Humbly, I don’t think it’s projection. For example, one who publicly hates liars probably dislikes any instance they have been dishonest or where oblique about

Humbly, I don’t think it’s projection. For example, one who publicly hates liars probably dislikes any instance they have been dishonest or where oblique about the truth. Someone who is homophobic, would hate any instance where they evaluated a man as attentive even if that’s in a purely objective way so they would claim to be above mens fashion and grooming. I can’t speak about racists since I don’t know what motivates them. However someone who hates racism, would be troubled when they find they like protecting their in group more than others. It’s not that they are racists, but they can recognize that can be the seed of such if you aren’t thoughtful. People naturally have facets of themselves they want to expunge but can’t because like all people they aren’t perfectly rationale. They simply are what they are.