11-12-2008, 10:51 AM
The first thing to do imo, is to recognize that the democratic system is not broken, but fixed and, therefore, taking part in that process is simply playing someone else's game (which they are delighted for you to do).
If you know a Casino has a fixed wheel, you don't go in and play. Ditto the democratic system. Actively don't vote.
If you know a Casino has a fixed wheel, you don't go in and play. Ditto the democratic system. Actively don't vote.
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