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AloeVera

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2. The gaslighting and obfuscation wears on my ragged nerves.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Thu Mar 27, 2025, 07:59 AM

Mar 27

Suss out the one irrelevant "weakness" in a truth you don't like. Hammer away until your opponent adresses it. Then make the whole story about it and smear away. The truth and real story get lost in the smoke and mirrors.

This is how they do it. It's sickeningly dishonest.

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Jeffrey Goldberg... littlemissmartypants Mar 27 #1

The gaslighting and obfuscation wears on my ragged nerves. AloeVera Mar 27 #2

That's the "What about?" tactic. usonian Mar 27 #3

Well they wern't "war plans" it was worse IbogaProject Mar 27 #4