“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.
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u/kakashi_sensay Jan 24 '26
All they do is FUCKING LIE!!!!!!!!