The article discusses the alarming shift of J.D. Vance, a formerly anti-populist politician, toward white nationalist rhetoric, embracing the Great Replacement theory, which demonizes immigrant groups as threats to “white” Americans. The author critiques the concept of “whiteness,” pointing out its historically constructed and fluid nature, noting that various European ethnicities have at different times been included or excluded from this category based on class, religion, and societal context.
The piece highlights how U.S. immigration enforcement disproportionately targets “non-white” populations, revealing an underlying racial agenda rather than a purely immigration-focused one. Additionally, it presents the scientific understanding that modern Europeans are primarily descendants of darker-skinned ancestors, who adapted to different climates over millennia.
The author emphasizes that this transformation is not only a physical change but is also deeply tied to diet and cultural evolution through history. Whiteness, therefore, is depicted as a relatively recent and socially constructed identity, not inherently valuable in itself and derived from a lineage of diverse ancestral backgrounds. The article concludes that the notions of whiteness and Western identity are fragile constructs that obscure the complex, multicultural heritage of humanity.
