Category: Lying and Liars
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Election Campaign 2024: Rejections, Accusations and Psychological Projections
Psychological projection is the tendency to unconsciously see certain traits in another person –– traits you cannot acknowledge them in yourself. These might include anger, sadness, fears, insecurities, vulnerabilities, and dependency. It might include your tendency to be stubborn or flirtatious or bad or too loud or pushy or competitive or controlling. have a tendency…
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FactChecking the Biden-Trump Debate – My Impressions of Theater of the Absurd
I found myself having some powerful personal reactions to the Trump-Biden Debate – mostly to the low energy of Joe Biden and to the unexpectedly outrageous lying and gaslighting by Donald Trump
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The Dark and Deadly Side of ‘Giving Permission’
Seems to be lots of permission given lately by Donald Trump and other politicians be Angry, to be angry, to hate, and to create violence and turmoil. many folks become alienated and angry because they did not feel heard or seen growing up in their families. And someone is finally hearing and listening to and understanding…
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You’re a Grand Old Flag – What Happened?
Hearing The Singing Senators on YouTube belt out ‘You’re a Grand Old Flag’ and ‘This is My Country’ makes me want to sing and march along. And at the same time makes me sad for for what seems like the demise of the country that I used to feel so proud was my country. Hoping…
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Liar, Liar Pants on Fire
I really hate being lied to. And lately there seems to be outright permission granted to lie in outrageous ways. Congressman-elect George Santos is a recent example of disrespecting his constituents –– and the rest of us as well..
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Gaslighting –– the Ultimate Alternate Reality
Misrepresentations, untrue statements and flat out lies from both Conventions felt like gaslighting and manipulation. It was crazy-making because it reminded me of how my childhood perceptions were constantly discounted.
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Making Someone Bad and Wrong
Why are there so many instances of making people ‘Bad and Wrong’ lately: finger-pointing, discrediting, blaming and shaming? Could it be caused by psychological projection – accusing others of one’s own unacceptable thoughts and behaviors?
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When Toxic Behavior Trickles Down
#Trump White House models toxic attitude, character and temperament that trickle down and permeate family and workplace relationships. This is ‘Isomorphism’ –– where patterns morph and repeat from one setting to another.
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So Who Will Clean Up Trump’s Big Mess?
Donald Trump appears stuck in a toddler’s world of Magical Thinking – Confusion Between Fact and Fantasy, Truth and Fiction. This poop smearing mage is a symbol of the chaos he creates.
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I Really Hate Being Lied To!
I really hate being gaslighted and lied to and recent events in Washington are reminding me of all the lies I endured in childhood.