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Demovictory9

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Mon Jul 23, 2018, 12:35 AM Jul 2018

when a majority demo group believes it could become a minority, members often become less supportive

when a majority demographic group believes it could become a minority, members of that group often become less supportive of democracy, preferring a strong ruler and harsh social controls, according to scholarly research on democratic decline.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/22/world/middleeast/israel-jewish-state-nationality-law.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news

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when a majority demo group believes it could become a minority, members often become less supportive (Original Post) Demovictory9 Jul 2018 OP
no shit. unblock Jul 2018 #1
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