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Instigators are quick to run to unfairly criticize 

and tell their circle the version of the story in 

which another is seen as the villain or perpetrator 

and they are the victim. In many cases, they 

can be extremely critical and notorious for 

mischaracterizing people, telling others how 

bad another person is when, in reality, they are 

projecting those ugly inferiority issues onto 

another, sometimes without even realizing it.

It's easy to point out someone else's flaws, but 

Jesus said, "You hypocrite, first take the plank 

out of your own eye, and then you will see 

clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s

 eye.."

7:5 Matthew

Character assassination is an intentional attempt, 

usually made by a compulsive liar/narcissist to

 influence someone's portrayal or reputation in

 such a way that others develop an extremely 

negative or unappealing perception of them.

Character assassination is an essential

 component of emotional and psychological

 abuse. Destroying the reputation and image

 of the designated victim places the abuser in 

a dominant position, or so they think.

The assassin tears away at the victim's 

integrity by deliberately amplifying perceived 

flaws, heartlessly criticizing and mocking one's 

actions, beliefs, aspirations, and discrediting

 accomplishments, and spreading outright lies.

As a result, as the victim begins to succumb to 

the shame of stigma and the oppression of the

 assassin's smear campaign broadcast to anyone 

willing to listen, s/he begins to doubt reality and

 question themselves. The assassin eventually 

leads the targeted victim to experience and 

perceive themselves as emotionally and 

mentally abnormal.

Envy, greed, jealousy, a demented need to

 harm, and hidden agendas drive many character

 assassins.  They will scapegoat, demonise, and

 vilify their victim in order to deflect blame.

To build a militia of enablers, they will pretend

 to be victims, manipulate facts, spread confusing

 rumors (doublespeak), and question the targeted

 victim's beliefs.

Trickery is a common tactic used by character 

assassins to pit an enabler against the targeted

 rival in order to Divide and Conquer.

They are masters at reshaping what is technically

 true into a devious narrative devoid of facts.

Character assassins can dupe others into joining

forces in their agenda by relying on group-think,

 the tendency to interpret information so that it 

supports preconceptions.

Jealousy is a negative emotion that causes harm

 to the person who feels it. They are typically 

constrained by their own limited imagination. 

Jealousy stems from a desire for something that

 someone else possesses... or from feeling 

threatened when there is perceived competition.

A jealous person is filled with self-doubt. This 

emotional bondage can prevent them from 

performing at their best. They may perceive 

another to have a gift, expertise, competence,

 talents, aptitude, or natural abilities that they

 have convinced themselves that they do not 

possess.

A jealous person's mindset is one of manipulation.

How does a person who is envious manipulate?

A jealous person manipulates a group's perception 

of the gifted person by taking advantage of the

 group's opinion and claiming the gifted person 

is full of flaws.

What lethal trappings may be 

anticipated from small seeds

of jealousy!

 What mischief people do to

 themselves by their ungoverned

tongues!

Naysayers, gossips, 

character assassins, 

truth distorters, liars, judge,

 jury, and executioners....

Let us not give instigators any

ammunition to use against us.