So instead, they settle on an easy, lazy story: The shooter was motivated by the “Great Replacement” conspiracy theory. When it has a racial element, and the Great Replacement theory has a doubly racial element, it becomes more pernicious and lethal. Because they want to broaden the definition of the Great Replacement to include as many Republican views as they can. They are explicit about this:Stefanik echoed racist theory allegedly espoused by Buffalo suspect https://t.co/Ihh2fWFWsM — Post Politics (@postpolitics) May 15, 2022What is GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik’s supposed venture into the Great Replacement theory? Trying to blur the lines between a crazed racist’s crazed, racist views and a partisan Republican’s partisan, restrictionist immigration views is not something you would do if you really cared about battling racism.

Source: Washington Post May 17, 2022 12:45 UTC