22-01-2009, 02:54 PM
Hi and welcome Russ. I justt read your most interesting piece on what Obama must do in order to curb the Bush organized crime family (see: http://www.deeppoliticsforum.com/forums/....php?t=652).
Do you see Obama as an honest innocent who is in danger of being led to the slaughter in the same that Jimmy Carter was, or is he a "deeper" character than that?
My concern about him stems from members of his election team, like Zbig Brzezinski and other appointees who do not seem to me to favour democracy in principle. Brzezinski in particular as I recall, has written about democracy as an out of date political system (I think this was in The Grand Chessboard).
Anyway, I would appreciate your thoughts and insights.
David
Do you see Obama as an honest innocent who is in danger of being led to the slaughter in the same that Jimmy Carter was, or is he a "deeper" character than that?
My concern about him stems from members of his election team, like Zbig Brzezinski and other appointees who do not seem to me to favour democracy in principle. Brzezinski in particular as I recall, has written about democracy as an out of date political system (I think this was in The Grand Chessboard).
Anyway, I would appreciate your thoughts and insights.
David
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