George Bush – Forgive Him, For He Knows Not What He Does
I am a patriotic American. Politically, I consider myself slightly to the right of center. But if I held George Bush fully responsible for everything he has done, I’d consider him a war criminal. The only reason I don’t see him that way is that, after watching him, I have concluded that the man is simply unconscious. There’s nothing unusual about that – in fact it’s quite a common condition. Indeed I wonder just how much I am unconscious of. After all, we can’t be aware of what we’re unaware of, if that makes any sense. In my humble opinion, this is what is wrong with W:
1. He is utterly blind to his own unconscious motivations
George W. Bush invaded a sovereign nation that no longer posed a threat to the United States – in order to prove he was as much of a ‘man’ as his daddy. The pattern was established long ago – why do you think he got into the oil business? I honestly don’t think he realizes it. We all deceive ourselves sometimes – at least those of who have an emotional investment in thinking of ourselves as good...