“Counties with the most significant declines in the non-Hispanic white population are the most likely to produce insurrectionists. This finding held true…controlling for population size, distance to Washington, unemployment rate & urban or rural location” https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/06/us/politics/capitol-riot-study.html

CPOST did 2 surveys to understand the roots of the insurrectionist’s rage. “One driver overwhelmingly stood out”: fear of the ‘Great Replacement’ that white nationalists promote. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/04/06/capitol-insurrection-arrests-cpost-analysis/
“Extensive social media exposure is the second-biggest driver.”

This week, @TuckerCarlson was more explicit on air about “replacement.”

White nationalists celebrated mainstreaming the theory.

A racist dog whistle became a bullhorn.

In this thread, @JYSexton unpacks the history of “America First.”
https://twitter.com/digiphile/status/1337444348917583872?s=20 https://twitter.com/jysexton/status/1380885182417408003