The minorities have the say in the modern world because that's the few that governments and oppositions in Western countries have to influence to win or be sustained in government. Oz Labor party branch stacking for instance.
PS I think it would have been better if Gibson had been a conscientious objector and refused to bomb the dams and drown all those Krauts - sorry Huns no,no sorry squareheads - sh1t I'll get it right soon - Germans!
PPS In the next life I'm coming back as a handicapped, gay member of a minority race.