I mean, that's what I assumed you were going for with the "they refuse to cope with it at all, and instead take all of those emotions, and all of those thoughts, and transpose it onto an unrelated object."
Like, in processing shame & the effects of what they voted for:
"This is all my fault." = "This is all Trump's fault." Or "We are at fault for this mess." = "Trump is at fault for this mess."
At least that's what it seemed like you were going for.
I would agree that “hate” is a fetish for those still believing fake news.
I think the word you are looking for is
Projection
I mean, that's what I assumed you were going for with the "they refuse to cope with it at all, and instead take all of those emotions, and all of those thoughts, and transpose it onto an unrelated object."
Like, in processing shame & the effects of what they voted for: "This is all my fault." = "This is all Trump's fault." Or "We are at fault for this mess." = "Trump is at fault for this mess."
At least that's what it seemed like you were going for.