Defense mechanisms often appear unconsciously and tend to distort or falsify reality. But they don't distort U.S. policy or undermine American interests. In it he observes that political language serves to distort and obfuscate reality. However, utilizing quantitative data for evaluation can distort and manipulate these indicators. Most taxes distort economic decisions and suppress beneficial economic activity. Spherical lenses do not distort the image intentionally. They distort the perception until it fits their self-concept. The resultant forces can distort the windings or break internal connections. This might unacceptably distort the original artwork. Lenses suffer from aberrations that distort images. Truncated diagrams will always distort the underlying numbers visually. Incorrect fitting can distort (warp) discs. This creates a gravitational gradient across object B that will distort its equilibrium shape slightly. He argues that information cascades can distort rational, scientific debate. As the two masses meet, tremendous compressional forces distort and modify the rocks involved.