The Politics of Misery

[Ozymanithrax]

I read this in Electoral-vot.com:

Key parts of the coalition that brought Barack Obama and the Democrats to power in 2008 are moving towards the Republicans according to a new NY Times/CBS poll. Women, independents, Roman Catholics, and the poor, all groups that voted strongly for the Democrats in 2008 and formed the backbone of the Democrats majority, are less solidly Democratic now.

Republicans created misery and have now wielded it so that they can return to power. The people Republicans care the least about will return them to power because they have slipped down a rung or two on Maslow's Hierarchy of needs.

It is like a victim of torture, choosing his torturer to give him relief.

[tularetom]

1. The Dems know this is what they'll try to do don't they?

So why don't they ever do anything to prevent it?

[Ozymanithrax]

2. They do work to prevent it...

but they must work with the people who cause the misery.

We can not remove the GOP from the equation, we can at best limit their efficiency.

[DCKit]

3. Stockholm Syndrome. If it were, indeed, true. Which it's not. n/t

[Ozymanithrax]

4. Stockholm syndrome is where hostages come to sympathize with their..

.jailers. No, This is related more to http://psychology.about.com/od/theoriesofpersonality/a/hierarchyneeds.htm">Maslow's Hierarchy of needs.

The lower people are on the pyramid the easier it is to manipulate them. People who do not have their safety or psychological needs met don't give a damn about the big picture.