Projection is popular

I’m not referring to movies or projecting something on a screen. I’m also not referring to prediction of something. I’m referring to the idea that a person takes emotions and traits that they don’t like about themself and they attribute them to someone else.

The best example I’ve seen lately is Piers Morgan offering critical comments about Simone Biles dropping out of the team competition of the Olympics saying that she was “quitting on her team.” Further, he stated the following — “”I don’t think it’s remotely courageous, heroic or inspiring to quit.” (Source).

That’s all very interesting coming from the man who famously stormed off of the set of Good Morning Britain in the middle of the show, quitting the program. (Source). I wonder if recognized any irony in this?

Unfortunately, it’s not unusual for those that are projecting to be blind to what they are doing.

Projection happens a lot in partisan politics. The examples are too numerous to name. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene could probably win an Olympic medal in projection if it ever became a sport. Then again, there are plenty of Democrats who could easily be contenders for a medal too. But people in each party are really good at ignoring or brushing aside the sins of their own people and finding the speck in their enemies’ eye.

Religion is also really good at projection. How many times have we heard a religious figure who has been vocal about being anti-homosexual and then it turns out they are?