The Left Is Always Guilty of Its Own Accusations
In the leftist mouth, an accusation is equally an admission of guilt.
The left never accuses in good faith. Every charge it hurls at its opponents is a confession in disguise. The accusations are not about exposing wrongdoing but about shifting blame before it lands where it belongs. This is not hypocrisy—it is strategy.
Saul Alinsky’s Rules for Radicals spells it out clearly: “Accuse your opponent of what you are doing.” The goal is not truth, but control. By launching the first accusation, the left forces its enemies into a defensive crouch. It creates a false moral high ground from which it can attack while avoiding scrutiny of its own corruption.
The brilliance of this tactic is its simplicity. The moment a person is accused, they waste time and energy proving their innocence rather than going on the offensive. Meanwhile, the real criminals—those making the accusations—escape judgment. The more outrageous the claim, the better. People instinctively assume that those who scream about injustice must be innocent, when in reality, the loudest voices are often the guiltiest.
This is why the left is always guilty of its own accusations. It projects its sins onto others, not by accident, but as a political maneuver. It does not seek justice, only obedience. The sooner conservatives recognize this strategy, the sooner they can stop playing defense and start exposing the accusers for what they are—masters of projection, desperate to distract from their own crimes.
II. The Advantage of Playing Offense
In politics, the first liar wins, and the left never waits to take the first swing.
Politics is not about truth—it is about control. The left understands this instinctively. It knows that in any fight, the first to accuse seizes the narrative, forcing their opponents onto the back foot. This is why they do not wait to be scrutinized. They go on offense immediately, flooding the conversation with accusations before anyone can examine their own actions.
The tactic is devastatingly effective. If they scream “fascism” loud enough, few will notice that they are the ones silencing speech, weaponizing institutions, and demanding ideological conformity. If they declare that “democracy is under attack,” few will question why they are the ones rigging the rules, censoring dissent, and criminalizing opposition. The trick works because most people assume that only the innocent cry foul.
By playing offense, the left secures a permanent advantage. Their opponents waste time issuing denials, offering proof of their innocence, or trying to appeal to “fairness.” Meanwhile, the left moves on to the next target, never stopping, never slowing down. The accusations don’t need to be true. They only need to be loud, frequent, and strategically timed.
The right, still clinging to outdated notions of fair play, walks straight into the trap. It defends rather than attacks. It explains rather than exposes. It assumes the left is arguing in good faith, rather than using accusations as a weapon. But in politics, as in war, the side that hesitates loses. The left wins because it never plays fair. The right loses because it still thinks it should.
III. Examples: The Left’s Favorite Accusations and Their Real Meaning
Misinformation? You mean last year’s conspiracy theory that became this year’s headline?
The left’s accusations are never random. They are calculated, designed to frame the enemy while obscuring their own crimes. Their favorite smears—fascist, racist, threat to democracy—are not arguments. They are weapons. And the more they use them, the more obvious it becomes that these accusations say more about the accuser than the accused.
"Fascism" – A label thrown at conservatives while the left builds a system of corporate-government censorship, ideological purges, and speech controls. The true hallmark of fascism is a merger between state and corporate power, but somehow, it's never the ones banning books, policing speech, or criminalizing dissent who get the label.
"Misinformation" – A convenient excuse to silence opponents while flooding the public with their own narrative. The institutions that screamed the loudest about “misinformation” in recent years—media giants, health agencies, intelligence officials—have been caught spreading outright falsehoods. When the left says “misinformation,” they mean “information we don’t want you to hear.”
"Racism" – A favorite weapon to delegitimize opponents, even as the left openly pushes racial preferences, enforces segregation under new names, and teaches that skin color determines moral worth. If you oppose race-based policies, you’re a racist. If you support them, you’re enlightened. That’s the game.
"Threats to democracy" – Accusations hurled at conservatives while the left deploys riots, lawfare, and bureaucratic strong-arming to get its way. The real threats to democracy are the institutions that manipulate elections, suppress dissent, and treat political opposition as a criminal offense. Yet, those pointing it out are the ones accused of subverting the system.
This is not coincidence. The accusations are always the same, because the strategy never changes. The left blames its enemies for the things it is already doing, and because they say it first, they control the conversation. This is why their accusations are so predictable—because they are confessions.
IV. Why This Tactic Works So Well
People assume the first to cry ‘wolf’ isn’t the one secretly raising the wolves.
The genius of the left’s strategy is that it forces its opponents into a permanent defensive posture. People instinctively trust the first person to throw an accusation—it creates the illusion of innocence. Once labeled, the accused must scramble to clear their name, shifting the entire conversation away from the left’s own actions.
The media amplifies this dynamic. Left-wing accusations are treated as serious concerns, while right-wing counterclaims are dismissed as conspiracy theories or bad-faith distractions. When the left cries “fascism,” newsrooms and pundits fall in line, repeating the charge until it becomes accepted fact. Meanwhile, real authoritarianism—censorship, surveillance, and political persecution—is either ignored or reframed as a necessary safeguard.
Even worse, conservatives still play by outdated rules. They assume good faith, believing they can "prove" their innocence through evidence and logical arguments. But that is never the point. The left does not care whether the accusations are true. They care whether they stick. And once an accusation is out in the world, it leaves a stain, no matter how absurd it is.
This is why projection is such a powerful tool. The left knows that people will rarely suspect the accuser. If they claim to be fighting corruption, few will look into their own financial scandals. If they shout about threats to democracy, few will notice the ways they are undermining elections. The strategy works because it preys on human instincts: assume the worst about the accused, never scrutinize the accuser. And until this dynamic is broken, the left will continue using it to perfection.
V. Conclusion: How to Fight Back
If the loudest moralizers are also the biggest offenders, maybe it’s time to stop taking them seriously.
The right must stop playing defense. It must stop assuming the left’s accusations are made in good faith and start treating them for what they are—strategic diversions. The moment conservatives begin explaining, apologizing, or disproving, they have already lost. The only response to projection is to throw it back where it belongs.
Instead of denying accusations, conservatives should expose them. When the left screams “fascism,” the response should not be “No, we’re not!” but “Look who’s censoring, blacklisting, and criminalizing dissent.” When they cry about “threats to democracy,” the immediate question should be, “Then why are you rigging the rules, crushing opponents, and manipulating institutions?” Every accusation is an opportunity to redirect attention to the left’s real agenda.
The left understands that politics is not about facts—it is about narrative control. It wins by being first to the accusation, forcing its opponents to react instead of attack. The right can break this cycle only by refusing to play along. The moment conservatives stop treating these accusations as debates and start treating them as confessions, the left loses its most powerful weapon.
Projection works because people assume the accuser must be innocent. But once that illusion is shattered—once people see that the loudest moralizers are often the worst offenders—the entire strategy collapses. The left will always be guilty of its own accusations. The only question is whether anyone will have the courage to say so.