Shrinking minority movements often grow more vocal and salient, not fainter

Evidence

We must realize, however, that even if a group shrinks in size, this does not mean their shared identity fades away. The opposite usually occurs. As Ambassadors shrink in number, their shared embrace of white Christian nationalism becomes more salient compared to those around them. Twenty years ago, we may have had more Ambassadors in our midst, but they were likely quieter about it. Today there may be fewer, but they are much more vocal. — Andrew L. Whitehead, American Idolatry, 174

Categorization

• XREF: Parallels the core observation in the Islamophobia and white-terror materials that a mobilized minority’s apparent size is amplified by salience and rhetoric. — connects to: Shrinking groups become more salient and vocal, not less; Silent groups let a vocal few dominate opinion through sheer volume of talk — Nina Eliasoph, Avoiding politics: how Americans…, 775
• CANDY: A compact counterintuitive fact for conversation: the group actually shrank from 24% to 16-20% while seeming louder than ever.

Broader Connections

• Shrinking groups become more salient and vocal, not less #corroborates (1.00)
• Silent groups let a vocal few dominate opinion through sheer volume of talk #qualifies (0.75) — Nina Eliasoph, Avoiding politics, 775