09-11-2016, 12:25 PM
Carsten Wiethoff Wrote:Cliff Varnell Wrote:You are apparently unaware that diplomatic posts are traditionally given to the winning candidate's donors.
All American Presidents dole out ambassadorships to those who supported them.
You are criminalizing normal American political arrangements.
I readily admit that I was unaware of this practice. I still find it corrupt, even if it may not be against US law. I may well be that Trump will engage in the same practice, which I still will find corrupt. We have to see, and it will not be easy, for all.
For we Europeans Carsten, it is corrupt and would lead to public outrage and resignations, if not criminal charges.
For America it is simply business as usual.
Which is another way of saying that corruption in American is the way of life.
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