Define majority... define minority. Not numerically (which is clear enough), but politically.

So who are the minorities or the majorities in a society or country? Mathematically speaking, the group with the smaller number of people is the minority and that with the larger number is the majority.... but is that also the case politically?

Is it about which group has more "power"? What sort of power?

And if power is something that flows, when does a minority become a majority... and vice-versa?

This page is a permanent link to the reply below and its nested replies. See all post replies »

BabyLonia · F

The thing is people do not just belong in one group.... they may be part of many differing groups of which some may fall into a majority it is inter-twined and not exclusive.

So politically (in the uk) you have someone that is white... a majority group, but also they are gay, a minority group. Being part of a minority may mean they have some understanding what other minority groups go through and so they have some more empathy towards minorities..... more and more people are recognising this and it is breaking down barriers. In an ideal world it would mean all prejudices against a group due to age/sex/gender/race/religion/sexuality is lessened until everyone is on a more level playing field....ideal world i said

The other point is about the US elections. The whole point of democracy is that you have to accept defeat otherwise it will not work. So if a minority loses they need to accept they lost or democracy will fail...if democracy fails it means that minority wins.