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Gaslighting is the new normal

Gaslighting is the new normal

A whole society has been trained in the toxicity of gaslighting -- undermining conversations in real life and politics by making truth out of lies and lies out of truth. What do we do now?

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Dr. Elana Sztokman
Nov 21, 2021
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The first big rains were falling in Israel as the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict of “not guilty” came in. As the thunder clapped, I could hear echoes of the rains that fell on January 20, 2017 in Washington, D.C, when the new president stood in front of a small inaugural crowd that was being rained on, and told the world that it was “sunny.” His pronouncement…

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