Replacement theory is essentially a propaganda campaign engineered to scare gullible people into giving power to autocrats. Versions of this have been around for a long time. We review the history of replacement theory, explain how it works to trick people into voting against their interests (and the interests of everyone else), and what we can do about it. 

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Links and References: 

1. https://immigrationforum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Replacement-Theory-Explainer-1122.pdf
2. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/what-is-great-replacement-theory-and-how-does-it-fuel-racist-violence
3. https://theconversation.com/what-is-the-great-replacement-theory-a-scholar-of-race-relations-explains-224835
4. https://www.splcenter.org/resources/hatewatch/racist-great-replacement-conspiracy-theory-explained/
5. https://www.ajc.org/translatehate/great-replacement 
6. https://www.adl.org/resources/backgrounder/great-replacement-explainer 
7. https://hias.org/news/deep-dive-great-replacement-theory/
8. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/08/a-deadly-ideology-how-the-great-replacement-theory-went-mainstream

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