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byronius

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5. Ratfucking is a Nixonian term revived to describe Karl Rove's methods.

Reply to JustABozoOnThisBus (Original post)

Thu Sep 6, 2018, 01:13 PM

Sep 2018

Conscienceless trickery, that's essentially what it is. Damaging a political system in a hundred different ways to defeat meaningful progress because one chooses the path of the cunning orc instead of the human citizen.

Russians have redefined it. They kind of own it now.

Passive aggressive is burning the toast because you don't want to argue.

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Can someone explain the words "ratfucking" and "gaslighting"? [View all] JustABozoOnThisBus Sep 2018 OP

Google both terms. The definition is the first thing up for both . . . Journeyman Sep 2018 #1

Gaslighting is from an old movie with Ingrid Bergman and Charles Boyer MaryMagdaline Sep 2018 #2

Passive agressive MaryMagdaline Sep 2018 #3

Thanks to all, I think I'm closer to understanding. JustABozoOnThisBus Sep 2018 #8

I specialize in passive aggressive 😊 MaryMagdaline Sep 2018 #9

So does my husband. ;) cynara88 Jul 2019 #12

Gaslighting ariadne0614 Sep 2018 #4

Ratfucking is a Nixonian term revived to describe Karl Rove's methods. byronius Sep 2018 #5

Here's my best 'passive aggressive' example ... mr_lebowski Sep 2018 #6

Passive aggressive. See Melania. gibraltar72 Sep 2018 #7

Gaslighting is like asserting what someone experienced didn't happen JonLP24 Oct 2018 #10

k and r..good examples, and good definitions.. Stuart G Oct 2018 #11