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--- tactics:mirroring [2024/09/20 18:41] – [Mirroring on the World Stage] Humphrey Boa-Gart
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 **Accusation in a Mirror**, also known as **Mirroring**, is a [[diy:propaganda]] tactic and a form of [[tactics:lying]]. It is done by simply falsely attributing one's own motives and/or intentions to their adversaries.
-Mirroring can be used many ways, such as a [[tactics:stonewalling]] tactic, by [[tactics:victim-card|playing the victim]], or to hit an exposed [[tactics:flank]] of an enemy's reputation. It is commonly used by [[hazards:gatekeepers]], [[hazards:shills]] and [[hazards:cults]].
+Mirroring can be used many ways, such as a [[tactics:stonewalling]] tactic, by [[tactics:victim-card|playing the victim]], or to hit an exposed [[tactics:flank]] of an enemy's reputation. It is sometimes deployed in conjunction with [[tactics:sealioning]]. It is commonly used by [[hazards:gatekeepers]], [[hazards:shills]] and [[hazards:cults]].
+===== Common Examples =====
+Here are some common examples of mirroring seen in the wild by [[anonymous:anonops|AnonOps]] field agents:
+  * An [[hazards:agent provocateurs|agent provocateur]] that has infiltrated a group may accuse authentic members of that group of being provocateurs.
+  * Cyberbullies and [[tactics:suicide-trolling|suicide trolls]] may justify their attacks by accusing the victim of being cyberbullies or suicide trolls.
+  * People engaged in [[tactics:dox|doxxing]] or [[tactics:swatting]] may justify those attacks by claiming their victims were doing the same thing.
+  * A [[tactics:catfishing|catfish agent]] may sow doubt in the minds of their victim, by accusing the victim's friends of being catfishers or gold diggers.
+  * [[hazards:rats|Informants]] that have infiltrated a group may divert suspicion by accusing other people of being informants.
+  * A pedophile may accuse threats or investigators of being pedophiles themselves, or even worm their way into things like pedo hunting ops.
+These are just some examples, and is by no means an exhaustive list. In every case, the pattern is the same: Deflection away from one's own actions by the use of a scapegoat.
+This is a very common tactic used by gatekeepers and agent provocateurs. Sometimes they will attack to provoke the victim into complaining. The attacker will then use the complaint as "proof" that the victim is the one bullying the attacker. It is a form of [[tactics:lying#gaslighting|gaslighting]]. Sometimes they may escalate this charade far enough to recruit [[hazards:flying monkeys]] to continue the attack for them.
 ===== Mirroring on the World Stage =====

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