31-12-2015, 10:14 AM
My sense is that these days Pols in the west get nice little earners once they leave office as a reward for their understandings in office. I saw Bill Clinton globe trotting after he left the White House pocketing money as fast as he could. And John Major and Tony Blair have both done very nicely once they left office. Dubya was an oil man before he took office, so no shortages in the pantry there either.
There was a lot of rumours doing the round during the financial crisis in Cyprus that besides powerful Russian oligarchs, and doubtless a few senior member of the Vor, had money stashed in the Island's banks. The name of Putin was amongst those whispered, too. And it was said that these monies were permitted to flee Cyprus prior to the lid slamming shut.
Just sayin'...
There was a lot of rumours doing the round during the financial crisis in Cyprus that besides powerful Russian oligarchs, and doubtless a few senior member of the Vor, had money stashed in the Island's banks. The name of Putin was amongst those whispered, too. And it was said that these monies were permitted to flee Cyprus prior to the lid slamming shut.
Just sayin'...
The shadow is a moral problem that challenges the whole ego-personality, for no one can become conscious of the shadow without considerable moral effort. To become conscious of it involves recognizing the dark aspects of the personality as present and real. This act is the essential condition for any kind of self-knowledge.
Carl Jung - Aion (1951). CW 9, Part II: P.14