Charles Boyer's character was a glib con artist, murderer and thief---he ingratiated himself w/ Ingrid Bergman, and married her, in order to move into her house----a house she inherited from her murdered aunt (murdered by Boyer for her hidden valuables).
Later the term "gaslighting" became a term to describe a pattern of psychological abuse in which the victims are gradually manipulated into doubting his/her own reality---involves the con artists using emotional gimmicks---cons often playacting as "victims" so as to dupe and disorient the targets experiencing the catastrophic effects of abusive behavior.
The desired effect of "gaslighting" is to maintain the abuser's image as a sympathetic person, while simultaneously priming the disoriented victim to believe that he/she is to blame for the ruinous mind-bending effects of their calculated mistreatment.
The media is an all-encompassing, well-oiled gaslighting machine......adept at co-opting the entire socio/political structure, duping academia and govt into becoming compliant accomplices.
Democrats take a few whiffs---and become prostrate----as they willingly march in lockstep, in obeisance to Obama.
I know this is a part of what's happening... Thanks for the insights.