Does it seem to you that Bush often uses psychological projection in his

[chelaque liberal]

attacks against Kerry?

Psychological projection: the phenomenon whereby one projects one's own thoughts, motivations, desires, feelings, and so on onto someone else.

A recent example is the accusations of Kerry using "fear" to win votes. If it weren't so pathetic it would be laughable.

Your thoughts or other examples?

[endnote]

1. ABSOLUTELY.

[aquart]

2. They always accuse us of what they're doing.

Tells us where to look. Accusation of adultery? They're cheating on their wives. Finances? Get an auditor on them.

We already know about their fear tactics.

[bullimiami]

3. the entire administration

has been psychotic projection.

they are insane.

[DrZeeLit]

4. Yes.

My therapist once told me all reaction is projection. This is hard to accept (since when I go into reaction I really think I am soooo right and therefore, stepping back and taking in the projection is really hard).

That said, yes, Bush's speeches are full of projection. I hear them more than watch them and shake my head quite a bit. Of course, fear is driving him. NOt fear of terrorists. Fear of losing this election. And fear always feeds projection.

[barbaraann]

5. Doesn't "Bush on the Couch" explain how Bush projects his "guilt"

(from the perspective of a child) for his sister Robin dying onto the rest of humanity? Instead of compassion and help in dealing with her death, he was used as an emotional crutch by his mother, Barbara.

Barbara, of course, used her young son as a crutch because her husband was alleycatting, politicking, and moneymaking all over the world while she stayed home with the children.

(I am reading Kitty Kelley's book.)

[Jade Fox]

8. Yes, and how he projects his fear too.

According to "Bush On the Couch" our prez is a very frightened person who
gets relief only from making other people scared and taking on the
"daddy-protector" role in order to feel in control of his own terror.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

6. Yes. Witness not-so-Swift vets attack, pre-empting AWoL issue mostly.

[ciaobox]

7. Of course. More important though, is NLP

He uses Neuro-linguistic programming in ALL of his speeches. They are designed that way. Do a search for NLP and you will see how powerfull the mass-hypnosis techniques they are using are.

[PerfectSage]

13. ciaobox: Is * using this NLP technique in his speechs?

Bush: "Uh, gosh, I don't think I ever said I'm not worried about Usama bin Laden, that's kinda one of those uh, eggs-aggerayshuns."

B/C No Mo’ Years :party::toast:

[Kolesar]

9. They attribute words and positions to the Democrats..

..that were never said by the Democrats. It is called "Framing the Issue". For example:"Support the Troops". This implies if you disagree, you don't support the troops.

[unblock]

10. hmm, interesting. remember when they implied ann richards was gay?

hmmm.....

[gulliver]

11. Bush and many of his supporters are basket cases.

Literally every form of psychological weakness and defect can be found in them. The world is "too much with them." They can't cope. Bush represents existential desperation and anger. Everything that is irrational grows like weeds, including all forms of madness and deceipt.

Bush taps projection and embodies it. Bush voters exhibit transference. They have regressed to childhood and see in Bush what a child needs to see.

Symbol fetishism, delusion (witness Iraq)... it's all there ... a cornucopia of cracked-ness.

[Festivito]

12. I think it is just PR expressionism.

If I say you did what I've done, then the half-listening voter with THINK YOU DID IT, and not recall that I DID DO it.

I'd leave psy Proj for people who do this instinctively for self preservation or such. Bush is handled in a contrived manner. I think.