06-07-2015, 03:21 PM
They loathed him because he was to clever for them. He taped meetings and then posted on Twitter about what was said, I understand (from CNN this morning). I've never checked his Tweets but my guess is that he learned very quickly that what was said in the meetings and what was later leaked to the press were miles apart, and so he taped them for accuracy and then Tweeted accurately to put them to shame. If this is an accurate assessment then he has my vote. But the sneaky bastards wouldn't play with him anymore.
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