The age of minorities

[Gilrandir]

I have encountered a curious article which somehow chimes with what what Fragony said about feeling unsettled with feminists clamoring for their rights. The article is in Russian so I will give the gist.

The author claims that we live in an age when minorities rule the world.
1. Ethnic/national minorities. They demand to be heard and when the majorities agree to grant them the rights and priviliges they ask for they start to ask for more (like Catalonia or Scotland) never knowing where to stop.
2. Sexual minorities. Instead of following their tribal rules and customs they want the majority to pay attention to them and press for privileges that even the majority can't boast of.
3. Religious minorities demand attention on par with major religions.
4. Language minorities. Struggling for the right to speak their own language they want to couple it with the right to ignore the language the majority speaks.
5. Business minorities. A lot of businessmen have lost their profits just because minority shareholders voted against some decisions. Whole corporations have to submit to the will of a single shareholder having only one share.
6. Political minorities. They rule the country because many people abstain from voting so 20% of voters may determine who will head the country.
7. Fashion minorities. Few people dictate to the majority what they will wear.
8. And to crown it all, financial minorities. They are the few oligarchs that rule the world.

The author states that the only solution of this problem that the majorities have come up with is tolerance and patience. But evidently, this kind of solution doesn't work. So he hopes that majorities will somehow find a way to let the minorities hear and respect them as well.