Sinhalese Buddhist nationalism will persist and could expand to other minorities

Evidence

This means that irrespective of when the civil war ends, even Tamils who have been clamoring for autonomy within a united Sri Lanka are bound to be disappointed. 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: Connects to the manufactured-enemy question: the studied implication that after (or even during) the Tamil threat, nationalism manufactures new targets in Christians and Muslims — bearing directly on whether solidarity decays or redirects when the original enemy threatremoved. — connects to: Sinhalese Buddhist nationalist ideology casts minorities as tolerated guests in a Sinhalese island — Neil DeVotta, Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist…, 35; Sinhalese Buddhist nationalism may redirect its hostility to new minority targets — Neil DeVotta, Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist…, 59; Entrenched Sinhalese Buddhist nationalism forecloses federal solutions and portends broader attacks on minorities — Neil DeVotta, Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist…, 42 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Sinhalese Buddhist nationalism may redirect its hostility to new minority targets #expands (0.95) — Neil DeVotta, Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist Ideology, 59
• Entrenched Sinhalese Buddhist nationalism forecloses federal solutions and portends broader attacks on minorities #corroborates (0.90) — Neil DeVotta, Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist Ideology, 42
• Defeating the LTTE may strengthen rather than soften Sinhalese Buddhist nationalist dominance #expands (0.85) — Neil DeVotta, Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist Ideology, 302
• Sinhalese Buddhist nationalist ideology commands broad popular support in Sri Lanka #corroborates (0.75)