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Great Replacement
conspiracy theory \ grāt ri-ˈplās-mənt \
: a conspiracy that believes the white race is under threat of extinction. While a similar theory was prevalent in Nazi Germany and has been promoted by white nationalists for decades, it was popularized through Renaud Camus’s 2011 book The Great Replacement, which claimed Muslims in France were destroying French civilization and culture.
WHY IT’S ANTISEMITIC:
Great Replacement, also known as white replacement theory or white genocide theory, is a conspiracy theory that claims there is an intentional effort, led by Jews, to promote mass (non-white) immigration, intermarriage, and other efforts that would lead to the “extinction of whites.” This sentiment was also promoted at the 2017 “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, when white supremacists chanted, “Jews will not replace us.” Great Replacement has been cited as motivation for recent terror attacks, including the 2018 Tree of Life Synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh, PA and the 2019 El Paso, TX and Christchurch, New Zealand shootings. The conspiracy blames Jews for being the masterminds behind this plan--manipulating immigrants, Blacks, and other minorities--to unseat the white race from the proverbial throne. Right wing commentators have also invoked the Great Replacement theory to say Democrats are “replacing” American citizens with illegal immigrants.
