wife delusional when she perceives the gradually encroaching darkness.

Media and academia are imposing this technique on the American people. Reality is at odds with the narrative they assert. Looting mobs and burning buildings are backdrops of reporters claiming peaceful protests. Inner cities are overridden with crime, yet law enforcement is the problem.

The United States accepts more immigrants than any other country, yet the narrative contends America is irredeemably xenophobic. Capitalist countries are indisputably the most effective in alleviating poverty, yet capitalism is characterized as an oppressive system intent on holding people down. A white person living a respectable life, treating others fairly and respectfully, disavowing bigotry, is nevertheless categorically racist.

Gaslighting, where reality doesn’t reconcile with the narrative, has become pervasive in media and politics with the goal of restructuring the culture and the political system. For those who aren’t prepared to relinquish the American experiment in liberty, question everything and everyone, identify propaganda, search for truth. Most importantly, hang on to your sanity.

Stacey West

Sewickley

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