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==Other examples of the silent majority in history==

==Other examples of the silent majority in history==

During the 1960s and 70s, a silent majority existed in the [[African Americans|black community]] that opposed the undue sympathy of the liberal elites towards criminals and drug dealers.<ref name="Federalist">Grabar, Mary (May 5, 2016). [http://thefederalist.com/2016/05/05/the-forgotten-history-of-the-black-silent-majority/ The Forgotten History Of ‘The Black Silent Majority’]. ''The Federalist''. Retrieved December 18, 2016.</ref> Rather than condemning "police brutality", blaming crime and drug use on racism, or supporting the welfare state as a solution, they supported tougher crime laws.<ref name="Federalist"/> Some even supported [[capital punishment]] for these crimes.<ref name="Federalist"/>

During the 1960s and 70s, a silent majority existed in the [[African Americans|black community]] that opposed the undue sympathy of the liberal elites towards criminals and drug dealers.<ref name="Federalist">Grabar, Mary (May 5, 2016). [http://thefederalist.com/2016/05/05/the-forgotten-history-of-the-black-silent-majority/ The Forgotten History Of ‘The Black Silent Majority’]. ''The Federalist''. Retrieved December 18, 2016.</ref> Rather than condemning "police brutality", blaming crime and drug use on racism, or supporting the [[welfare state]] as a solution, they supported tougher crime laws.<ref name="Federalist"/> Some even supported [[capital punishment]] for these crimes.<ref name="Federalist"/>

 

Another example of the silent majority is seen in [[Ronald Reagan]]'s presidential election campaigns. Despite beliefs that he was too [[conservative]] to be elected president, Reagan easily defeated Democrat [[Jimmy Carter]] in the [[United States presidential election, 1980|1980 presidential election]].<ref name="1980">[https://www.britannica.com/event/United-States-presidential-election-of-1980 United States presidential election of 1980]. ''Encyclopædia Britannica''. Retrieved December 18, 2016.</ref> The American public was fed up with Carter's weak foreign policy, as well as liberal, [[big government]] economic policies, and even [[Reagan Democrat|many Democrats]] voted for Reagan.<ref name="1980"/> In 1984, Democrats nominated liberal [[Walter Mondale]], who even stated outright that he would raise taxes as president, who Americans rejected in a landslide—a repudiation for liberal policies.<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/event/United-States-presidential-election-of-1984 United States presidential election of 1984]. ''Encyclopædia Britannica''. Retrieved December 18, 2016.</ref>

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