{"id":82,"date":"2024-08-24T12:00:29","date_gmt":"2024-08-24T18:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/perceptivevoter.com\/?page_id=82"},"modified":"2026-01-28T23:39:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T05:39:32","slug":"political-projection","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/perceptivevoter.com\/index.php\/political-projection\/","title":{"rendered":"Political Projection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Do Political Players Project their own Negative Traits on their Opponents?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-base-2-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4c48b175 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-plain has-small-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow is-style-plain--1\">\n<p><em>Accuse your opponents of what you yourself are doing<\/em>&#8230; Adolf Hitler <a href=\"https:\/\/germanpropaganda.org\/intro\/\">Mein Kampf<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a natural tendency to vilify your opponents, and sometimes that takes the form of accusing them of what you do or would like to do.  Some political movements take it to the extreme, making an art form of the practice.  Check out two instances below of projection at it&#8217;s most extreme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d0bbbce0 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-e3d1c41b wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-asterisk has-body-font-family has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Accusation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Donald Trump colluded with Vladimir Putin before the 2016 election to defeat Hillary Clinton.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/perceptivevoter.com\/index.php\/trump-russia-collusion\/\">Click to read the accusations and rebuttals on Trump\/Russian collusion.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-e3d1c41b wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-asterisk has-body-font-family has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Accusation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ukrainian Quid Pro Quo<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/perceptivevoter.com\/index.php\/political-projection-ukrainian-quid-pro-quo\/\">Click to read the accusations and rebuttals on Ukrainian Quid Pro Quo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-contact-form-7-contact-form-selector\">\n<div class=\"wpcf7 no-js\" id=\"wpcf7-f5-o1\" lang=\"en-US\" dir=\"ltr\" data-wpcf7-id=\"5\">\n<div class=\"screen-reader-response\"><p role=\"status\" aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\"><\/p> <ul><\/ul><\/div>\n<form action=\"\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/82#wpcf7-f5-o1\" method=\"post\" class=\"wpcf7-form init\" aria-label=\"Contact form\" novalidate=\"novalidate\" data-status=\"init\">\n<fieldset class=\"hidden-fields-container\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7\" value=\"5\" \/><input 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