Reposted by @m-agic.bsky.social
With the (sadly) unsurprising revelation that the San Diego mosque killers directly cited the Christchurch terrorist as inspiration, I am resharing my 2021 essay on the Serb nationalist roots of the proto-genocidal 'Great Replacement' conspiracy theory. newlinesmag.com/essays/the-b...
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The Balkan Roots of the Far Right’s “Great Replacement” Theory
The “Great Replacement” theory is behind the far right’s worst acts of terrorism, from Christchurch to El Paso. But the idea of Muslims as a “demographic threat” is not new. It has its roots in the Ba...