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kentuck

(115,595 posts)
Fri May 15, 2026, 03:26 PM 23 hrs ago

The Projectionist

Last edited Fri May 15, 2026, 04:41 PM - Edit history (1)

Psychology Today defines "projection" in a psychological sense as, "Projection is the process of displacing one’s feelings onto a different person, animal, or object. The term is most commonly used to describe defensive projection—attributing one’s own unacceptable urges to another. For example, if someone continuously bullies and ridicules a peer about his insecurities, the bully might be projecting his own struggle with self-esteem onto the other person."

At first, Donald Trump wanted the IRS to pay him $10 billion dollars for making public his income tax statements, which is something assumed would be done by anyone running for President of the United States. But, he balked. He refused to release information about his business dealings.

Now, he wants a "weaponization" fund to pay the victims of January 6th. But the oddest part is that he considers the victims to be those insurrectionists that beat the crap out of the Capitol Police force and ransacked our Capitol. To him, those are the "victims". He wants to project onto them the innocence of their acts, because it permits him to believe that he was innocent also.

And he accuses those in the media that would question his motives, in any way, as "fake news". Just today, there is a report of him accusing a well-respected New York Times reporter, David Sanger, of "treason". He is using that accusation a lot lately. He says they should be put to death.

He knows. He is still having a very difficult time reconciling his actions on January 6th, 2021. He is projecting "treason" on every one that opposes him.

When, in fact, he is the traitor.

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Walleye

(45,384 posts)
1. The New York Times could do a service by publishing on the front page
Fri May 15, 2026, 03:36 PM
23 hrs ago

The constitutional definition of treason. That was one of the things we fought the revolution about. We should remind them of that when they’re celebrating the 250th year of the Declaration of Independence. He caters to the J6 insurrectionists because he knows, to a man, every one of them loves him. And he really craves that.

Hey Joe

(797 posts)
2. He is a projectionist with a burned out bulb.
Fri May 15, 2026, 03:37 PM
23 hrs ago

Very few of his accusations are truthful or even sane .

kentuck

(115,595 posts)
3. But it is a light unto his soul...
Fri May 15, 2026, 03:41 PM
23 hrs ago

which is in a very dark place.

What shall he have if he should gain the whole world...

LoisB

(13,431 posts)
5. ..and lose his soul. Unfortunately, I don't think IT was born with a soul to lose.
Fri May 15, 2026, 03:55 PM
23 hrs ago

eppur_se_muova

(42,467 posts)
10. More like a warped and cracked lens. His office provides all the light he needs to wreak havoc. nt
Fri May 15, 2026, 05:33 PM
21 hrs ago

bucolic_frolic

(55,770 posts)
8. I think it was last Saturday he said the Iran peace plan was on "life support"
Fri May 15, 2026, 04:10 PM
23 hrs ago

so there is that.

SergeStorms

(20,803 posts)
9. Anyone not giving King-Kon a tongue bath.....
Fri May 15, 2026, 05:10 PM
22 hrs ago

is guilty of "treason" in his assholian opinion.

Every evening I pray (and I'm an atheist) that by morning he'll die in his sleep (if he ever sleeps).

My hate for him grows exponentially each day. You wouldn't believe the size of that exponent now!

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