Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – Chairman of the Prabowo-Gibran Regional Campaign Team (TKD) in the West Java region, Ridwan Kamil, mentioned the term “Silent Majority“after candidate pair (paslon) serial number 02 excelled in the quick calculation (quick count) 2024 General Election (Election).

Term “Silent Majority“This was conveyed by Ridwan via his personal Instagram account (@ridwankamil). In his upload, Ridwan explained a little about what he meant.”Silent Majority“.

“Lesson. “Silent Majority“They have spoken. Who are they? Those who listen, but rarely comment. Those who rarely make a fuss on social media, each of these accounts posts #politics,” said the former Governor of West Java, quoted Thursday (15/2/2024).

In the same upload, the figure who is familiarly called Kang Emil said that so far social media has been filled with “Noisy Minority“. According to him,”Noisy Minority” is not the same measure of reality on the ground.

“We never answer bullying or ridicule on social media. We just answer it with measurable work in the field,” said Kang Emil.

What’s that Silent Majority?

According to Merriam-Webster, “Silent Majority” is the largest part of a country’s population consisting of people who are not actively involved in politics and do not express their political opinions in public.

Based on this definition, “Silent Majority“are voters who have certain political preferences, but choose to remain silent and do not state their choices openly. If you look at the phenomenon that occurred in the US and Prabowo’s quick count results,”Silent Majority” provides an opportunity for a party to win the election.

History of the emergence of the term “Silent Majority“

According to published journals Economics Letters, “Silent Majority” was popularized by President Richard Nixon in 1969 during the midterm campaign to what he called “a large group of conservative Americans” who did not express their opinions openly.

Nixon said, “Silent Majority“This is different from the “minority party” which actively demonstrated against the Vietnam war. Not only the 37th president of the United States (US), the 45th president of the US, Donald Trump, also popularized it.”Silent Majority“.

During the 2016 presidential campaign, Trump frequently used the term “Silent Majority” to greet his supporters. At that time, “Silent Majority” remain silent, but they use voting booths to make their voices “heard.”

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