Obama, Donald Trump, and the Collective Unconscious

The American Thinker ^ | April 01, 2011 | Robin of Berkeley

[Scanian]

There is a fascinating concept in Jungian psychology called the "collective unconscious." While the "personal unconscious" stores our own unique memories, the "collective unconscious" is the reservoir for an entire culture.

It's amazing how certain people and phenomena find their way into the collective unconscious, whether intentionally or not. For instance, take the term, "googling." Those young Stanford dudes didn't realize that they would not only change the nature of Internet searching, they'd add a new word into the vocabulary.

People may choose to search via Bing or Yahoo, but nobody "bings." So why did googling sweep the nation? Perhaps Google is a superior search engine. But it may simply come down to being in the right place at the right time.

There are people who become overnight sensations, both for good and nefarious reasons. Back in the 60's, everyone was familiar with those evil people who comprised the Manson Family.

And when Joe the Plumber asked Obama a question, he was suddenly famous (and subject to government investigations). While very few people outside of Alaska heard of Sarah Palin a few years ago, she became a household name as soon as she entered the national arena.

And then there's the "birther" controversy. The progressives have controlled and framed the concept right from the get-go. This has been one of the many issues (including "tea baggers") that the left has seized upon to tar conservatives.

[cripplecreek]

If getting attention is the goal, moral authority is lost.

Trump is going to burn us and I suspect that is his goal.

[Georgia Girl 2]

“Trump is going to burn us and I suspect that is his goal”

I don’t see how anybody gets burned on this issue unless Barry coughs up a long form Birth Certificate with all the right stuff on it. Personally I believe Obama is ineligible because he does not qualify as a Natural Born Citizen since one of his parents was not a US citizen at the time of his birth. But putting that aside just the inability to produce a BC saying born in the USA is going to sink Obama.

Even if Trump is a stalking horse for Hillary which I don’t believe, anything that keeps Obama off the 2012 ballot works for me. I don’t think Donald Trump is going to do anything that he will not reap the reward for. So I think he is seriously thinking of running. He’s testing the water to see if he can get a wave going. Just my personal observation.