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On 15 November 2024, it was proposed that this article be moved from Great Replacement to Great Replacement conspiracy theory. The result of the discussion was moved.

Removal of content

For context, two editors reverted my additions.
The removal: https://en.wikipedia.org/search/?title=Great_Replacement&diff=prev&oldid=1235608874
For them I have two questions.
Is white demographic decline/falling white population a real phenomenon? Many references say it is real and there is even a Misplaced Pages article on it. Does white demographic decline/falling white population relate to the "Great Replacement theory"? If yes, then it deserves to me mentioned.
I welcome any feedback or additional perspectives on this matter. If no response is received within a reasonable time frame then I will assume that everyone is fine with my additions.
Regards, Alexysun (talk) 19:06, 20 July 2024 (UTC)

I am not aware of any quality sources that specify a relationship between the Great Replacement conspiracy theory and White demographic decline. Any proposed additions to this article must be based on relevant, reliable sources rather than the opinions of editors. Newimpartial (talk) 19:27, 20 July 2024 (UTC)

Hi. Can you please re-iterate your argument. I’m not sure I understand and I don’t want to assume what you meant. The Great Replacement theory concerns the falling of the white population and a theory on why it is falling. Is that in contention? “White demographic decline” is the name of an article of Misplaced Pages concerning the falling of white population. I can rewrite what I wrote and not use the article title if y’all want? Alexysun (talk) 08:09, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

To answer your question: unless you have reliable sources that divide the GRCT into an empirical phenomenon and an explanation, it is WP:OR to divide the CT into an empirical phenomenon (which can then be described as "actually happening" or not) and an explanation. Providing a Misplaced Pages article to explain the phenomenon does not make it self-evidently relevant in the context of this article.

Without sources providing this analysis, it is WP:OR for editors to do so. Newimpartial (talk) 09:15, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

I disagree. GRCT is clearly about white demographic decline. NamelessLameless (talk) 18:55, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

Editors' opinions are one thing, but to include any statement about a relationship between the conspiracy and actual demographic phenomena in this article, we need reliable, independent sources that specify what the relationship actually is. Newimpartial (talk) 19:00, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

Again, GRCT is clearly about white demographic decline. NamelessLameless (talk) 19:20, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

Without indepentent, reliable sources we can use in article space, yours is not an actionable statement. Newimpartial (talk) 19:31, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

Again, GRCT is inherently about white demographic decline. Just any type of fish is a fish. You don't need a source for that. I will implement the edits. NamelessLameless (talk) 21:27, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

I hope the participation of other, experienced editors has convinced you not to insert your own interptetation of a topic without providing direct support for the interpretation in the form of citations from reliable sources.

(Also, I learned years ago not to participate in edit warring, as my account history confirms - there is no need to bring this up again. We try to focus on content on Talk pages, rather than being distracted by our opinions of other contributors.) Newimpartial (talk) 22:03, 13 August 2024 (UTC)

@Newimpartial Hi. Just based on your profile I noticed that probably have a history of edit warring. So much so that it's been brought to the administrators. Twice. I have realized it is futile to engage in this argument with you and you can't even respond more than two times in one day due to your restrictions. I want to request an admin to this page as a 3rd voice. NamelessLameless (talk) 23:08, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

Ad hominem will not help you. Your opinion about what GR means does not matter. Misplaced Pages is based on reliable sources, not on your opinion. End of story. --Hob Gadling (talk) 05:42, 14 August 2024 (UTC)

This is neo-Marxist gobldygook. Dapcards (talk) 07:23, 14 November 2024 (UTC)

(ec) That's not how this works. It's on you to explain how the cited sources explicitly connect to "Great Replacement" conspiracy theory, per WP:PROVEIT. From a quick glance, the edit looked like WP:SYNTH. Generalrelative (talk) 19:28, 20 July 2024 (UTC)

Hi. See my reply to user above. Alexysun (talk) 08:10, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

Please don't restore these changes without reliable sources. GRCT is inherently and clearly about a number of things, and we rely on reliable sources to guide as about which explanations/details/views to include. Firefangledfeathers (talk / contribs) 22:55, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

Not this again. Great replacement is a conspiracy theory that shadowy groups are deliberately causing population change. That there is population change is already handled in other articles, and has nothing to do with this article unless there are reliable sources directly stating that it's being caused by a shadowy group working in the background. -- LCU ActivelyDisinterested «@» °∆t° 15:05, 13 August 2024 (UTC)

(WP:PA deleted. --Hob Gadling (talk) 08:33, 15 November 2024 (UTC)) neo-Marxists. They want to destroy this country and create conflict between as many factions as they can create. The flood of immigrates allowed illegally into our country or the deliberate flying in of otherwise illegal immigrants of African descent in record numbers, overwhelming small middle American towns is a fact. So this is not a conspiracy theory. You can debate the motivations for it. But it is happening and no one believes you any more. Dapcards (talk) 07:29, 14 November 2024 (UTC)

So, how do you think the forced expulsion of millions of immigrants would work for US? US agriculture would be jammed, US medical care would be jammed, and so on. tgeorgescu (talk) 19:33, 14 November 2024 (UTC)

Again for the hard of understanding. I'm not making an comment on the nature of immigration, or the current level of immigration. But this conspiracy thoery is that a shadowy elite group is changing the population on purpose, that the population is changing doesn't show that it's being done by a shadowy elite to deliberately replace the current population.

If you have prove that a shadowy elite is deliberately replacing the current population take it to the press, it would be the scoop of the millennium. -- LCU ActivelyDisinterested «@» °∆t° 21:18, 14 November 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 17 August 2024

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This article should be edited. The Great Replacement is not a conspiracy theory of white nationalists or anything of the sort. It is readily apparent and objective. This verbiage should be removed. 168.150.108.136 (talk) 08:54, 17 August 2024 (UTC)

 Not done: We have reliable sources for how it is described. We're not going to change it based on an IP's opinion. And please don't raise the same issue twice. Meters (talk) 08:59, 17 August 2024 (UTC)

Conspiracy Theory

Requested move 15 November 2024

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: moved. (closed by non-admin page mover) Frost 03:18, 22 November 2024 (UTC)

Great Replacement → Great Replacement conspiracy theory – The article is not about a "Great Replacement", it is about the "Great Replacement conspiracy theory" and therefore the article name should change to reflect what the article is about. The title was changed from The Great Replacement conspiracy theory to Great Replacement as the result of an RM about 5 years ago. In that RM, the primary argument against using "conspiracy theory" in the article title was WP:COMMONNAME. Since then, it seems that reliable sources have shifted usage, and that "Great Replacement conspiracy theory" or similar is now the norm. Some examples:

• News:
• Academic:
• Advocacy: TarnishedPath 02:27, 15 November 2024 (UTC)

Discussion

• support per nom—blindlynx 00:55, 16 November 2024 (UTC)
• Note. In addition to the 2019 RM cited in this proposal, there was another RM to reverse the move at Talk:Great Replacement/Archive 3#Requested move 16 May 2022. - Station1 (talk) 01:34, 16 November 2024 (UTC)
• Supportper nom. Masterhatch (talk) 01:47, 16 November 2024 (UTC)
• Support . If we get a strong consensus for this change, which is really just a clarification, then hopefully there'll be fewer trolls taking up people's time trying to argue that the page should say that the conspiracy theory has some truth in it. NightHeron (talk) 08:38, 16 November 2024 (UTC)
• Support. Nom's case is strong. The more recent sources speak for themselves. For the sake of transparency, I should link to the move request I filed here back in 2022, which ended in "no consensus". Generalrelative (talk) 15:33, 16 November 2024 (UTC)
• Support per nom, because of the overwhelming usage by RS. Llll5032 (talk) 18:13, 16 November 2024 (UTC)
• Support per WP:CCC. DN (talk) 22:39, 16 November 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose. It is intriguing to bring up opposed advocacy groups and their usage of the term. The "Great Replacement" is firstly a political concept that can be traced to at least one French author (Renaud Camus) and a lot of talk on social media afterward. Some of these strongly imply some centralized evil being consciously at work (something something the Jews...), while others mean to use it as a pseudonym for white or even culturally Western demographic decline. Per WP:COMMONNAME, the general usage on social media should outweigh anything else. Roggenwolf (talk) 17:30, 17 November 2024 (UTC)

  From WP:COMMONNAME: Misplaced Pages "generally prefers the name that is most commonly used (as determined by its prevalence in a significant majority of independent, reliable, English-language sources)". Not sure how claims to common usage in social media fits into that. TarnishedPath 23:59, 17 November 2024 (UTC)

• Support per WP:COMMONNAME as determined by its prevalence in a significant majority of independent, reliable, English-language sources. I read the 2019 move request expecting to find some critical argument for moving it to the current name, but the arguments were pretty weak. Whatever the case the common usage in reliable sources, as shown by OP, is now with 'conspiracy theory'. -- LCU ActivelyDisinterested «@» °∆t° 18:11, 17 November 2024 (UTC)
• Support per WP:RS. We follow the sources. O3000, Ret. (talk) 18:23, 17 November 2024 (UTC)
• Support per discussions above, Sadads (talk) 20:17, 17 November 2024 (UTC)
• Support WP:FRINGE would encourage us to clearly identify conspiracy theories as such regardless of how common the name without "conspiracy theory" is amongst the conspiracists who discuss this conspiracy theory. Simonm223 (talk) 12:53, 18 November 2024 (UTC)
• Comment There is a separate discussion going on to the effect that the present move request is almost an exact copy of the 2022 version. This looks like partial grounds for a procedural closure. Roggenwolf (talk) 15:29, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

  I think you're misinterpreting the findings of that separate conversation. Simonm223 (talk) 15:39, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

  That discussion was obviously about something else originally; it is still inappropriate. Roggenwolf (talk) 15:42, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

  There's no Misplaced Pages regulation that says it's out of process to create an RFC with broadly similar language two years later on the basis of a continually evolving perception of a topic. Simonm223 (talk) 16:34, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

  Absolutely correct. The main mistake I made was not attributing. Wikipedians regularly make use of the words of other Wikipedians. Ps, for clarity this RM reasoning isn't an almost exact copy of the prior, it's an almost exact copy of a comment left by the mover during discussion. TarnishedPath 00:00, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

• Support Common name used in WP:RS. WP:FRINGE also applies. मल्ल (talk) 17:27, 18 November 2024 (UTC)
• Support per nom and other comments here. Some versions of this conspiracy theory are less overtly conspiratorial than others, but this doesn't matter at all. Some proponents of this conspiracy theory directly accuse, while others indirectly hint and insinuate. These tricks don't make this any less of a conspiracy theory. Grayfell (talk) 21:24, 18 November 2024 (UTC)
• Support. The new name is in common usage. Jikybebna (talk) 09:19, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
• Support for all the reasons noted above. Doctor Shevek (talk) 23:00, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

London

It would be informational for the article to admit that London now has a majority-foreigner/immigrant population, however, it is not once. In general, the Demographic statistics content is obviously very limited in "demographic statistics." Forgression.dylvnes (talk) 23:44, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

And that's a conspiracy? Because the article is about conspiracy theories, not demographics. Acroterion (talk) 00:47, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

You're looking for Ethnic groups in London, which even has a graphic at the top of the article showing the demographic change in London from 1961 to the last consensus (2021). It highlights exactly what you mention. This article isn't about the demographic statistics, it's about a conspiracy theory made-up about those demographic changes. -- LCU ActivelyDisinterested «@» °∆t° 00:38, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

Elon Musk is a proponent?

Why is Elon Musk listed as a proponent when he has explicitly disavowed this, and explained his reasoning?

https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1784388834538762425

Also, I'm concerned about some of the sources. For example, this "reliable source" (https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/11/another-day-another-antisemitic-conspiracy-theory-elon-musk-x) leads with the following sentence:

"The owner of the platform formerly known as Twitter is spreading the Great Replacement theory and lamenting the fact that white pride is an offensive concept."

Such an article is not worthy of being a source for an encyclopedia. 71.247.12.176 (talk) 03:53, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages is based on secondary sources, so it's always more interested in what reliable sources say about someone rather than what that person says about themselves.

The matter was previously discussed in Talk:Great Replacement conspiracy theory/Archive 4#Should Elon Musk be under ‘proponents’?, with multiple other sources saying the same thing not just Vanity Fair.

Personally I'd rather leave him out, as we cover enough of his outbursts already, but censoring what reliable sources say isn't the best thing. -- LCU ActivelyDisinterested «@» °∆t° 13:16, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

Proposed title: Great replacement theory

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Thread retitled from "Proposition for a more neutral title: Great replacement theory".

Misplaced Pages aims to present topics neutrally. Labeling the concept as a "conspiracy theory" introduces a value judgment that may bias readers. Using "theory" is broader and neutral, allowing for open discussion without preconceived connotations.

A "conspiracy theory" implies a coordinated, intentional effort, while a "theory" simply presents an explanation for observed phenomena. Although some groups frame it as a conspiracy, the topic is discussed in broader sociological and policy contexts without necessarily implying intent.

The "Great Replacement" refers to observable demographic trends such as declining birth rates among native populations in Europe and increased migration, often facilitated by NGOs and political decisions. These trends are acknowledged by reputable sources, including the European Commission and CBS Netherlands. The concept deserves a title reflecting its presence in public discourse.

Sources: https://www.deutschebank.be/nl/nieuws-en-advies/artikels/demografische-ontwikkelingen-hertekenen-wereldeconomie.html https://commission.europa.eu/strategy-and-policy/priorities-2019-2024/promoting-our-european-way-life/statistics-migration-europe_en Anon1830a (talk) 17:34, 3 January 2025 (UTC)

How about "Great Replacement racist conspiracy theory"? This is a debunked white nationalist far-right conspiracy theory claiming a coordinated, intentional effort according to reliable sources. WP:RS are what we use. O3000, Ret. (talk) 17:54, 3 January 2025 (UTC)

And of course our article is backed by sources. It’s also not about demographic change. Doug Weller talk 18:13, 3 January 2025 (UTC)

How has it been debunked? And if a source from the european commission isn't a good source for you i don't know what is.

I also don't see as to why it would be racist as there are no statements against other races the theory is just about the white population being replaced by others. Anon1830a (talk) 22:52, 3 January 2025 (UTC)

I hesitate to ask this, but in what way do you interpret the European Commission document as supporting the "Great Replacement" as an actual project carried out by real people?

Also, if you are trying to talk about an actual demographic phenomenon, rather than a political project/example of social engineering, perhaps you are looking for the article White demographic decline which discusses evidence put forward about the real world (as much as possible). Newimpartial (talk) 22:58, 3 January 2025 (UTC)

The document from the European commission is to state that there is a white demographic decline.

But i am in the right article because i think that there is proof of an "elite" trying to facilitate the migration and thus also facilitate the white demographic decline.

People like George Soros, Mark Zuckerberg, Laurene Powell Jobs, Richard Branson, Jeff Bezos. They all donate millians of dollars directly to the cause of migration which significantly speeds up the decline like i said before.

I don't think it should be called a conspiracy theory just because of that there is no proof that they are working together because they are facilitating it and the effects can be seen in de demographic.

Do you understand my POV? Anon1830a (talk) 23:18, 3 January 2025 (UTC)

To answer your question: yes, I believe I do understand your POV on this topic. Unfortunately, the reliable, secondary sources on this topic describe the POV you are presenting as a conspiracy theory; they do not accept that the actions of Soros, Zuckerberg, Bezos etc. are part of a political or social project to replace white people with non-white people (or whatever paraphrase of that anyone wants to use). Misplaced Pages needs to follow the best sources, not the beliefs of its editors. Newimpartial (talk) 23:22, 3 January 2025 (UTC)

The great replacement is a conspiracy theory that a shadowy elite is bringing around demographic changes, not just that demographic changes are happening. Demographic changes have happened and Misplaced Pages has many articles about them, but unless you have prove of that shadowy elite being behind it you are at the wrong article. -- LCU ActivelyDisinterested «@» °∆t° 19:24, 3 January 2025 (UTC)

Precisely. In fact this drives home why it's important to differentiate this racist conspiracy theory about demographic change from other topics related to demographic change. Simonm223 (talk) 19:35, 3 January 2025 (UTC)

So because you can't 100% proof that there isn't a shadowy elite behind it it means that it is a conspiracy theory?

That would mean that bigfoot exist because you can't absolutely proof for a 100% that he doesn't exist.

Again i don't get what's racist about it. Anon1830a (talk) 22:55, 3 January 2025 (UTC)

No you have it the wrong way round. Without any proof that it is being done by a shadowy elite it's a conspiracy theory. The same is true of Bigfoot without proof of its existence Misplaced Pages says it doesn't exist. Honestly if you have proof that a shadowy elite is doing this deliberately I would suggest taking it to the newspapers, as it would be the scoop of the decade. -- LCU ActivelyDisinterested «@» °∆t° 23:49, 3 January 2025 (UTC)

Article title is fine as is. As noted above, this is a widely debunked white supremacist conspiracy theory with multiple sources describing it so. No need for bothsidesism when nearly all reliable sources state it as a conspiracy theory -- see WP:FALSEBALANCE. JeffSpaceman (talk) 22:41, 3 January 2025 (UTC)

Agreeing with multiple other editors above, I think that the title should stay as-is, because it objectively is a conspiracy theory, and it's not a "regular" theory. --Tryptofish (talk) 23:25, 3 January 2025 (UTC)

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