Word: denialism
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Most noticeable neurosis or idiosyncrasy: Self-denial...
...individual rights demanded by “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness,” and we are each free to follow our individual beliefs to any extent that we want to, provided that we do not actively harm anyone else. Anything else would be a denial of American freedom...
...Tigers are in complete denial. They are trudging through their ineptitude without a sly wink, convinced they are getting Jobed every night. But unless they pull off a miracle in the next week, they will have the most losses in modern major league history. They were statistically eliminated from winning their division on Aug. 22. And that's the American League Central, a division most people don't even know exists. Their owner has decided the team is so uninteresting that he's spending more money on the payroll of his hockey team, which plays a sport most people...
...Tigers are in complete denial. They are trudging through their ineptitude without a sly wink, convinced they are getting Jobed every night. But unless they pull off a miracle in the next week, they will have the most losses in modern major league history. They were statistically eliminated from winning their division on Aug. 22. And that's the American League Central, a division most people don't even know exists. Their owner has decided the team is so uninteresting that he's spending more money on the payroll of his hockey team, which plays a sport most people...
Though Will Eisner jokes about being "in denial" about his age, 86, it seems he must be denying it somehow. Having worked in comics for about 65 years, ever since high school, Eisner continues to produce nearly a full book a year, making him more productive than many artists one quarter his age. In addition he appears in San Diego every year to hand out the comics industry awards named in his honor. Creator of the groundbreaking "The Spirit," a comic supplement that appeared in newspapers from 1939 to 1952, Eisner went on to a 25-year career...