Small illustrated guide to hate in Québec

Notion referring to the belief that there is a vast cultural current carrying hatred toward white peoples. In far-right circles, this belief is often used to put forward a victimhood narrative justifying the ideological positions of various groups toward cultural and religious minorities. The notion of anti-white racism is sometimes associated with other far-right theories, such as the idea of white genocide or the Great Replacement. Some far-right slogans, such as “anti-racist is a code for anti-white,” echo this notion. It is not, however, used exclusively by the far right, and may be invoked by more conventional right-wing actors and political parties.

This expression puts forward the idea that a homosexual political agenda has been put in place mainly to replace heteronormative norms. It is mainly built around the idea that the homosexual community—especially men—seeks to convert heterosexuals. Promoted by a right wing associated with Christianity, this “agenda” is mostly seen as a form of conspiracy theory, accusing a specific minority group of harbouring malicious intentions toward a majority.

Conspiracy theory according to which there is a plot to replace white “native” populations with waves of racialized migrants. A recurring idea since the 19th century, the theory was developed in more detail in 2010 in a book entitled “Le grand remplacement” (The Great Replacement), and holds that the replacement process takes place through cultural and biological means, such that within a few decades, the identity of a native majority would change under the influence of a minority identity. It is in line with antisemitic conspiracy theories, but does not always name Jews as responsible for the plot. In Quebec, it is notably relayed by the Fédération des Québécois de souche, which sees immigration as a great lie by the State or another way of “getting rid of the Québécois.”

“Gyno” refers to women and “cracy” is the ending of several terms for political systems. This ending comes from the Greek word “kratos,” meaning command, power, domination, or control. The expression is thus meant to convey that we live in a system dominated by women, who have become the symbols of an authoritarian regime. The idea that we live in a matriarchal society is generally associated with it. It is a theory mainly widespread in masculinist and far-right circles.

Theory according to which the Jewish people or Jewish communities aim to dominate the world. The Jewish conspiracy theory has roots going back to Antiquity, but reached its peak in 19th-century Europe, notably with the production of a forged document entitled The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, intended on the one hand to document, in a pseudo-official way, the existence of a secret Jewish society planning world domination, and on the other to justify and legitimize antisemitic opinions, behaviour, and crimes up to the Second World War. The Jewish conspiracy theory runs through all far-right movements today, but can also be invoked by parties or individuals on both the right and the left.

Term introduced in 1987 by French historian Henry Rousso to designate the theory of historical falsification that consists of denying events (mainly war crimes and genocides) in order to promote an ideology or a conspiracy theory, or to provoke populations. The best-known example of negationism is the questioning of the Jewish genocide and the denial of the gas chambers during the Second World War—the Shoah being, according to negationists, a hoax by Jewish populations and governments intended notably to justify the creation of the State of Israel.

Expression referring to the return (forced or not) of racialized people, immigrants, or people of immigrant background to their “country of origin.” Used as a slogan and demand by many far-right identitarian groups, it is a synonym for deportation, and generally does not concern white immigrants or people of white immigrant background. In Quebec, remigration has notably been used as a slogan on the banners of ultranationalist groups. Sometimes presented as a solution to a supposed demographic threat linked to the Great Replacement theory, it differs from the notion of reconquest, which refers to a similar project of “taking back the territory” but proposes more explicitly violent means.

Revisionism is the attitude of excessively relativizing, minimizing, or partially calling into question serious acts or events, such as the atrocities committed during the Second World War, in the name of an ideology or a pseudo-search for truth. It is hateful insofar as it seeks to historically erase proven facts in order to make people believe that it is false that certain specific categories of people—notably Jews, Black people, and people with disabilities—were targeted during these events.

Conspiracy theory according to which there is an international plot to eliminate or exterminate the “white race” through means ranging from mass immigration and interracial couples to violent genocide, as well as forced assimilation or land redistribution policies. The various versions of this theory almost always reflect adherence to white supremacist ideology, neo-Nazi movements, and/or the Alt-Right. Followers of this theory sometimes call for a violent race war to protect this “white race threatened with extinction,” and use slogans such as “diversity = white genocide” to signal their opposition to multiculturalism or immigration.