Trump’s Campaign ads are not Only Funded with Your Money, They are Designed to Both Catfish and Gaslight the American People
Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart The third time I saw one of Trump’s ridiculous ads, paid for by taxpayer money, I laughed out loud. This is what I saw. As an old, obese man lumbered towards the camera, while a voice ove was played. The words were attacks on anyone who failed to agree with and support the man attempting to walk while staring at the camera’s lens. His facial expression seemed to be an attempt to appear “menacing.” The words were apparently labels defining his hundreds of millions of adversaries, including “war mongers,” “communists,” and “fascists.” Are you thinking, “this is the most farcical thing I have ever seen?” A VERY WEAK EFFORT TO CATFISH THE AMERICANPEOPLE Catfishing is the act of creating a fake online identity or persona on social media, dating apps, or forums to trick and deceive another person or persons. Gaslighting is a form of psychological manipulation and emotional abuse where one person makes another person doubt their memory, perception, sanity, or reality. ...