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Positive Projection

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Episode 293, September 27, 2026

 

Psychological projection works in two directions. Tonight we look at what happens when people project their own positive, moral character onto psychopaths and evil-doers. Positive projection makes the wicked look like the good. Patrick Clancy’s sympathy for his murdering ex-wife is an example. Public praise for NIkole Hannah Jone’s self-regarding article about how she ruined her daughter’s education is another. Positive Projection is part of why we’re sinking deeper into a narcissistic society.

Montpelier Vermont is a case study in the ghetto-ization of formerly safe and clean towns. You’ll never guess what happened this time at the grocery store, or how the ACLU helped it happen.

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