Sinhalese Buddhist nationalism may redirect its hostility to new minority targets

Evidence

The analysis also suggests that Sinhalese Buddhist nationalism will remain potent for the foreseeable future and could target other minorities (e.g., Christians and Muslims). — Neil DeVotta, Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist Ideology, 59

Categorization

• XREF: Speaks to the reader’s question — what happens to a group’s solidarity-built-on-threat when one enemy is defeated; here the forecast is a manufactured new enemy, matching the threat-transference pattern in the literature on scapegoating. — connects to: Sinhalese Buddhist nationalism rests on a foundational belief in Buddhist sufferance toward minorities; Entrenched Sinhalese Buddhist nationalism forecloses federal solutions and portends broader attacks on minorities — Neil DeVotta, Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist…, 42; Sinhalese Buddhist nationalism independently blocks peace beyond the LTTE’s intransigence — Neil DeVotta, Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist…, 300 (+4 more)

Broader Connections

• Sinhalese Buddhist nationalism rests on a foundational belief in Buddhist sufferance toward minorities #contradicts (0.82)
• Entrenched Sinhalese Buddhist nationalism forecloses federal solutions and portends broader attacks on minorities #expands (0.80) — Neil DeVotta, Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist Ideology, 42
• Sinhalese Buddhist nationalism independently blocks peace beyond the LTTE’s intransigence #qualifies (0.72) — Neil DeVotta, Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist Ideology, 300