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[fuagf]

nlightn, Excellent. Paul Levy, with Jung's help, nails Trump, and his followers. His article brought back to
mind many thoughts of Jung read back late 'late 50s-'70s. The 6th paragraph is one of the most insightful,

"fuagf,...yes, very familiar with Jung's work. and speaking of Trump,..."

"I am familiar with Jung’s idea that when the darkness of the unconscious begins to stir, if these forces are not understood, they will magnetically draw people together who will become unwitting instruments for what Jung calls “the powers of darkness” to act themselves out in the world. A leader, such as Donald Trump, will invariably appear—in my language, get “dreamed up”—who will express, reflect and, like a lightning rod, amplify these darker forces. This leader is typically someone who, in Jung’s words, has “the least resistance, the least sense of responsibility and … the greatest will to power.”[my emphasis][6] Jung comments that this leader “will let loose everything that is ready to burst forth.”[7] As if offering a prophetic warning, Jung says with complete certainty, “a mass always produces a ‘Leader,’ who infallibly becomes the victim of his own inflated ego-consciousness, as numerous examples in history show.”[8] I think many of us intuit that Trump’s reign is not going to end well – the question becomes: how can we mitigate the damage?"

hell, the whole article is.

One of the books read decades ago was Erich Neumann's - The Origins and History of
Consciousness (Foreword by Jung dated March 1, 1949). First, it looks, on TA here

2012 - [ouch early rubbish, then down a bit] - Jung at heart
https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=76038624 ,
with Nuemann's book at the bottom.

Two earlier mentions on other boards

properlynumb, I remember reading in The Origins and History of
Consciousness by Erich Neumann of his idea of the very beginning
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THE ORIGINS AND HISTORY OF CONSCIOUSNESS ..
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Many have spotted Trump's insecurity

Donald Trump, the man who callously separated children
from their parents and forever traumatized them in the process,
https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=142687886

He's always been insecure and flabby. It looks like his parents beat him into submission. No
wonder he preys on people less powerful. A shrink could have a field day with him under hypnosis.
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See also:

The power of vulnerability | Brené Brown
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The t-rump mob's labeling all disagreement as fake is beyond the
pale, and it's good to see them getting some fully-deserved backlash...
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