Projection
psychological projection (or projection bias) is a defense mechanism in which one attributes one’s own unacceptable or unwanted thoughts or/and emotions to others. Projection reduces anxiety by allowing the expression of the unwanted subconscious impulses/desires without letting the conscious mind recognize them.
Tags: congrassclown, Hitler, Marx, projection, Rep. Paul Broun, Stalin
November 10th, 2008 at 11:27 pm
Reductio ad hitlerum. Fail.
November 11th, 2008 at 9:22 am
? You obviously didn’t follow the link. He was comparing Obama to Hitler.
November 11th, 2008 at 9:02 pm
Sorry, I wasn’t clear. The “fail” was directed at Broun because of his use of a reductio ad hitlerum against Obama as quoted in the linked article.
However, now that I think about it, one might argue that your “right back at ya’” response to Broun might be ill-advised since it allows one to dismiss your assertion on the same basis.
November 12th, 2008 at 8:52 am
Touche. If you want moderation and reasoned argument…well that’s why we have Swopa! I just wanted to put a fun pic together with Broun, Marx, Hitler, Stalin, Chavez, Bush & Morales
November 12th, 2008 at 10:36 am
Right on. Here’s one I did during the campaign:
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u57/stiffmittens/anderrungkommt.jpg
No longer relevant, but I thought you might appreciate it. ;-}