29-01-2010, 10:46 AM
I am also suspicious of Obama's words. Is it rhetoric without a real bite I keep wondering?
On the other hand his popularity waned so quickly in the year following his election -- all because of his non action on the banking community -- that he was in considerable danger of not being reelected next time round. Being a politician he knows where his bread is buttered but is also aware that he must woo back the electorate.
Time will tell if his words prove empty or not. I hope to God he goes for it. No matter though, as dear ol' Blighty will accommodate all bankers of all shades of crookery without reserve or restriction.
On the other hand his popularity waned so quickly in the year following his election -- all because of his non action on the banking community -- that he was in considerable danger of not being reelected next time round. Being a politician he knows where his bread is buttered but is also aware that he must woo back the electorate.
Time will tell if his words prove empty or not. I hope to God he goes for it. No matter though, as dear ol' Blighty will accommodate all bankers of all shades of crookery without reserve or restriction.
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