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Does anyone else think Boris is a gaslighter?

81 replies

Marcydarcy7867 · 08/05/2021 21:51

Just that really. I’m shocked time and time again how he says things that are the opposite of the truth and spins things to suit him. It’s gaslighting of the nation.

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LorelaiVictoriaGilmore · 08/05/2021 21:55

Unless he is making you think that you are losing your marbles (which doesn’t sound like the case from your op), that’s not gaslighting, is it? It may be spin and it may be lying but it’s not gaslighting.

Timper · 08/05/2021 21:56

Does it ‘trigger’ you too? Some words are just too dramatically overused on here.

Monkeytennis97 · 08/05/2021 21:59

Most of the teaching profession afaik

Tuesdaysintheazores · 08/05/2021 22:00

Liar I think is the word

AnonGlitterBomb · 08/05/2021 22:00

Change the title from ‘Boris’ to ‘all politicians’ and I might agree more

EdwinPootsLovesArchaeology · 08/05/2021 22:03

No he's just lying and bullshitting. And enough voters think it's ok because the payback is oh god who knows actually

Tuesdaysintheazores · 08/05/2021 22:05

Because he is lolz and a celeb

Kljnmw3459 · 08/05/2021 22:05

Liar? Yes.

RoseRedRoseBlue · 08/05/2021 22:06

He constantly rewrites history and denies any inconvenient truths. He is a gaslighter, liar and hypocrite.

Quincie · 08/05/2021 22:08

Can you list a few so we can see what you're referring to?

sst1234 · 08/05/2021 22:08

Do you know what gaslighting means? Or just did you just want to use ten term because it’s trendy right now. A bit like narcissist.

justasking111 · 08/05/2021 22:11

@AnonGlitterBomb

Change the title from ‘Boris’ to ‘all politicians’ and I might agree more
Yep agreed
HmmmmmmInteresting · 08/05/2021 22:13

@Quincie

Can you list a few so we can see what you're referring to?
Wtf 😂
Itwasjustresting · 08/05/2021 22:39

Here’s an example - “There are no press here,” to the angry dad at the hospital.

I’d call that gaslighting - making the dad doubt himself. But I’ll settle for “lying.”

blueangel19 · 08/05/2021 22:40

I think you find that quite a few people like Boris. He is positive which is very welcome. I would hate someone like David Lammy. In fact coming all I ever heard from Labour is moaning and moaning. Nothing else.

blueangel19 · 08/05/2021 22:41

And blaming

Thatisnotwhatisaid · 08/05/2021 22:46

I think he just deflects any criticism aimed at him with ‘yeah but we delivered Brexit and we delivered on our vaccine promise’ so his supporters think ‘yeaaahhh go Boris- he got Brexit done’.

Let’s forget the death toll. Let’s forget the racism. Let’s forget the misogyny and homophobia. At least he got Brexit done.

Thatisnotwhatisaid · 08/05/2021 22:47

He is positive which is very welcome

Yeah, if racism is positive.

Miasicarisatia · 08/05/2021 22:49

He is a version of trump.... as trump himself remarked!

Zig27 · 08/05/2021 22:49

I suppose he is told what to say by his media team as he doesn't really make the decisions.

IsThePopeCatholic · 08/05/2021 22:53

Yes. He’s a liar, a narcissist, a philanderer, an egotist, a coward.

Sadieeloise5687 · 08/05/2021 23:01

An example (there are many)-
Boris to the public (and the queen) I need to suspend parliament (unlawfully) to prepare a new queens speech because naughty parliament has blocked it. Truth - he suspended parliament to push through his Brexit plans. The public /parliament were all doubting themselves as to his motives (maybe we didn’t elect him enough of a majority to get brexit done). Rubbish- he had a massive majority at the time.

Another example - you joe public are to blame for rising infection rates (not my policies and eat out to help out).

DIshedUp · 08/05/2021 23:04

Hes more a liar than a gaslighter. Although maybe a liar is just an unconvincing gaslighter

Sadieeloise5687 · 08/05/2021 23:06

But he gets the public to blame themselves and gets them to think they were mad for saying he lies at all - can’t be true!
www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/boris-johnson-lies-viral-video-b1830732.html%3famp

Sadieeloise5687 · 08/05/2021 23:07

A gas lighter is a liar who gets the victim to doubt and blame themselves