It’s called projection. The lefties are masters at it.
Projection is done when the person is not aware of what they are doing. Both Stalin and Marx encouraged their followers to accuse others of the actions they were doing themslves.
I think it’s the self-perception of victimhood. The greatest evils in history have been done with victimhood as the excuse. History, unfortunately, is a lesson they are unable to learn because they are always rewriting it to flatter themselves, not provide a needed lesson.
They are coming to visit us in July and I am not looking forward to the visit. They are so liberal we have a hard time having a decent conversation.