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How to Thwart the Nefarious Propaganda Technique of Projection
By James D. AgrestiJanuary 19, 2024
What is Projection?
The social scientist Jacques Ellul explained the nature of projection in a classic book titled Propaganda: The Formation of Men’s Attitudes:
The propagandist will not accuse the enemy of just any misdeed; he will accuse him of the very intention that he himself has and of trying to commit the very crime that he himself is about to commit. He who wants to provoke a war not only proclaims his own peaceful intentions but also accuses the other party of provocation. He who uses concentration camps accuses his neighbor of doing so. He who intends to establish a dictatorship always insists that his adversaries are bent on dictatorship. [Hat Tip: Stella Morabito]
Another social scientist named Roger Mucchielli explained why projection is so effective in a French book titled Psychology of Advertising and Propaganda. Loosely translated via Google, he notes that “the advantages of mirror charging are many,” such as:
- placing “honest people” in a “state of self-defense.”
- depriving “the enemy” of “his arguments.”
- convincing “everyone” to “be on the side of ‘the just Cause’.”
As we know this is the left's greatest propaganda weapon and so many of them here use it everyday.