Reply #45: Projection [View All]

[Zambero]

Accusing your political rivals of the very thing you're guilty of is a longstanding practice, used for the purpose of "innoculating" oneself or one's political allies agaist being called out for particular misdeeds, policy blunders, or extremism. Glenn Beck's misuse of the term "fascists" or "Nazis" as applied to progressives is a case in point. He's fascist to the core, but most of his (shrinking number of) low info followers are not likely to make that association since they heard it first from him. Also, the right's labelling Obama a "reckless spender" is cover for what went on the previous administration -- leaving a huge tab for trillions in war debt, an unfunded presciption drug entitlement, and tax policy that cause a massive revenue shortfall.