On the Great Replacement, By Richard Miller (London)

We often speak of the "Great Replacement." Here is some background to the idea.

The term "Great Replacement" ("Le Grand Remplacement") was coined by French writer Renaud Camus in his 2011 book of the same name. Camus argued that European elites were complicit in replacing White, Christian populations with non-European, particularly Muslim, immigrants through mass migration and declining native birth rates. Mainstream scholars widely dismiss this as a conspiracy theory rooted in racist and unscientific assumptions, despite the fact that these same globalist elites in other publications celebrate white demographic decline. These Whites and admixture "whites," seem to think that they will go swimmingly well in the racial dystopia that they are creating, just as young communists often found out the truth the hard way.

Coverage from outlets like Zero Hedge (February 10, 2025) amplifies Christensen's interpretation, claiming Mélenchon's speech "openly calls for Great Replacement," seeing it as a radical Leftist endorsement of population change. However, French media (e.g., Le Monde archives) contextualize Mélenchon's "Creolization" as a long-standing theme in his ideology, inspired by Caribbean poet Édouard Glissant. It's less about replacement and more about cultural blending—a vision he's articulated since at least 2017 during his presidential campaign. But what is cultural blending beyond the passive elimination of the White race?

Mélenchon's comments sparked polarised responses. Far-right figures like Marine Le Pen and Éric Zemmour seized on them to bolster their narratives of cultural erosion, with Zemmour explicitly referencing Camus' theory in his 2022 presidential bid. Public sentiment, per a 2022 IFOP poll, showed 61 percent of French people worried about demographic change.

The "Great Replacement" has echoes beyond France. In the U.S., it's linked to events like the 2017 Charlottesville rally and the 2022 Buffalo shooting, where perpetrators cited fears of White population decline. Australian discussions, like those on Macrobusiness.com.au (e.g., February 25, 2025, article on immigration as a "Ponzi scheme"), reflect similar anxieties about immigration-driven population shifts, though framed economically rather than racially.

The "Great Replacement" debate ties into wider 2025 discussions—housing crises in Australia, immigration policy shifts in Europe, and populist backlash against multiculturalism.

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