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:—Richard M. Nixon, November 3 , 1969 "Silent Majority" is a term used by the against the Vietnam War at the time, who did not engage in riots and purportedly attack Police Officer s, who did not join in the Counterculture , and who did not enthusiastically participate in public discourse or the media. Nixon along with many others saw this group as being overshadowed by the more vocal minority. This majority referred mainly to the older generation (those World War Two veterans in all parts of the United States ) but it also described many young people in the Midwest , West and in the South , many of whom did eventually serve in Vietnam . The Silent Majority was mostly populated with the Blue Collar people who made up the backbone of America, but who didn't have the ability or the time to take an active part in politics other than to vote. They did, in some cases, support the Conservative policies of many politicans. Others were not particularly conservative politically, but resented what they saw as disrespect for American institutions. See also |