MANUFACTURING PERSECUTION
AI overview This specific scenario is a highly calculated form of DARVO (Deny, Attack, and Reverse Victim and Offender) often referred to by psychologists and sociologists as Victimhood Signalling, Preemptive DARVO, or The Manufacturing of Persecution. When a person successfully fabricates an attack to gain public sympathy, they are executing a psychological and public relations strategy to insulate themselves from criticism and control the narrative. ## The Mechanics: How It Works * The Preemptive Strike: The individual creates a narrative of being under siege before any actual criticism or exposure happens, effectively neutralizing future whistleblowers. * Fabricated Evidence: They misinterpret benign comments, isolate standard disagreements out of context, or completely invent anonymous threats to present as "proof" of a smear campaign. * Weaponized Vulnerability: By adopting the language of trauma and social justice, they trigger the public’s natural instinct to pro...