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Why is it getting worse?: How to improve society using Maslow's "Hierarchy of Needs Theory" and Bonhoeffer's "Theory of Stupidity"
Hardcover
General Political ScienceSocial Movements
Publisher: Aussie Trading LLC
Published: Jan 12 2026
Pages: 572
Weight: 2.64
Height: 1.69 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Why is the world sliding into chaos? For nearly two decades, global freedom has been in retreat, with 72% of the population now living under autocratic rule. In this groundbreaking investigation, author Juan Rodulfo introduces the Stupidity-Needs Nexus, a powerful synthesis of Abraham Maslow's psychology and Dietrich Bonhoeffer's theological insights.
Rodulfo demonstrates how modern autocrats systematically strip away fundamental human needs-food, safety, and belonging-to trigger a survival mode that makes populations vulnerable to manufactured stupidity the moral surrender of critical thought. Moving beyond diagnosis, the book provides the Maslow Blueprint for Good Governance-a multi-level strategy for rebuilding social contracts and cultivating authoritarian-resistant citizens. This is not just a book; it is a call to reclaim our minds, our needs, and our collective future.
Why this book? Why now? Most political books tell you who to blame. This book tells you how we are being manipulated and what we can do to stop it. It is an essential read for activists, students of psychology, and any citizen who refuses to let the light of democracy go out.
The power of the one needs the stupidity of the other. - Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Don't be a passive observer of history. Become an agent of its restoration.
GET YOUR COPY TODAY AND JOIN THE RESISTANCE AGAINST STUPIDITY.
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