Looking for a Synonym for the word "Desire" or "Whims" but applied to a political context

I’m looking for a Synonym for the word "Desire", "Whims" or "Quarrels" but applied to a political context. I can’t think of the word off the top of my head, but I know the context in which it is used.

For example, you can say

Hitler appealed to the masses of the German
people, because he appealed to their "quarrels"

It’s not that they appealed to their desires, but they appealed to their need for change and wanted to right their wrongs. He also appealed to their quarrels, or the things that bothered the populace the most. There is a word that is perfect for this context that is very similar to "quarrels", but I cant quite think of it.