The Role Of The 'Great Replacement Theory' In American Extremism▼

Black churchgoers in Charleston, Hispanic shoppers at a Walmart in EL Paso, Jewish worshipers at a synagogue in Pittsburg mass shooting victims, like those killed at a grocery store in a predominantly Black neighborhood in Buffalo, New York, were all targeted by gunmen citing racist fears of a conspiracy to "replace" whites. In his 180-page manifesto, the suspect in the Buffalo shooting cites a "great replacement" a conspiracy theory that White Americans are slowly being replaced by nonwhites through immigration, interracial marriage, and eventually a race war. Experts say the rhetoric, once confined to the dark web, has penetrated right-wing media and some members of the GOP. "There is almost always a direct line from some dark conspiracy theory on 4chan to something that's being said in the mainstream media every day," said Wendy Via, co-founder of the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism. Source