Persecution Of Minorities

Reading about persecution of minorities in different countries, including Pakistan and India, i have noticed a common propaganda employed by the perpetrators.

They portray the persecuted group as

*Homogenous group that only cares about its own interests.

*Perceived to wield lot more influence on government decsion making than they can.

*Perceived to be agents of or in collaboration with a known enemy.

*Majority is at threat to be taken over by minority, no matter how smalll their number.

*Majority people considered weak, docile and unaware of threat posed by minority.

Re: Persecution Of Minorities

I guess its a way to make general public/majority either be skeptical or unsympathetic towards the group so when there is persecution, the public opinion does not become anti-perp.

good observations, very true, demonise the group and then beat the crap out of em, and the reaction will be at best muted from the masses.