The Combat Lexicon: Weapons of Narrative War
Language for those who refuse to lose their country to liars.
Preface
This lexicon was born out of something primal—a reaction to faces we can't stand and voices that set our teeth on edge. Not because of vanity, but because they represent a system of lies made flesh. When you see Trump’s smug face or hear Karoline Leavitt’s rehearsed shrillness, you're not just annoyed. You're reacting to a signal—falsehood packaged as confidence.
You're not just seeing or hearing these people—you’re having a visceral rejection of affective dishonesty. Their faces, their tones, their entire presentation operate like signal jammers, distorting the emotional frequency you’ve spent your life trying to tune to integrity. What you’re experiencing isn’t superficial disgust—it’s your nervous system identifying a threat wrapped in performative confidence. They are designed to provoke, to manipulate, to bypass logic and tap straight into the limbic system.
These figures, and the system they operate in, have inverted integrity, hijacked morality, and turned manipulation into a form of governance. This guide is a response to that signal. It names the tactics used to confuse, control, and exhaust us. Because when you can name the weapon, you can disarm it. When you can speak the language of war, you can rewrite the terms of peace.
This isn’t just vocabulary. It’s resistance.
🔪 001. Virtue Inversion
Definition: The act of labeling empathy, honesty, or moral courage as weakness, naivety, or "woke."
Street Clarity: They take being a decent human and twist it to sound like you're weak or stupid for caring.
2025 Example: Karoline Leavitt calling compassion “leftist brainwashing” or mocking student debt relief as “handouts for lazy libs.”
Relatable: A kid helps a bullied classmate and gets mocked as “soft.” Integrity gets treated like a flaw.
🔪 002. Manufactured Mob
Definition: Deliberate provocation to evoke rage, then using that rage to justify authoritarian control.
Street Clarity: They piss people off on purpose, wait for someone to snap, then say “See? Look at the mob.”
2025 Example: January 6. They provoked it, then used it to justify voter suppression and surveillance.
Relatable: A boss mistreats an employee until they yell—then fires them for “anger issues.”
🔪 003. Moral Panic Laundering
Definition: Inflating a fringe issue to pass harmful policies under a fake moral shield.
Street Clarity: Make up a crisis, milk it for power, then punish real people in the fallout.
2025 Example: Anti-trans laws pushed under the fake flag of “protecting kids.”
Relatable: School bans phones for “safety,” but really to stop videos exposing abusive staff.
🔪 004. Projection Shielding
Definition: Accusing others of the exact crime you're committing, to confuse and deflect.
Street Clarity: The thief yelling “Stop thief!”
2025 Example: Trump accusing Biden of DOJ abuse while promising to jail enemies if reelected.
Relatable: Cheating partner accuses you of lying to hide their own guilt.
🔪 005. Obedience Framing
Definition: Equating dissent with betrayal; treating compliance as the only form of patriotism.
Street Clarity: If you question them, you’re a traitor.
2025 Example: GOP media calling military whistleblowers “un-American.”
Relatable: A boss demanding loyalty and calling honest feedback “insubordination.”
🔪 006. False Equivalence Cascade
Definition: Pretending unequal things are the same to confuse moral judgment.
Street Clarity: Comparing a slap to a stabbing and acting like it’s all the same.
2025 Example: Comparing Hunter’s laptop to Trump’s felony indictments.
Relatable: “Sarah was late too” from someone caught plagiarizing. It’s a deflection, not a defense.
🔪 007. Narrative Drift
Definition: Slowly changing the topic until the original issue is forgotten.
Street Clarity: They bury the truth under distraction until no one remembers what started the fire.
2025 Example: After Trump’s conviction, media pivots to court bias debates.
Relatable: Workplace scandal fades as leadership floods emails with “positivity” and “team unity.”
🔪 008. Gaslight Loop
Definition: Denying your reality until you question your own perception.
Street Clarity: They lie so often and so smoothly you start to wonder if you’re the crazy one.
2025 Example: MAGA calling January 6 “tourism.”
Relatable: Boss moves the goalposts, then blames you for missing the shot—and acts like it never happened.
🔪 009. Authority Laundering
Definition: Using institutions to bless corrupt behavior with fake legitimacy.
Street Clarity: Put a suit or a title on the lie and call it law.
2025 Example: Ken Paxton using courts to justify voter suppression.
Relatable: Principal signs off on a harmful policy so it “looks official”—but it’s still wrong.
🔪 010. Weaponized Civility
Definition: Demanding politeness from the oppressed while ignoring brutality from the powerful.
Street Clarity: You’re scolded for yelling while they punch with a smile.
2025 Example: Calls for civility during pro-Palestinian protests, but silence during violent MAGA rallies.
Relatable: A family member insults you repeatedly—then gets mad when you raise your voice.
🔪 011. Tactical Hypocrisy
Definition: Using double standards on purpose, not by accident—confuse, win, move on.
Street Clarity: They don’t care about being fair. They care about staying on top.
2025 Example: Calling for law and order while defending Trump’s crimes.
Relatable: A coworker breaks rules but reports others for minor issues.
🔪 012. Righteous Villainy
Definition: Justifying cruelty or oppression by claiming it’s for a noble cause.
Street Clarity: “We had to hurt them to protect everyone.”
2025 Example: Book bans as “saving children,” while ignoring real dangers.
Relatable: A parent uses “tough love” as an excuse for abuse—says it’s for your own good.
🔪 013. Grievance Farming
Definition: Manufacturing victimhood to gain power and loyalty.
Street Clarity: They’re always the victim, even when they’re holding the knife.
2025 Example: Billionaires claiming they’re “silenced” while dominating media.
Relatable: A coworker plays the victim every time they’re called out—because it keeps them safe.
🔪 014. Ideological Capture
Definition: Turning neutral institutions into tools for one agenda—quietly.
Street Clarity: They hijack trusted systems and act like nothing changed.
2025 Example: State universities gutting gender/race curriculum under the banner of “neutrality.”
Relatable: A local nonprofit subtly shifting toward political bias while still claiming it’s “just helping people.”
🔪 015. Plausible Deniability Theater
Definition: Setting up shady moves so they always have an out.
Street Clarity: They poison the well, then say “I never told you to drink.”
2025 Example: Tucker Carlson spreading lies but hiding behind “just asking questions.”
Relatable: A boss hints layoffs are coming, denies it, and blames you for panicking when you leave.
If this language helps you see clearly, use it.
If it gives you words for what you’ve always felt, pass it on.
This isn’t just a lexicon. It’s a playbook for reclaiming your mind from bullshit.
