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JHB

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16. Also deflection. If they keep saying WE are doing those things...

Tue Nov 22, 2022, 09:28 AM

Nov 2022

...and then we rightly say those things are what they are doing, it comes off as "I know you are but what am I", especially when they can count on the media to back up their spin because it fits the lazy cynicism of "both sides do it."

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Why do conservatives always accuse their opponents of exactly what they themselves are doing? [View all] mwb970 Nov 2022 OP

I've always believed too that KarenS Nov 2022 #1

I fear the 2nd Amendment could literally become a tool for a dictator Ohioboy Nov 2022 #33

Add to that "Getting government off your back" JHB Nov 2022 #2

Several DSM disorders include viewing others doing the same things they themselves would do. TheBlackAdder Nov 2022 #35

Normalization... LakeVermilion Nov 2022 #3

Bingo! (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Nov 2022 #6

I agree. They are trying to confuse and discourage potential Dem voters. spooky3 Nov 2022 #8

Also deflection. If they keep saying WE are doing those things... JHB Nov 2022 #16

We got a brand new outdoor security light on Saturday at our Backseat Driver Nov 2022 #31

They learned it from the Ruzzians...nt mitch96 Nov 2022 #32

They were doing this even back when they were accusing us of "getting marching orders... JHB Nov 2022 #50

And projection. SOMEONE'S doing bad stuff. Can't be them. Hortensis Nov 2022 #26

Trump is best at it. twodogsbarking Nov 2022 #4

Projection malaise Nov 2022 #5

It pretty much works for them. That's why. mucifer Nov 2022 #7

Why do they do it? Deflection. wnylib Nov 2022 #9

Democrats need to up their media game Historic NY Nov 2022 #10

It's as if we don't believe in marketing. CrispyQ Nov 2022 #42

"let the right frame" orthoclad Nov 2022 #49

They did do that Genki Hikari Nov 2022 #52

They aren't conservatives but NAZIs YorkRd Nov 2022 #11

Every accusation is a confession. Typical of sociopaths. Irish_Dem Nov 2022 #12

"stochastic sociopathy" orthoclad Nov 2022 #37

The GOP and Putin are waging a psy-ops war against the US. Irish_Dem Nov 2022 #43

"stochastic terror" orthoclad Nov 2022 #48

It is a deliberate manipulation of people using powerful social/psychology tools. Irish_Dem Nov 2022 #53

Sigmund Freud's nephew orthoclad Nov 2022 #64

Gerrymandering is democracy's kryptonite. jaxexpat Nov 2022 #13

That's what narcissists do. milestogo Nov 2022 #14

If it were not so common, there would not be a word for it. Ferrets are Cool Nov 2022 #15

You forgot one very current right wing rant. The Jungle 1 Nov 2022 #17

How can you accuse us of that which we've accused you? d_b Nov 2022 #18

seriously? it's the old "I'm rubber, you're glue!..." children's canard writ large - pure BS bringthePaine Nov 2022 #19

They actually believe everyone is like them deep down inside. rickford66 Nov 2022 #20

It's a great tool for manipulating The Unmitigated Gall Nov 2022 #21

Psychopaths and sociopaths project to Chalco Nov 2022 #22

Republicans like to whip up hysteria and chaos to feel like they're in control dlk Nov 2022 #23

"Why do conservatives always..." Because it is the cheapest and easiest way to avoid dealing with Martin68 Nov 2022 #24

Right out of the The Wizard Nov 2022 #25

Yes orthoclad Nov 2022 #39

Well, Mr. Dunham, you are trying to stop them, so we do have that bucolic_frolic Nov 2022 #27

it's called CYA azureblue Nov 2022 #28

I agree musclecar6 Nov 2022 #40

In psychology, it's called projection. Texin Nov 2022 #29

"projection" plays a part, orthoclad Nov 2022 #41

Here's a simple answer musclecar6 Nov 2022 #30

Maybe they're all narcissists Joinfortmill Nov 2022 #34

Everyone generally thinks that everyone else thinks more or less like they do. Hieronymus Phact Nov 2022 #36

Everything a repug accuses you of, they are already doing. It's called projection. overleft Nov 2022 #38

Because Cherokee100 Nov 2022 #44

I call this the 'projection connection'. It leads to 'conflation station.' PatrickforB Nov 2022 #45

I look at it like they need proof that things are really bad. bluestarone Nov 2022 #46

The strategy of emotional abusers: DARVO crickets Nov 2022 #47

"A scorpion wants to cross a river but cannot swim, Just A Box Of Rain Nov 2022 #51

Karl Rove seemed to have used this tactic consistently. JustABozoOnThisBus Nov 2022 #54

Karl Rove taught them this trick. Voltaire2 Nov 2022 #55

Because that's all they know. patphil Nov 2022 #56

they have done that my whole life prodigitalson Nov 2022 #57

Is simple dcmfox Nov 2022 #58

Just 5 more words, "That is who they are" Stuart G Nov 2022 #59

Cruelty. For. Kindness. czarjak Nov 2022 #60

I've been screaming about this for all my life. Arthur_Frain Nov 2022 #61

The GOP has accused the Dems of vote flipping so many times Alwaysna Nov 2022 #62

Boy, do I like this essay! calimary Nov 2022 #63