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A '''silent majority''' is a large amount of people who, as the term implies, constitute a [[majority]] or large amount of the population on a certain issue or issues, but have not openly expressed their opinions. This causes the opposing side to appear numerically larger, but the silent majority can often be seen on election days.
A '''silent majority''' is a large amount of people who, as the term implies, constitute a [[majority]] or large amount of the population on a certain issue or issues, but have not openly expressed their opinions. This causes the opposing side to appear numerically larger, but the silent majority can often be seen on election days.
In [[United States]] history, the term has been closely associated with the Nixon Administration. Nixon was a middle-of-the-road politician who reached out to [[China]] as a counter-balance to the Soviet Union and established the [[Environmental Protection Agency]]. He positioned himself to the left of principled conservatives such as [[Barry Goldwater]] and [[Ronald Reagan]]. The "silent majority" sought to appeal to working-class voters, particularly those in the south who were upset by the Civil Rights legislation adopted in the 1960s under [[Lyndon Johnson]].
In [[United States]] history, the term has been closely associated with the Nixon Administration. Nixon was a middle-of-the-road politician who reached out to [[China]] as a counterbalance to the Soviet Union and established the [[Environmental Protection Agency]]. He positioned himself to the left of principled conservatives such as [[Barry Goldwater]] and [[Ronald Reagan]]. The "silent majority" sought to appeal to working-class voters, particularly those in the south who were upset by the Civil Rights legislation adopted in the 1960s under [[Lyndon Johnson]].
The silent majority has usually consisted of law-abiding [[conservatives]], fed up or unpersuaded by the vocal [[left-wing]] minority. Rather than holding major [[protest]]s, oftentimes disruptive or violent in the case of the left-wingers, they let their views be known through the ballot box.
The silent majority has usually consisted of law-abiding [[conservatives]], fed up or unpersuaded by the vocal [[left-wing]] minority. Rather than holding major [[protest]]s, oftentimes disruptive or violent in the case of the left-wingers, they let their views be known through the ballot box.