great replacement theory

proper noun

Synonym of white replacement theory.

Meanings

proper nounthe great replacement theory (abbreviation GRT)

abbreviation GRT

  1. Synonym of white replacement theory.

    Jews figure prominently in the Great Replacement theory—we eternal Shylocks are apparently the reason so many immigrants are allowed in: so that we can make more coin exploiting them.

    2023, Naomi Klein, Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World, Penguin, →ISBN, page 283
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    Musk on Wednesday agreed with a post on X that falsely claimed Jewish people were stoking hatred against white people, saying the user, who referenced the “great replacement” conspiracy theory, was speaking “the actual truth”.

    2023 November 18, Harry Taylor, “Elon Musk to file ‘thermonuclear lawsuit’ as advertisers desert X”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 20 Mar 2025

    Indeed, the celebration parallax concerning the Great Replacement Theory has been given intellectual legitimacy by the spread of Critical Theory throughout key academic, corporate, and government institutions.

    2024 April 11, Wade Miller, “Policy Brief: The Great Replacement in Theory and Practice”, in Center for Renewing America, archived from the original on 04 Aug 2024

    Lee was deeply convinced by the Great Replacement Theory commonly referenced by far-right extremists, and believed that violent action had to be taken to prevent the Chinese majority in Singapore from being supplanted by what he perceived to be a rapidly growing Malay population.

    2025 February 10, “Issuance of Orders under Internal Security Act (ISA) to Two Singaporeans & Arrest of a Foreigner under ISA”, in Internal Security Department (Singapore)^(https://web.archive.org/web/20251225035125/https://www.mha.gov.sg/isd/stay-in-the-know/media-detail/issuance-of-orders-under-internal-security-act-(isa)-to-two-singaporeans-and-arrest-of-a-foreigner-under-isatext), archived from the original on 25 Dec 2025

    Synonyms: white replacement theory, Great Replacement

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounSynonym of white replacement theory.

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