One of the few things which bring a consistent chuckle to this Blogger, in this Age of American Decline, is how much love and compassion illegal aliens, undocumented workers, asylum seekers and refuges expect from the American government. American males, of a certain age, know better than to expect love or compassion from the government. This Blogger’s first love note from his government was received two months after graduation from college; it was the GREETINGS letter, informing him to report to an ancient building, Whitehall, for his induction physical into the Military. Brooklyn veterans had formed what would now be called a support group; the group invited inductees to come to a seminar to discuss the ins and outs of induction, Basic Training; how there were no compassionate sergeants, combat and what it was like to kill a man in combat. Under a veneer of Athenian democracy, America was very Spartan. One, obviously tortured young man, stood up ...
“One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious.” — Carl Jung