In analyzing ethnic conflict, political scientist John Mueller argues that when a minority of a population turns to violence __________

a. it succeeds in meeting its political ends through blunt force, more often than not
b. it can run off moderate elements and allow a society’s criminal elements to thrive
c. it rarely achieves any significant political ends
d. it is because uneducated people drowned out the voices of moderating forces


Answer: B

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