"The Great Replacement" A theory that inspired the New Zealand serial killer and is adopted by Zemmour in France

What is the theory of the "Great Replacement" adopted by French presidential candidate Eric Zemmour, which inspired the massacre of the two mosques in New Zealand, and threatens the Muslims of France?

In front of a crowd of 15,000, French-Jewish writer Eric Zemmour announced his candidacy for the upcoming presidential elections, making enthusiastic promises to his supporters to "change the course of history and take France back" from Arabs and Muslims, and raising his campaign slogan quoted from Napoleon Bonaparte, "The impossible is not French."

Zemmour, who is known as "Trump of France", has been one of the staunch defenders of the "Great Replacement" theory over the past years. He is even credited with spreading that theory, which appeared in 1900 and remained confined to a narrow scope, until he adopted it and revived it again to return thanks to him and occupy a prominent place. among the far right around the world.

New Zealand serial killer

In March 2019, New Zealand serial killer Brenton Tarrant perpetrated a worldwide massacre known as the Mosques Massacre or the Christchurch Massacre.

Tarrant stormed two mosques in a quiet New Zealand town and killed 51 Muslims while praying. The massacre was not impulsive, but was well planned, and broadcast live for the world to see as it unfolded.

A few hours before it was committed, Tarrant published a lengthy 80-page manifesto entitled "The Great Replacement - Toward a New Society", which was quickly deleted from the Internet for being deemed to contain hate speech and incitement to violence.

The statement justified the massacre by working according to the theory of the "Great Replacement", which sees in short that allowing Muslims and Arabs to immigrate to Europe will, over time, make them replace the white race with their Muslim offspring, threatening Western civilization and culture with a soft invasion that must be confronted before it is too late, whatever the method.

Tarrant justified his horrific massacre in his words in the statement, saying, "I carried out the attack so that the invaders would realize that our land would never be theirs, as long as the white man was alive they would never be able to invade our lands or replace our race."

This theory has spread among far-right circles across Europe, and is believed by many of those who support anti-immigration policies, such as Eric Zemmour in France.

Take back France

Candidate Eric Zemmour (63 years old), a Jew of Algerian origin, called his new party "Restitution" in which he will run in the French presidential elections.

Addressing a crowd of his supporters, he said, "The French people have lived here for a thousand years and want to remain masters in their country," describing himself as a figure "who is being pursued by a group of politicians, journalists and jihadists."

If he wins, his supporters have promised to end immigration completely, to abolish the right to family reunification, to immediately expel irregular immigrants, and to abolish social and medical assistance for non-European foreigners.

His supporters agree with him in his hard-line policies towards immigration, as a participant in the electoral conference said: "In my street people only speak Arabic, we must preserve our traditions and not be overshadowed by Islamic culture," according to her interview with France 24.

Another participant said that she has seen France disintegrate for years and foreigners "give themselves the right to impose the laws of their countries of origin with complete impunity."

According to the latest study by the American Research Center PEW, the number of Muslims in France will reach from 12% to 18% of the total population in 2050.

And if Zemmour wins the presidency of France, the fate of hundreds of thousands of Muslims and immigrants in France will be unknown. What he says will only ask them to “completely integrate into French culture,” but his embrace of the theory of the “Great Replacement” and his inciting rhetoric against them threaten to expose them to real dangers in the future.