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[–][deleted] 5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

I was just struck by how repetitive and monotone all the hate was in the comments. All spammed within 30 minutes on a usually quiet sub.

[–]StaresBlankly 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Is this the most straightforward textbook example of gaslighting ever or have I misunderstood the concept?

[–]OasisReverie 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

You're absolutely right.

Mental illness is something that people have used to control others for decades.

Calling runaway slaves delusional for wanting to be free is one example.

Telling women who want to work in the 50s that they're crazy and giving them Valium is another example.

[–]zyxzevn 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I saw this before about Wikileaks and Sanders/Hillary.
It is reddit directly manipulating politics, probably via an anonymous moderator.