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To: RetiredNow who wrote (300125)	8/15/2006 6:28:46 PM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578966

re: But at the end of the day, let's go back to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs (http://www.pateo.com/images/maslowmaster4ts.gif). If you don't have safety and security, then you won't ever get to all the other stuff above that tier. Physical needs and the need for security trump every other need a human being has. Interesting post! I hadn't thought about Maslow wrt the "war on terrorism". Wonder if Rove has read Maslow as I have? Security? How the hierarchy of fears between: Cancer; Heart attack; Stroke; Car accident; Death by terrorism; Bicycle accident; Falling off a ladder and dying; Death by bee sting Where does terrorism realistically rate in this short list, and where is it in peoples minds? Who benefits from the fear of terrorism? Why is it a "war on terrorism", when you can't fight a war on a tactic, but you can fight wars on countries? They have sold you a bill of goods Mindmeld. Not just Bush, but the media. Falling off a ladder is not news, but it's much more dangerous than terrorism. A terroist event is NEWS by God! Terrorism is a pimple on our ass; we should have a war on ladders. John

To: RetiredNow who wrote (300125)	8/16/2006 2:35:12 AM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1578966

think your article highlights that statistical profiling is a slippery slope. But I'd rather err on the side of pissing off Muslim tourists, rather than losing another 3,000 innocent Americans. It's sad, because when we do these things we take more and more steps towards isolationism and that is bad for our people, economy, and values. They were Muslim Americans from Texas. Remember the Japanese during WW II? But at the end of the day, let's go back to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs (http://www.pateo.com/images/maslowmaster4ts.gif). If you don't have safety and security, then you won't ever get to all the other stuff above that tier. Physical needs and the need for security trump every other need a human being has. In other words, I'd rather be alive and know that innocent Muslims aren't getting a fair shake, than dead with my last thought being I wish they had said to hell with political correctness and statistically profiled people for terrorism prevention. The more Muslims aren't given a fair shake by Americans, the more precarious will be American security. Its a chicken and egg kind of situation.