Spiral of Silence

A good example of the Spiral of Silence is the debate about the war in Iraq. It seems that pretty much everyone is lobbying to bring the troops home. The president is seemingly the only person who thinks that we should still be there. This can’t be the case though, I’m sure that there are a large number of people who believe in what the president says or they wouldn’t have elected him in the first place. The problem with them speaking out is that the perceived majority believe that he is wrong and that the war is a lost cause. The people who are willing to speak out are the people who are for bringing the troops home, whereas the people who think we still need to be there consider themselves to be the minority and will keep their opinion to themselves. The media also is playing a role in this, you would be hard pressed to find a news station or pretty much any program that openly supports the war and the president.