Members of Congress must publicly and loudly denounce the “Great
Replacement” theory!
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Dear Friend,
[ [link removed] ]Tell your member of Congress to publicly and loudly denounce the “Great
Replacement” theory and show they serve all their constituents, not only
those who are white.
Over the weekend, an 18-year-old white supremacist drove for hours to a
neighborhood grocery store in Buffalo, where he shot 13 people,
specifically targeting Black people. Ten died. [1] Our hearts ache for the
victims and families of the Buffalo shooting and for the city itself. Our
hearts break for the Black community, which once again has been targeted
in a racially motivated mass shooting.
The Buffalo shooter posted a white supremacist, anti-Semitic manifesto. It
clearly shows that he had been radicalized by the repugnant, baseless
“Great Replacement” theory, [ [link removed] ] a conspiracy theory that preposterously
asserts that "native-born" white Americans are being purposely and
intentionally replaced by immigrants and people of color to dilute the
power of the white majority.
He joins a tragically long list of mass murderers driven by hate,
including the shooters at the Sikh temple in Oak Creek, WI, [ [link removed] ] Mother
Emanuel Church in Charleston, [ [link removed] ] the Tree of Life Synagogue in
Pittsburgh, [ [link removed] ] the Walmart in El Paso, [ [link removed] ] the Pulse Nightclub in
Orlando, [ [link removed] ] sites in Atlanta, Indianapolis, [ [link removed] ] and many other places.
[2]The “Great Replacement” theory is repugnant, divisive, false, and
terribly dangerous. It induces violence. Tell your member of Congress to
publicly and loudly denounce it now.
The white supremacy that led to the murders in Buffalo -- and to all the
other racially motivated shootings -- reaches all the way up to the
highest echelons of our society and government. In Congress, some elected
leaders are weaponizing racist disinformation about everything from
Critical Race Theory to gender-affirming care, from investments in a care
infrastructure to ending mass incarceration and criminalization, in order
to stoke fears and hold onto their power.
In fact, some extremist members of Congress, including Representatives
Scott Perry of Pennsylvania, Matt Gaetz of Florida, Marjorie Taylor Greene
of Georgia, and even Elisa Stefanik of New York, the third-ranking House
Republican, who echoed the repugnant “Great Replacement” conspiracy theory
in her fundraising [ [link removed] ], are helping to mainstream false, reprehensible
white supremacy. Other members of Congress have been notably silent when
racially motivated acts of horrific violence, such as what happened in
Buffalo, occur.
[3]Don’t let your member of Congress support or ignore white supremacy and
the “Great Replacement” conspiracy theory without being challenged. Demand
that they publicly and loudly denounce it now.
Right now, one quarter of children born in the United States have
immigrant parents, [ [link removed] ] and virtually all American families originally
came to this country from other lands. The only “native-born” Americans
are Native Americans. Immigrants have been a constant source of strength
and vitality for our society and economy. They bring cultural riches, as
well as skill sets and educational backgrounds that complement, rather
than compete with, workers born here. They launch new companies and create
jobs at twice the rate of people born here. [ [link removed] ]
Please forward this alert to everyone you know who agrees that we do not
want to raise our children in a country in which people are divided, with
so much hatred and violence, so that they can sign on too.
In solidarity and community,
- Gloria, Monifa, Xochitl, Kristin, Donna, Nate, Ruth and the entire
MomsRising/MamásConPoder team
P.S. Please also donate what you can to support the Buffalo community
using the [4]links and resources provided by our partners at RAPP.
[1] “[5]10 dead in Buffalo supermarket attack police call hate crime,” AP
News, May 15, 2022.
[2] “[6]What is the 'Great Replacement' and how is it tied to the Buffalo
shooting suspect?” NPR.com, May 16, 2022.
[3] “[7]Wisconsin Sikh temple shooting,” Wikipedia.
[4] “[8]Charleston church shooting,” Wikipedia
[5] “[9]Pittsburgh synagogue shooting,” Wikipedia.
[6] “[10]2019 El Paso shooting” Wikipedia
[7] “[11]Orlando nightclub shooting,” Wikipedia
[8] “[ [link removed] ]Emil Guillermo: In Indianapolis, another mass shooting and more
Asian Americans are killed” Wikipedia.
[9] “[ [link removed] ]Cheney says GOP has ‘enabled’ racism. Here’s what she’s talking
about,” The Washington Post, May 16, 2022.
[10] “[ [link removed] ]One-Quarter of US Children Are Children of Immigrants,” Urban,
Mar. 14, 2019.
[11] “[ [link removed] ]Immigrants as Economic Contributors: Immigrant Entrepreneurs,”
National Immigration Forum, Jul. 11, 2018.
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