30-09-2016, 07:38 AM
It seems to me that those of us who live elsewhere in the world, especially Europe (I don't think we have any members from the middle east?), are far more fearful of Hilary because this (and other) continent/s has seen almost nothing but war for thousands of years, and therefore we fear and recognise it's coming deep down in our DNA.
Conversely, in the US, ever since the times they've killed off and suppressed the native Americans and indulged in the civil war --- war has been something they "do" a long way away from their home - it's something to be watched on the TV. Like a video game.
And that seems to be an acceptable policy that many/most Americans can go along with even if they don't particularly like it.
In support of this argument I give you what I believe is a fairly definitive list of US military operations since it became the United States. It's a very long list, but I recommend you cast your eyes over it, and if you begin from the years 1850 onwards (obviously ignoring the civil war), you'll see what I mean.
Conversely, in the US, ever since the times they've killed off and suppressed the native Americans and indulged in the civil war --- war has been something they "do" a long way away from their home - it's something to be watched on the TV. Like a video game.
And that seems to be an acceptable policy that many/most Americans can go along with even if they don't particularly like it.
In support of this argument I give you what I believe is a fairly definitive list of US military operations since it became the United States. It's a very long list, but I recommend you cast your eyes over it, and if you begin from the years 1850 onwards (obviously ignoring the civil war), you'll see what I mean.
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