Social phenomenon-the voice of the silent majority and minority is amplified.

Watch Beijing Satellite TV's "Step Forward" Shunyi Wannian Flower City Property Fee Adjustment Event.

Problem statement: Vanke Property proposes that the property fee is low, and it cannot make ends meet, so it needs to be adjusted. According to the corresponding procedures, all owners voted and the proposal was passed by a double majority. In the following period, except for more than 2,000 households with 1 1,000 who refused to pay the property fee, more than 2,000 households paid the property fee according to the new standard.

However, at the scene of the program, less than 10% of the owners who refused to pay the fees mastered the right to speak, and all the voices they could hear were theirs. And more than 90% of the owners who confirmed the new standard could not make a sound at the discussion site. An owner who publicly expressed support for the adjustment of property fees was interrupted and threatened. You can't express your wishes normally and openly.

This form is two phenomena that we often mention in the discussion of public affairs, "the silent majority" and "the tyranny of a few people".

"Silent majority" means that most people are unwilling and unwilling to actively express their views in the discussion and decision-making of social affairs in public. If they acknowledge or accept the realistic arrangement or order, they will not give any instructions. Even if they want to change or overthrow the existing order, as long as they don't harm their interests excessively, they will not publicly express their opinions, let alone publicly express their opposition to changing the order. The mentality of these people is basically "conformity", "hitchhiking", "patience" and "not getting ahead".

"The tyranny of a few people" means that in the decision-making process of social public affairs, the most active and extreme advocates are very few people. Because they are active, encouraging and practical, it is easy to manipulate their opinions into "the voice of the majority" and finally impose the interests of the minority on the majority. Form the reality that a few people profit. The main manifestations are "slogan", "radical viewpoint", "tough measures" and "black or white".

The formal existence of these two kinds of people often leads to the untrue deviation and amplification effect of information in social public affairs. Relevant parties pay too much attention to "amplified voice" and group opinions with strong performance when making decisions. "Children who cry have milk to drink." "The silent majority" is often represented. The group interests that really need attention and care are not taken seriously. In the final analysis, it is a few people who have hijacked the interests of the public with their personal interests. This requires vigilance.