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Expect to hear more on "the Great Replacement." The white supremacist theory bemoans low white birth rates leading to cultural 'replacement' by non-whites (Muslims, Jews, Hispanics, etc).
Sound familiar?
Think "Jews will not replace us," Charlottesville. nytimes.com/2019/03/18/tec…
Sound familiar?
Think "Jews will not replace us," Charlottesville. nytimes.com/2019/03/18/tec…
You know who else is a big fan of Replacement Theory:
Iowa's Steve King.
Remember "We can't restore our civilization with somebody else's babies"? The post by King has never been taken down. Here it is, still there.
Iowa's Steve King.
Remember "We can't restore our civilization with somebody else's babies"? The post by King has never been taken down. Here it is, still there.
Then, in 2018, King gave an interview to a far-right web site on:
Great Replacement.
King bemoaned white identity undergoing “slow-motion cultural suicide.”
The interviewer noted a racist novel on the theory. King said he read it. He found it "logical." huffpost.com/entry/iowa-rep…
Great Replacement.
King bemoaned white identity undergoing “slow-motion cultural suicide.”
The interviewer noted a racist novel on the theory. King said he read it. He found it "logical." huffpost.com/entry/iowa-rep…
To refresh your memory, that wasn't even maybe the craziest thing about that interview. As noted by @mikedebonis at the Washington Post, King made those comments and met with that far-right group on "a European trip financed by a Holocaust memorial group." washingtonpost.com/powerpost/holo…
Even AFTER that, Steve King endorsed Toronto mayor candidate Faith Goldy.
You know what Goldy's favorite theory is?
Take a guess: "[Goldy] contends liberal elites are plotting to replace white Christians with Jews and nonwhites."
nytimes.com/2019/04/08/wor…
You know what Goldy's favorite theory is?
Take a guess: "[Goldy] contends liberal elites are plotting to replace white Christians with Jews and nonwhites."
nytimes.com/2019/04/08/wor…
King's flirtation with European racists has been noted by @pbump, @crampell, plus @RubensteinAdam, and local reporters like @idaveprice. With rising white supremacist violence, we need to get educated about the ideology behind it.
washingtonexaminer.com/weekly-standar…
washingtonexaminer.com/weekly-standar…
We have an ethical duty to call to account politicians who legitimize some very dangerous ideas on race, religion, and culture. It starts at the top in 2020, but getting rid of @SteveKingIA is a step in this direction for Iowa's voters.
I'm looking at you, 4th District @IowaGOP.
I'm looking at you, 4th District @IowaGOP.
