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"Gaslight/gaslighting" is a term for a specific form of psychological abuse where a number of tactics are used to make the victim end up questioning their perceptions and sanity. Lying to the victim constantly about every day events is one of these tactics, but the point of gaslighting isn't simply base deception. It's part of a greater series of actions designed to wear down the victim's belief that they can trust their memory and senses, thus giving greater power over that person to the abuser.

Someone who simply told a lie without that framework was not gaslighting. They were lying. Remember that word, lying? Before it suddenly became popular to slap "gaslighting" onto every damn thing that's what people used.

A politician telling a lie isn't gaslighting you. They're lying. A campaign of political lies designed to convince a nation of people of something false is propaganda.

Someone saying something you disagree with isn't gaslighting.

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YOU CAN’T VOTE ONLINE.

YOU CAN’T VOTE FROM YOUR PHONE.

IN MANY STATES THERE ARE LEGAL CONSEQUENCES FOR PHOTOGRAPHING YOUR BALLOT.

DO NOT WEAR CAMPAIGN GEAR TO THE POLLS.

DO NOT TRY TO PERSUADE PEOPLE TO VOTE FOR A CANDIDATE AT THE POLLS.

DO NOT ENGAGE IN ANY KIND OF POLITICAL DISCOURSE AT THE POLLS.

NO ELECTION IS EVER A SURE THING, EVEN IF YOU’RE IN THE BLUEST OR REDDEST OF STATES.  IF SOMEONE TRIES TO TELL YOU THAT YOU CAN SIT THIS ONE OUT, THEY ARE EITHER IGNORANT OR MALICIOUS.

The problem, is that this is EXACTLY the opportunity Republicans have been looking for for decades. If a conservative nominee is pushed through before the election, and I’m hoping it won’t but if it does, that will lead to a Republican majority in the Supreme Court. And you can bet your life, literally, that they will work to roll back every progressive law they can. 

The concept of a separation of church and state is already a joke in this country, but it will get so much worse. 

But more than that? Even if a nominee isn’t pushed through… 

The vacancy RGB left behind will motivate Republicans to come out to vote in droves. 

THAT is what everyone needs to understand. This is a once in a life time opportunity for the Republicans. You think you don’t want to vote for Biden because he’s not exactly who you want? Because he’s not progressive enough or liberal enough? 

What about all the Republicans who may not support Trump, but want a Republican majority on the Supreme Court? The ones who may not like him, but would be willing to deal with him for four more years if it means controlling the Supreme Court for the next 40?

It’s awful and unfortunate that RGB died so close to the election. Throughout her life she worked tirelessly to fight for equality. Don’t let her life be in vain. 

Now more than ever, it’s important to vote. Everyone. Down the entire ballot. 

I’m lucky enough to live in California, a historically Blue state. But those of my followers who live in Red states, you especially need to call your representatives in the Senate and tell them to postpone any nomination. Cite Mitch McConnell’s own actions in 2016. Anything you can do to add pressure. Remind them who they really work for: you, their constituents. 

We cannot give up the fight. We can’t. Your vote matters. If it didn’t, why would the GOP be trying so hard to take it away? Make sure you’re registered. If you want to mail in your ballot then drop it off at designated polling stations instead of the post office to ensure it’s counted in time. 

I don’t have many followers so I don’t know who will see this, but please, reblog this. Spread the information. RBG’s death will galvanize Republicans out to vote en masse. We can’t afford to be apathetic or disenfranchised. We can make a difference, but not if we don’t bother to try. 

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A few small corrections: 

1. ‘Hynñiew trep’ (seven huts) is a part of folklore and refers to a place from which two tribes emerged: the Khasi and the Jaiñtia. Contemporarily, a region in eastern Meghalaya is called Ri Hynñiew Trep, where both the Khasi and the Jaiñtia tribes reside. It it does not refer to people and we do not call ourselves Hynñiew Trep.

2. Root bridges are not just located in Sohra (Cherrapunji is the colonial name of this town), but rather all throughout Meghalaya, particularly in the southern part. The earliest record of root bridges was in 1844, which happened to be the ones found in Sohra. Both Khasis and Jaiñtias have made root bridges for generations.

ALSO I’d like to point out that the root bridges and the environment that surrounds them are in danger due to tourism. Excessive advertising of these structures as tourist spots have caused stress that the roots have never had to endure even two decades prior. From being used by just the local residents, quite a few root bridges are now seeing hundreds of tourists everyday. There’s not only undue strain on the structures, but also pollution; people throw trash, are noisy, and do not respect the environment.

If you do visit the root bridges, please be respectful. Despite the prominent promotion of these bridges as tourist spots, people ought not to treat this as a structure available for consumption. People and other beings that use the root bridges are losing a very useful part of their lives; routes that have been around for centuries. 

I stopped seeing an allergist who said "Get rid of the cats and put that dog outside" as response to a description of my allergies, without ever giving me an allergy test.

(My next allergist actually did his due diligence and discovered that half the reason I couldn't breathe was because I had allergic scar tissue in my sinuses).

I stopped seeing a gastroenterologist when he didn't make an effort to learn my name, familiarize himself with the treatments I had tried that did not work, or read the list of known medicine allergies attached to my chart.

(He asked me when my last colonoscopy was LESS THAN 48HRS AFTER HE PERFORMED IT and re-prescribed me a medication that had hospitalized me)

I stopped seeing a certain psychologist because, despite my complaints about the damage that it was doing to my stomach lining, he wasn't willing to switch my meds in favor of something less destructive.

(My next psychiatrist agreed to see me WEEKLY while she weaned me off the meds he had put me on, and spent months checking in with me and tweaking my medications until we found a medication that helped my depression sufficiently without killing my stomach.)

Don't pay to see doctors who refuse to run tests!

Don't pay to see doctors whose bedside manner makes you uncomfortable.

Don't pay to see doctors who ignore your complaints about medications.

Image ID: a white paper hanging on an off-white wall. Printed on the paper is the following:

In the waning days of a global pandemic, the citizens of the United States grapple at the ballot box. The issues:

A climate of national protest

Race relations and race riots

Vigilantism, terrorism, and law enforcement abuse

Wealth disparity and income inequality

Global interventionism

Out-of-control military spending

A recovering recession economy

Accusations of rampant voter fraud and the disenfranchisement of minority voters

The Republican slogan “America First” competes with a more international Democratic globalist vision.

The Republicans pledge a return to normal in the face of this chaos. The Democrats seek to implement a new, more progressive normal.