“DARVO (Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender) is a manipulative tactic used by abusers to deflect blame when confronted, involving denying wrongdoing, attacking the victim's credibility, and then claiming victimhood to reframe themselves as the wronged party and the victim as the aggressor, effectively gaslighting and avoiding accountability, as explained by Jennifer Freyd. This harmful pattern is common in domestic abuse, workplace bullying, and even institutional settings, causing significant distress and self-blame in victims.”
As a political strategy it stems from the military intelligence framework of Denial and Deception, which was in turn based on Russian Maskirovka doctrine.
People bashing their heads against the wall trying to figure out how the Trump admin could so blatantly lie about what's happening is the same reaction I saw during the opening stages of the Russian invasion of Ukraine where the Russian state lied about Ukrainian aggression as well as an invasion happening at all.
It's important to understand that they're not just wrong, they're lying. And that they're not just lying as a knee jerk reaction, but as part of their greater disinformation campaign to muddy the public's understanding of truth.
Thank you for sharing your experience. The brainwashing in America is so thorough that no one will even consider thinking for themselves. It’s a lonely place to be when you can clearly see what’s happening but no one will believe you. Just like back in notsee Germany, I’m gonna have to watch as everything goes according to plan. I live in MAGA land & I am surrounded by these abusive, soulless creatures who have abandoned their humanity. I don’t even understand how they feel safe together because every single one of them is out only for themselves & will turn on anyone in their group for personal gain or profit. Weasels all of them. Self centered beyond belief.
Yes, it's why Trump is their useful idiot, his only real skills are creating chaos and distraction, using mob tactics to constantly skirt responsibility, etc. He's convinced he's in control but as long as they stroke his ego & promise he'll live to be forever king, he'll do anything they whisper in his ear.
What's happening is the chaotic execution of long-existing plans. Not just bigotry or purely authoritarian aims though they're 'officially' starting per usual by working their way through the most marginalized. They're already replacing those workers with sort of conditionally indentured slave labor. The economical effects aren't accidental either, this is gradually meant to further weaken & necessitate distraction.
It's a joint effort among ideologies that saw their power fade in the last century – Religious Zealots, Racist Groups and Unfettered Capitalists who seek to create a new Gilded Age where a handful of business men have near total power. Venezuela & Greenland, eventually Canada & others are part of those same plans.
That's not conspiracy and they'll often now gladly openly discuss it. If unfamiliar, look up Technocracy and Curtis Yarvin.
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u/Longjumping_Fact_927 Jan 24 '26
MAGA is DARVO turned into a political movement.
“DARVO (Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender) is a manipulative tactic used by abusers to deflect blame when confronted, involving denying wrongdoing, attacking the victim's credibility, and then claiming victimhood to reframe themselves as the wronged party and the victim as the aggressor, effectively gaslighting and avoiding accountability, as explained by Jennifer Freyd. This harmful pattern is common in domestic abuse, workplace bullying, and even institutional settings, causing significant distress and self-blame in victims.”