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-A '''persecution complex''' is a belief and [[psychology|psychological condition]] by which an [[individual]] or a [[group]] believes that, whenever that entity faces adversity, it must be because of symptoms beyond their control, or the hatred of their enemies.  For example, someone suffering from a persecution complex will ascribe their individual failures to [[censorship]] rather than an individual problem.
-According to Roger Gould, M.D., "Sometimes it is an exaggeration of a real situation and at other times it is totally ungrounded in reality, a product of the person's inner life projection onto the world . That is when it is called paranoia." <ref>http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Mental-Health/Persecution-Complex/show/266760</ref>
-In 1998, [[Hillary Clinton]] blamed the troubles of President [[Bill Clinton]] on a "vast right-wing conspiracy."
-==References==
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-[[category:Psychology]]
 [[Category:Liberal Traits]]