I think you are right. The Magic Thinking is some idealistic we-all-get-along and everyone-is-happy baloney that is just like a dream world. And they, each as individuals, can selectively include or exclude themselves from specific scenarios (and have some bent logic in mind to defend their choices), so they pick and choose the ones that apply to them.
Have you noticed in liberal's " we-all-get-along and everyone-is-happy' world they're standing with a bunch of third world types and a few Norwegian types but ZERO conservatives or Christians?
Their 'magical thinking' doesn't extend to their political opponents.
Only place you DON'T see black or brown people on liberal TV (it's all run by liberals) is in Home Security Ads where the burglar is always a white male.