Blaming Others Is Not a Defense but a Tactic September 23, 2020Aggression, conscience, Covert-Aggression, Empowerment, gaslighting, Integrity, Lying and Deception, Manipulation, Manipulators, Narcissism, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychological Manipulation, Psychology, Relationships, Responsibility, Social Issuesblaming, conscious, defense mechanisms, manipulation tactics, projection, unconsciousDr. Simon Blaming others is not unconscious defense. It’s a conscious tactic to throw you on the defensive while refusing to internalize a behavioral norm.