White genocide myth

Since the European migrant crisis happened in 2015, the White genocide conspiracy theory has become popular among Neo-Nazis and White nationalists. Under the theory, Jews are accused of encouraging non-white immigration to change the ethnic composition of White-majority countries. This conspiracy theory is often spread along with other antisemitic tropes, especially ideas from the well-known forgery The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, to make it sound real to those who are already antisemitic.

Causes

Many believers of this conspiracy theory reportedly have an extinction anxiety about the majority White population possibly becoming the minority in their own country. Ethnic minorities in their countries are sometimes considered "foreign" and "incompatible with the mainstream".

Examples

In the United States (US), Elon Musk, Twitter's current owner, has been accused of agreeing with the theory. There were also several terrorist attacks committed by those who believed in this theory, including the 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, where 11 were killed and 7 injured.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Also called the Great Replacement or White genocide myth.

References

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    • Wilson, Chris (2022). "Nostalgia, entitlement and victimhood: The synergy of white genocide and misogyny". Terrorism and Political Violence. 34 (8): 1810–1825. doi:10.1080/09546553.2020.1839428. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
    • Loefflad, Eric (2024). "International Law for a Time of Monsters: 'White Genocide', The Limits of Liberal Legalism, and the Reclamation of Utopia". Law and Critique. 35: 191–212. doi:10.1007/s10978-022-09337-y.
    • Keulenaar, Emillie De; Tuters, Marc (2024). "The Affordances of Replacement Narratives: How the White Genocide and Great Replacement Theories Converge in Poorly Moderated Online Milieus". The Politics of Replacement (1 ed.). Routledge. pp. 139–161. doi:10.4324/9781003305927-12. ISBN 978-1-003-30592-7. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
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  4. ↑ "White House blasts Musk's 'hideous' antisemitic lie, advertisers pause on X". Reuters. 18 November 2023. Archived from the original on 29 November 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  5. ↑ "The Racist 'Great Replacement' Conspiracy Theory Explained". Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). 17 May 2022. Archived from the original on 28 January 2025. Retrieved 11 October 2024.