03-10-2013, 11:40 AM
Jeffrey Orling Wrote:Democracies do not attack unless attacked.
You couldn't be more incorrect Jeffrey.
The US is probably a more warlike nation than the Romans ever were. Empire means subjugation. That means starting wars.
Korea 1950, Vietnam/Indochina 1950s through to 1975, where the US pre-stockpiled huge quantities of surplus WWII weapons in both nations for their pre-chosen enemies to use in their pre-planned wars - in order to extend their reach and take control over far flung resources.
By now the list almost runs to 100 wars started since WWII. You really need to read William Blum, "America's Deadliest Export: Democracy".
And that's only the US I've referenced above. The British empire, the French empire - all so called "democracies" with Blighty being the "Mother of Democracy". You would also benefit from reading history more thoroughly.
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