“Projection is a type of defense mechanism or means of coping. People may use defense mechanisms and unconscious mental strategies to cope with stressful or anxiety-provoking thoughts and experiences. When someone unconsciously attributes their thoughts, feelings, or behaviors to another person, they are projecting.”
Russia said they would nuke the west 10 times already, they have rattled the saber too much and nobody believes the threat.
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https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/1/how-real-is-putins-threat-to-nuke-the-west
Or do you mean the ones made on state TV in 2022 that the Kremlin now says never happened?
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/kremlin-says-putin-didnt-threaten-use-nuclear-weapons-us-took-him-out-context-2024-03-14/
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Almost like saying that Russia would “nuke” the west…
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Please explain, as that statement does not seem to make much sense to me.
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That is not what projection means though?
“Projection is a type of defense mechanism or means of coping. People may use defense mechanisms and unconscious mental strategies to cope with stressful or anxiety-provoking thoughts and experiences. When someone unconsciously attributes their thoughts, feelings, or behaviors to another person, they are projecting.”
https://www.verywellhealth.com/projecting-7481323