Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

An interesting dailykos diary regarding Maslow's Hierarchy and relating it to politics.

Winning Hearts, Meeting Needs

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Here's my point. The farther down the pyramid we can be driven, by insecurity, illness, lack of expression, etc, the less human we become. We will do ANYTHING to feed ourselves and our families. After that, we will do anything to keep that resource safe.

To me, this explains why people vote against their self interest at one level of the pyramid to protect the next layer.

It explains to me why the abortion rate goes up under the Republican administrations. The feeling of security and having social needs met are much more supportive to a woman who is pondering whether to take the pregnancy to term; she is more likely to have the child if she feels financially and medically secure.

By piling debt on the class of society with fewer resources, the Republicans actually drive the needs to a lower and lower level where people will do whatever it takes (fill in the blanks here) to feed themselves and feel secure. Even vote for a Republican. Who can vote for a Democrat that wants to take you to the higher level of needs when you haven't got the basic levels secure?

When we talk about issues, we need to link it to the most basic level of human needs.

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