I have several friends who are Liberal and even one who calls herself a Marxist. These women FELT very strongly that making Barack Obama President of the United States of America was the right thing to do ... because we needed Hope and Change and Yes We Can! No amount of reason nor logic would sway them .... and to be honest, I didn't try very hard. I really didn't think he could win. But win he did.
So now .... 60 days into His Presidency .... I am getting more and more and more disturbed by the moves He is making. And I am not being silent about these feelings. And this is causing my friends to pull away from me and me from them.
This has greatly troubled me. Should I let politics ruin friendships? What kind of person does this? Politics are Politics and I can't do much about them .... my friends, I love and need them. Why am I letting politics win?
The answer came in the form of a totally different question and the answer proposed by my spouse! The question was "Should the individual or society be of primary importance?" Tom's answer involved Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs ....
Wow .... Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs ..... I actually studied that in high school and college! And I was very affected by it. I even own the book! Here is the hierarchy in pictorial form ....
According to Maslow .... this is the order in which our needs must be met and if anything on a lower level is messed with, the higher levels will suffer. I tend to agree with the logic in this. So .... notice the Orange area of this chart .... SAFETY!! Safety has always been a major deal for me. Look at the definition of safety according to Maslow.
- Security of Body
- Security of Employment
- Security of Resources
- Security of Morality
- Security of the Family
- Security of Health
- Security of Property
This SAFETY level is extremely important .... and an important foundation to the Yellow Level which is Love/Belonging .... which includes FRIENDSHIP.
See .... I feel very strongly that Obama and His People and His Decisions are severely affecting my Security Level. I can supply a link to news stories which threaten every one of those Orange Level Security issues. And much of it has to do with Obama's move away from Capitalism and towards Socialism. I feel threatened .... I feel my family is threatened .... and my friends voted in the man who is doing this. And what are they doing now? Well .... Not Watching the News!! It is too disturbing. Not Listening to What Obama is Doing!! It is too confusing. It's just politics and talking heads.
Meanwhile .... all checks and balances are GONE. NO ONE is stopping what is happening. And anyone who questions it is being harassed and threatened! I am quite sure I have myself on a number of lists now ... and that ain't a good thing.
But the Country my SON will be living in is changing quickly and NO ONE CARES!! Their children and grandchildren will be deeply affected .... and I don't think they believe it. Obama "Means Well" .... his "Intent is Good" .... and therefore that is all the matters! WHAT????
First of all ... if he means well he is a total idiot .... something which I actually am beginning to believe. If he thinks Socialism/Communism is the way America needs to go and that is what he "Intends" .... then I an sorry ... I DISAGREE!!! He does not "mean well" and his "intent" is NOT good. He means to destroy America from the very foundations of the Constitution. READ ..... READ and STUDY and LISTEN.
Things are not good ...
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