The Great Replacement Theory

<p>The Republican Party scheduled the first televised debate on Wednesday, August 23, 2023. Donald Trump elected to skip the debate, appearing instead in a pre-taped interview with Tucker Carlson, the fired Fox News host known for espousing his white supremacist views, notably the &ldquo;Great Replacement Theory.&rdquo; The theory suggests white people are being replaced by Jewish people and other minorities, a threat to white power.</p> <p>This story has four parts; an uproar on the campus of Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, GA; the French origins of the theory; how it infiltrated the Trump White administration and American foreign policy, and finally, a mass shooter in Buffalo, NY targeting Black people because of what he read about Great Replacement.</p> <p>Georgia Southern University began its life in 1906 as the First District Agricultural &amp; Mechanical School, which as was the norm at that time, was only open to white students. It&rsquo;s about an hour northwest of Savannah, GA, and a part of the University of Georgia system. The school now has about 20,000 students, including campuses in Hinesville, GA, and Savannah, GA. It is reported to have a &ldquo;sizable black population and &ldquo;medium&rdquo; diversity.</p> <p>Apparently, a novel called &ldquo;Make Your Home Among Strangers,&rdquo; by Jennine Cap&oacute; Crucet, is required reading for some first-year students, and they were fortunate enough to have the author come to the school for a reading and signing. The book is about the experiences of a first-generation Cuban American woman struggling to navigate a mostly white elite college.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/the-polis/the-great-replacement-theory-c2ed996de3e8"><strong>Learn More</strong></a></p>