Republican Hypocrisy category archive

At Psychology Today Blogs, Travis Langley cites John Avion, who suggests that Donald Trump’s willingness to accuse others, such as President Obama, Andrew McCabe, and even the entire Democratic Party, of treason may result from Trump’s confusing loyalty to himself with loyalty to the country.

Langley goes on to wonder whether this may instead be a case of projection. A snippet:

More often, though, people project their worst inclinations onto other people as a way to keep from feeling bad about them. Projection downplays the importance of our worst aspects by casting them onto our perceptions of others, letting unfavorable features seem socially acceptable if they’re commonplace. Projection only fits if, at least unconsciously, Trump either committed treason or somehow sees treason in his own way of doing things. Some people feel he has, but this question is about what he personally perceives in himself and thus projects onto others.

It’s an interesting read, and his conclusions may surprise you.

I’m sure you’ve gotten them: fund-raising appeals from candidates or political parties masquerading as surveys and characterized by slanted questions, such as

Do you believe in truth, justice, and the American way, or are you going to vote for the party that worships Satan and sacrifices tween virgins on the altar of Moloch?

At The Roanoke Times, Dan Casey tells of one such survey he recently received, then attempts to recast the questions so that they reflect reality.

I commend his piece to your attention.

At the Idaho State Journal, Leonard Hitchcock points out that, from time to time, Donald Trump speaks the truth, to the discomfiture of his dupes, symps, and fellow travelers. A snippet:

Interestingly, Trump, though he has persistently lied about the vote-by-mail issue, has also told the truth about why he and his party oppose it. In an appearance on Fox and Friends (as reported by the Guardian newspaper) he said that if Democrats succeed in enabling states to use that voting method and provide added incentives to vote such as same-day registration, there would be “levels of voting” such that “you’d never have a Republican elected in this country again.”

So, contrary to the party-line that he supports, which focuses entirely on the “fraud” allegation, Trump admits that mail-in-voting is likely to increase voter participation, and when that happens, Democrats will win. In other words, he has acknowledged that the real reason Republicans have tried, in a variety of ways, to suppress voter participation is that they are afraid of losing elections.

SeattlePI reports on Donald Trump’s latest twitfest, in which he has attacked retired military officials and two Republican Senators for having the temerity to take issue with his (mostly) words and (few) actions (because, frankly, he doesn’t seem to do much besides tweet, watch television, and play at golf). A snippet (emphasis added):

A former Washington Republican chairman, Chris Vance, posted an astute observation on Monday: “Biden is a moderate. That’s why he’s winning. Republicans win by convincing independents that the left is dangerous — I spent decades doing that — good luck with that this year.” Vance has posted a Biden yard sign in his yard.

(snip)

Trump is blasting back like a man besieged.

(snip)

The President is slamming individuals of indisputable integrity, three of them generals who served America in wars, in contrast to a president who ducked Vietnam service with the questionable claim of bone spurs. Trump seems unable to exercise self-control, making dissenters’ words go viral, especially those in the Republican Party.

Thom is not optimistic.

Via Job’s Anger.