Accusation in a Mirror is a tactic where propagandists accuse their opponents of doing exactly what they themselves are guilty of.
It’s projection weaponized — used to justify aggression and deflect blame. 🧵
#AccusationInAMirror #FightDisinformation
It’s projection weaponized — used to justify aggression and deflect blame. 🧵
#AccusationInAMirror #FightDisinformation
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🔹 Take your own bad actions
🔹 Accuse your opponent of doing those same things
🔹 Frame your aggression as “defense” against their alleged offenses
👉 The liar points at others and yells “Liar!”
🔹 Accused Jewish people of plotting to destroy Germany
🔹 Claimed they were defending themselves against “Jewish conspiracies”
🔹 Used these lies to justify genocide
👉 They called it self-defense. It was mass murder.
🔹 Claims Ukraine was preparing genocide against Russians
🔹 Used this false accusation to justify invading Ukraine
🔹 Accused the West of imperialism while seizing land themselves
👉 Projection used to mask aggression
🔹 Confuses public perception
🔹 Creates preemptive justification for violence
🔹 Mobilizes followers under the illusion of victimhood
👉 If the aggressor looks like a victim, people hesitate to condemn
🔹Extremists accuse others of “indoctrination” while radicalizing their followers
🔹Authoritarian leaders claim dissenters are plotting coups, while they dismantle democracy
🔹Corrupt officials accuse opponents of corruption
👉 The guilty hide behind mirrored accusations
🔹 Sudden accusations that perfectly reflect the accuser’s known behavior
🔹 Claims of “defensive action” without credible evidence
🔹 Patterns of projection repeated over time
👉 When accusations feel like a confession, they probably are