• How does a minority ruled?
  • By force
  • By coercion
  • By intimidation
  • By Senate  <<<< (See example)
   
• What if the good Minority ruled?
  • What if the rights of minorities (race, religion, age, sex, nationality, etc.) were respected and provided for (while still respecting all other groups).
  • What if ..
   
• What if the wicked Minority ruled?
  • What if the wealthy got all the benefits at the expense of the non-wealthy?
  • What if the criminals got more rights than the innocent?
  • What if government officials got more benefits than the general public?
  • What if commercial airplane operators had to pay less than general aviation operators (for airport facilities, air traffic control, etc.)
  • What if monopoly (and near-monopoly) companies could charge anything they wanted?
  • What if ...
   
• What if the Minority ruled in general?

What if the Minority Ruled in General ^Note 3

Divider Minority Potential Proposals Potential Consequence Comments Brown-eyes vs. Blue-eyes Blue eyes eyes Require blue-eyes to wear rose-colored glasses - Blue-eyes 57.4% (born 1899-1905); 33.8% born 1936-1951 (Blue-eyes are headed for extinction.) Right-Handed vs. left-handed Left-handers Everydthing available for right-handers must be equally available for left-handers. - Left-handed student desks - left-handed scissors - Left-handed money wrenches - Left-hand threaded nuts, bolts, and light bulbs - Left-handed table settings 80% of total population; 90-93% of adult population is right-handed Women vs. men Men - - 50.7% female population in U.S. Non-caucasian vs.Caucasian Non-caucasian - - The shift is rapidly occurring Able-bodied vs. Handicapped - - - - Full seeing vs. Color Blind - - - 8% of males has some degree of colorblindness Over 50 vs. Under 50 - - - 12.8% 65 or older Employed vs unemployed Unemployed Government paychecks to the unemployed equal to the average employed person Those unemployed will soon be eliminated by "natural causes" 69.5% of U.S. population ages 16-64 is employed Counted as unemployed vs. Not working (i.e., earning a living) - - With only 10% unemployment, no wonder they don't get much of anything. 69.5% of U.S. population ages 16-64 is employed Urbanites vs. rural areas Rural dwellers Tax rule land and rule dwellers to provide better benefits for city dwellers - 81% live in cities and suburbs Parents vs. non-parents - - - - Own vs. rent Homeowners - - 66% home ownership Property owners vs non-property owners - - - - Vehicle drivers vs. bicyclists - - - - vehicle drivers in the city vs. pedestrians Pedestrians - - - College education Those who do not have college degree Benefits only for those with college education - 24.4% bachelor degree or higher Single parents households - Free baby sitting services and delivery of groceries for single parents. - 24% never married mothers; 58% divorced or separated mothers; 7% widows; 1.5% never married fathers; 8.4% divorced or separated fathers; 0.9% widowers Smokers vs non-smokers Non-smokers Eliminate all restrictions (and taxes) on smoking Double rate of heart attacks within 3 years of smoking explosion 2006 - 20% U.S.adults were cigarette smokers High school graduates vs. high school dropouts Adults without high school diplomas Prohibit high school graduation requirements for employment, etc. - 80.4% H.S. graduates in U.S. Men who cheat vs. Men who don't Non-Cheaters - - - Wives vs. mistresses - Full health benefits and other rights for mistresses - In the Senate and on the golf course, it may be a toss-up as to which is the majority English speaking vs. Spanish speaking (vs. Russian speaking, vs. French speaking, vs. German speaking, vs. ...) Require everything to be presented in all languages - - 95% of U.S. is English speaking - - - - - Color-code Personal choice vs. No-choice Disproportionate Majorities/Minorities Divider Majority Potential Proposals Potential Consequence Handicapped among the elderly, the poor, and [racial] minorities - - - - - - -