EXPLAINER: Theory of white replacement fuels racist attacks

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Ideas from “The Great Replacement Theory” filled a racist screed supposedly posted online by the white 18-year-old man accused of targeting Black people in Saturday's rampage.

Those “accelerationist white supremacists” believe small societal changes won't achieve much, so the only option is tearing down society, he said.

On a regular basis, many adherents to the more extreme versions of The Great Replacement Theory converse through encrypted apps online and tend to be careful. They know they’re being watched.WHO'S TALKING ABOUT REPLACEMENT? A study of five years' worth of Carlson's show by The New York Times found 400 instances where he talked about Democratic politicians and others seeking to force demographic change through immigration.

 

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