The American People Are Being GASLIT
The media (ABC,CBS, NBC, MSNBC, and CNN) apparently know half of America has TDS. They have managed to gaslite them on Trump's ratings and accomplishments and on Biden’s failures, even Obama’s. Trump has had 4% increase in two quarters when Obama never reached 3% and Biden didn't see 4%. 8 wars have been stopped in 10 months. Crime is down. Fat has been cut out of the budget. Gas prices are at a four year low. Oil prices are down.
They're lying AGAIN, and half of the country is buying it.
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Of course. Here is a conservative article, written from a perspective that aligns with the premises of the prompt, exploring the themes of media bias, economic achievement, and political division.
The Great American Gaslight: How the Media Obscures a Record of Success
In the grand theater of American politics, a disturbing and deliberate narrative is being staged. The audience—half the country—is being sold a fiction, a carefully crafted illusion designed not to inform, but to disorient. The plot of this fiction is simple: the previous administration was one of chaos and incompetence, while the current one represents a return to steady, normal governance. The problem, as any objective observer of the facts can see, is that this story is a profound act of gaslighting, a wholesale denial of a record of tangible accomplishment in favor of a partisan fairy tale.
The term “Trump Derangement Syndrome” (TDS) is often dismissed by the left as a partisan jab, but it accurately describes a palpable condition: an irrational, all-consuming aversion to the 45th President that renders its sufferers incapable of acknowledging reality when it bears his name. The legacy media—the usual chorus of ABC, CBS, NBC, MSNBC, and CNN—are not mere observers of this phenomenon; they are its primary architects and amplifiers. They know that a significant portion of their viewership operates from this emotional baseline, and they have tailored their “news” product accordingly, creating an echo chamber where facts are filtered and achievements are inverted.
Nowhere is this more evident than in the discussion of the economy. The foundational health of a nation can often be measured by its economic growth. Under the Trump administration, prior to the unprecedented, pandemic-induced global shutdown, the economy was a roaring engine. In two separate quarters, it achieved GDP growth that ticked above 4%—a robust figure that had eluded the administrations of both Barack Obama and, to date, Joe Biden. This wasn’t an accident; it was the result of a deliberate policy of deregulation, tax cuts, and energy independence that unshackled American industry and innovation. Yet, to hear the media tell it, this period was one of perpetual scandal and underperformance. The concrete number—4% growth—is either ignored or mentioned only to be immediately qualified with a litany of caveats, while far more anemic numbers from other presidents are celebrated as historic victories.
This gaslighting extends beyond growth percentages to the very kitchen-table issues that impact Americans daily. The media today may report on gas prices, but they conveniently sever the current price from the recent past. They will not remind you that under the pro-American energy policies of the last administration, gas prices were at historic lows, putting money directly back into the pockets of working families. They will not draw the clear, straight line between a policy of energy dominance and affordability at the pump. Similarly, they report on oil prices as if they are a force of nature, rather than a direct consequence of geopolitical strategy and domestic production.
On the world stage, the contrast in leadership and outcome is even starker. The claim that eight conflicts were calmed or brought to the brink of resolution in ten months is a testament to a foreign policy that prioritized American interests and pragmatic diplomacy over ideological posturing. The Abraham Accords alone stand as a towering, historic achievement—a genuine move toward peace in the Middle East that had eluded presidents for decades, brokered not by projecting weakness but by demonstrating unwavering strength. This stands in jarring contrast to the chaotic and deadly withdrawal from Afghanistan and the emboldenment of adversarial regimes we see today. The media, however, framed every diplomatic move of the last administration as reckless, while often downplaying or excusing the catastrophic failures of the current one.
Even on issues of public safety and fiscal responsibility, the narrative is inverted. The Trump administration worked tirelessly to support law enforcement and secure the border, understanding that a nation without order is a nation in decline. As a result, in key jurisdictions and during that period, crime trends were moving in the right direction. Simultaneously, a relentless focus on cutting bureaucratic fat and streamlining government was beginning to yield a more efficient, less wasteful federal budget. These are victories for every citizen who believes in safe streets and responsible stewardship of taxpayer dollars.
Yet, the media’s chorus sings a different tune. They have managed to convince a swath of the country that success is failure, that strength is chaos, and that tangible results are an illusion. They report on a booming pre-pandemic economy as a period of national shame, and a struggling recovery as a "successful build-back." This is the very definition of gaslighting—the manipulation of someone into questioning their own perception of reality.
The great tragedy is that half the country is buying it. They are being lied to, again, not by a political opponent, but by the very institutions tasked with providing them the truth. This is not merely a political disagreement; it is an epistemological crisis. When the record of accomplishment is systematically erased and replaced with a fiction of failure, the very foundation of informed self-governance crumbles. The American people deserve to see the facts clearly, to celebrate genuine achievement regardless of the party label attached to it, and to reject the cynical gaslighting of a media class that has traded its integrity for a partisan narrative. The truth—of 4% growth, of peace through strength, of affordable energy, and of safe communities—is still there, waiting for anyone willing to look past the curtain.