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[โ€“] seahorseohio@buckeyestate.social 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

This retched conspiracy theory is really malleable. You can twist and turn it to fit different people's fears. When I was conservative years ago I remember somewhat believing a headline that elites were trying to give migrants citizenship in exchange for military service so that they could have an obedient military that would oppress the rest of the citizens. It's not quite as racist, but still pretty bad.

[โ€“] alyaza 3 points 2 years ago

depending on how you ask it, the "great replacement" conspiracy might even be a prevailing belief (in some form) in a number of countries: france, for example, where one poll found 61% agreed with it