“What we from our point of view call colonization, missions to the heathen, spread of civilization, etc, has another face - the face of a bird of prey seeking with cruel intentness for distant quarry - a face worthy of a race of pirates and highwaymen. All the eagles and other predatory creatures that adorn our coat of arms seem to me apt psychological representations of our true nature.”

Carl Jung (via cultureofresistance)

In an international relationships class at my super conservative-Christian university, I once referred to missionaries and missions trips as “intolerant and rude.” There was an awkward silence and everyone stared at me, including my prof, who did eventually regain his composure, clear his throat, and then continue on like nothing happened. This quote reminded me of both that notion and moment.

(Source: solitaryforager)

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