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Unmasking the Invisible Superpower: Cultism and Projection in Politics
5 min readDec 4, 2023
by Lauro Amezcua-Patino, MD, FAPA.
Greetings, magnificent readers! Prepare yourselves for a wild journey into the mysterious realm of psychology.
Our topic of the day: “projection,” a hidden superpower that doesn’t involve shooting laser beams or flying (although that would be pretty cool). Instead, it’s all about the hidden depths of our thoughts and emotions.
So strap in tight, because this ride will be anything but ordinary!
What’s Projection? A Simple Guide
Picture this: you slip on a pair of funky glasses, and suddenly the world around you transforms. Everything that you don’t like about yourself, whether it’s your envy towards your friend’s new skateboard or any other negative emotion, now appears to be aimed at someone else. This phenomenon is known as projection — the act of projecting your own inner feelings and thoughts, particularly the ones you’re not proud of, onto another person. With these magical glasses, it’s like your…