Michael Harriot: The Racist, Far-Right Conspiracy Theories Behind Trump's Policies

[Nevilledog]

https://www.contrabandcamp.com/p/the-racist-far-right-conspiracy-theories

During a Tuesday appearance on Fox News, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. went on a passionate tirade about diseases, the military and teenage boys’ low sperm counts.

The Daily Beast dutifully noted the misinformation in the statement, calling it a “bizarre rant.” The Economic Times described the premise of RFK Jr.’s hypothesis as a “wild claim.” Jezebel asked why the former drug addict who disposed of Yogi Bear’s body apparently wants more teen fathers. However, every single news outlet seemed to overlook one critical aspect of RFK Jr.’s worm-brained, science-less screed:

It was based on the “white genocide” theory.

The idea that immigration policies, multiculturalism and easily available abortions were part of an international conspiracy to erase white Protestant men from the planet have floated around far-right extremist circles for years. Still, white genocide was just a little-known conspiracy theory bandied about by the alt-right until former Fox News host Tucker Carlson found out about it, under its new name:

The Great Replacement Theory

After inspiring mass murderer Dylann Roof, justifying a racial massacre in Buffalo, N.Y., and contributing to the rise of French politician Marine Le Pen, the rebranded white genocide dogma made its mainstream political debut with Donald Trump. White nationalists at the Unite the Right rally chanted “you will not replace us.” Replacement theory is the dirty little secret behind mass deportations, Trump’s pledge to build a Mexican wall and his concern for South African farmers. And according to recent reports, it’s why Trump has finally come up with a plan to make America great again.

He’s going to make more white people.

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[Solly Mack]

1. K&R

[rickyhall]

2. Then why is he orange?