11-06-2013, 11:01 AM
I can see how, on the face of Snowden's professional past, suspicions of his motives arise.
But the same can be said of my background too. And, in fact, has been said - once in the distant past anyway.
The problem with this sort of subject matter is that it does create a thought process that necessarily looks at alternative interpretations, often with good cause too. Often not so. But it does behove us to consider all options and then engage a good dose of critical thinking and discrimination.
As a community we just cannot get it right all the time, as we are on the outside looking in, and simply weighing up clues.
Where's Sherlock Holmes when you need him?
But the same can be said of my background too. And, in fact, has been said - once in the distant past anyway.
The problem with this sort of subject matter is that it does create a thought process that necessarily looks at alternative interpretations, often with good cause too. Often not so. But it does behove us to consider all options and then engage a good dose of critical thinking and discrimination.
As a community we just cannot get it right all the time, as we are on the outside looking in, and simply weighing up clues.
Where's Sherlock Holmes when you need him?
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