Talk:Great Replacement conspiracy theory in the United States

Replacement as a good thing?

This makes clear that anyone who says that the Great Replacement is real and bad is a conspiracy theorist but what about mainstream publications saying it's real and good? Is the Great Replacement only a conspiracy theory when it's evaluated as bad? Or is it still a conspiracy theory when it's evaluated by mainstream publications as good? An explanation is needed for why this is a conspiracy theory when it is evaluated as real and a bad thing but is apparently not a far right conspiracy theory when the exact same thing, sometimes even using the very word "replacement" to express it, is evaluated as real and a good thing. Surely the epistemological status of the facts about demographics cannot depend upon our moral and political evaluations of those facts, can it? Or there some kind of postmodern anti-racist epistemology at work here? --2601:300:4080:6230:D150:C2A0:B86E:468E (talk) 19:23, 18 November 2022 (UTC)

I will assume you are serious here and not sarcastic. The links are talking about immigration and demographic changes, while the conspiracy theory is talking about the intentional displacement of White Americans. Nobody is actually orchestrating immigration to displace an ethnic group. Dimadick (talk) 04:19, 19 November 2022 (UTC)

The links say, "U.S. birthrates are plummeting. Increasing legal immigration can help." and "Immigration Is the Solution for the Falling US Birth Rate" -- Those are not merely descriptive. Those are prescriptive. Saying that the solution to the problem of the falling native U.S. birth rate is increased immigration (instead of taking measures to increase the birth rate or resolving the problem some other way) is in fact advocating for the replacement of native born U.S. with immigrants. Those certainly appear to be just different words for the same exact thing. If there's a difference then the article needs to explain what the difference is. --2601:300:4080:6230:68A2:7555:B29E:B41D (talk) 23:51, 21 November 2022 (UTC)

The article makes clear that the conspiracy theory is based on white supremacist ideology. The discussions of population shifts that you have linked to are about demographic changes. Cheers! 98.155.8.5 (talk) 20:32, 25 November 2022 (UTC)

Pardon me, chiming in here, but: what is the difference exactly between the Great Replacement and demographic changes? Is it specifically the claim that these trends are being orchestrated by a power structure, instead of the invisible hand? It seems to me that this, and related articles, don't offer a decisive refutation of the conspiracy theory -- it makes some counter-arguments, but not enough. Even if there's no grand scheme, those on the right-wing will connect the dots between abortion, lgbtq+, feminism, and unrestricted migration, and come to the conclusion that these policies lead to a demographic shift against whites in favor of other ethnic groups, and from there justify their beliefs. If you want to change their minds, it's not enough to just call it racist. Xcalibur (talk) 01:35, 19 December 2022 (UTC)

Is it specifically the claim that these trends are being orchestrated by a power structure Yes.

If you want to change their minds We don't. (BTW we already know that their minds are write-protected.) We want to have an encyclopedia article about that crazy idea. And this page is for making suggestions for improving it. --Hob Gadling (talk) 08:50, 19 December 2022 (UTC)

That's fair enough. Let me clarify my suggestions for the article: 1. Make it more explicit that this theory is not just about white demographic decline, but more specifically the belief that this decline is engineered by the powers that be (gov'ts/corps/NGOs), and 2. offer a more decisive refutation of this line of thought. Xcalibur (talk) 14:27, 19 December 2022 (UTC)

"is it specifically the claim that these trends are being orchestrated by a power structure" "Yes."

The US federal government accepts mass immigration from Mexico, China, India, The Philippines, and El Salvador. These are the top 5 sources of legal immigrants, not counting the millions of illegal immigrants who the federal government has allowed here from South America and Asia. All of these countries are non White. That isn't to say it's good or bad, it's simply a factual statement.

Would this not meet your criteria of a "power structure" orchestrating a trend that is reducing Whites in America to a minority? 73.108.8.167 (talk) 06:15, 7 February 2024 (UTC)

Tammany Hall

Tammany hall and Catholicism are both central to the topic. At least a reference should be brought. Tammany hall is a well documented and thoroughly researched political motivation largly subscribed to by catholic democrats, particularly: Newyorkers, Californians, and chicaginites. The existence of a Tammany Hall political mechanic would have to be central to the theory when it's being supposed as a "conspiracy theory." 112.198.70.139 (talk) 11:15, 24 January 2024 (UTC)

Our article doesn't mention Chicago or California residents. But sure, if you have good mainstream reliably published sources bring them here. Otherwise your comments are pointless. Doug Weller talk 13:40, 24 January 2024 (UTC)

Politician or former president or?

With regard to this edit.

I'm not confident Trump should be referred to as a "politician" rather than "former president". Part of his appeal in 2016 was that he was not a "politician". Unless a majority of RS refer to him as such, we probably shouldn't use that nomenclature. DN (talk) 22:58, 21 June 2024 (UTC)

Elon Musk, the 2024 Save Act and the 2024 (RNC) Republican Party Platform

For consideration in the body of the article...

RNC 2024 Platform

"We must not allow Biden’s Migrant Invasion to alter our Country. It must not stand. Under the Trump Administration and a Republican Congress, it will be defeated immediately."

"But arguing that the country would be irrevocably changed by such migrants is adjacent to the controversial “replacement theory” popular with the far right."

House Speaker Mike Johnson’s day two delivery at the Republican National Convention was a drastic departure from the “unity convention” gimmick that the party had promised. While referring to the “battle” and “struggle” for control of American life and slamming Democrats as the “party of self-destruction,” the Louisiana politician took a moment to nod to one of his favorite, and most dangerous, conspiracies: the “great replacement theory.”

In a post on Truth Social, Trump twisted an old lie into something new, trying to convince his base that Democrats are “attempting to interfere” in the 2024 presidential election. But Trump wasn’t the only Republican stoking the flames. In his own speech, Louisiana Representative Steve Scalise nodded toward a white supremacist, alt-right conspiracy known as the “great replacement theory” while baselessly advancing the idea that “Biden and Harris want illegals to vote.” House Speaker Mike Johnson shared a similar idea, telling the conference that Republicans “cannot allow the many millions of illegal aliens [the Democrats] allowed to cross our borders, to harm our citizens, raid our resources, or disrupt our elections.” DN (talk) 05:44, 18 July 2024 (UTC)

The Save Act

"This is, in essence, the “great replacement” theory, an idea transmitted from the racist fringe into the mainstream by Tucker Carlson and, later, prominent Republican officials. In promoting the Save Act, Johnson specifically used great-replacement verbiage."

Elon Musk

"Trump and Musk’s comments mix the GOP’s rhetoric on voter fraud and immigration with the far-right Great Replacement Theory conspiracy."

The Republican-controlled House of Representatives has passed a measure that mandates proof of citizenship to register to vote - which is already a requirement.

The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act would require a Real ID, passport or other government identification that shows a person’s place of birth was in the United States....Elon Musk had even suggested that anyone who voted against the bill should be executed for treason.

“Those who oppose this are traitors. All Caps: TRAITORS,” he wrote on X. “What is the penalty for traitors again?"

... According to the the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University’s School of Law, noncitizen voting “virtually never happens”:

“It’s illegal, and if a noncitizen intentionally registers or votes in one of those elections, they will face fines, prison and deportation.”

Yet Trump and House Republicans have accused people entering the country illegally of “replacing” American citizens in the voting booth, an echo of the far-right “replacement” conspiracy theory.

Trump’s false claims that elections are “rigged” against him has recently dovetailed with an anti-immigration platform based around the idea that Democratic officials are allowing millions of people to flood into the country illegally.

Cheers. DN (talk) 03:13, 18 July 2024 (UTC)

I doubt that the CNN source is accurate in its assessment. The Republican Party Platform is stating the party's opposition to immigration, continuing with the typical rhetoric of Trumpism and the Tea Party movement since the early 2010s. The platform does not state anything specific on racial quotas and defending the dominant position of White Americans. Dimadick (talk) 04:34, 18 July 2024 (UTC)

If I find something better I'll post it here. According to academics and experts, Trump has long espoused GRT verbiage and "Biden's Migrant Invasion to alter our country" seems inline with that. Cheers DN (talk) 04:51, 18 July 2024 (UTC)

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