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The Blog Wars: What Is Ethnic Nationalism?

History is driven by ideas. Ideas are driven by words. And, the engine of a word is its definition.

History is played out in the marketplace of ideas. One idea wins over another because a population of people find the idea to be more attractive. An idea wins out over time when it benefits a preponderence of the population.

When two groups of people argue over an idea, the side which has tighter, stronger definitions of their words and ideas will win.

If we expect to beat back the Jihad, we can not merely stand against Islam, we had better understand what it is we stand for.

The current blog wars have broken out, I suspect, over a series of misunderstandings of terminology. So, let's define our terms.

I believe we stand for our culture. Our culture is defined by a set of ideas upon which we generally agree.

Those on the other side of the Blog War seem to believe the culture we stand for is defined by ethnicity as much as it is by ideas. In fact, many of those on the other side in this blog war seem to believe that Ethnicity is the progenitor of culture.

This runs counter to my experience as an American. America is made up of people of many different ethnicities, and yet we have an idea of what it means to be an American. America has a distinct culture. If it did not, we would not have a problem understanding the idea that there are some immigrants who assimilate into American culture, while others don't.

Those who believe Ethnicity is the progenitor of culture believe that Ethnicity must be protected along with culture, or else the culture will be lost.

This is called Ethnic Nationalism.

I believe the Vlaams Belang is an Ethnic Nationalist Party. Their main priority is to see the Flemish area of Belgium break off from the Walloon (French area). Their objective is that the indigenous Flemish people have a right to self-determination. Such a priority is a hallmark of Ethnic Nationalsim.

However, Vlaams Belang's leader, Filip DeWinter, extends his Ethnic Nationalsim beyond the borders of Flanders to encompass all of Europe. DeWinter has been quoted as saying,

‘Yes, the Vlaams Blok (Flemish Block) chooses our own people first (slogan: Eigen Volk Eerst). And yes, the Vlaams Blok chooses a Flemish Flanders. And yes, the Vlaams Blok chooses a white Europe.’

So, let us look at the definition of Ethnic Nationalism (I look forward to hearing other definitions if you have a differing opinion):

Ethnic nationalism is a form of nationalism wherein the "nation" is defined in terms of ethnicity. Whatever specific ethnicity is involved, ethnic nationalism always includes some element of descent from previous generations. It also includes ideas of a culture shared between members of the group, and with their ancestors, and usually a shared language.

Whereas a purely cultural definition of "the nation" allows people to become members of a nation by cultural assimilation, and a purely linguistic definition seeing "the nation" as all speakers of a specific language would make all those who learned the language members of the nation, the emphasis in the definition of nations (among nationalist movements) since the 19th century has shifted from language, culture, and folklore to a basis in ethnic origin.

The central political tenet of ethnic nationalism is that each ethnic group on earth is entitled to self-determination.

The problem with Ethnic Nationalism, as defined above, is, when it asserts that Europe, for instance, ought to maintain its ethnic heritage, it runs up against the realities of demographics and reproduction. For instance,

1) Europe already has many citizens who are not white.

2) The European citizens who are not white are outbreeding the white citizens, and they are breeding at above replacement rate (therefore, their population is increasing),

3) the white citizens in Europe are NOT breeding at replacement rates (therefore, their population is decreasing),

Therefore, the only way to ensure that Europe remains white is for government to intervene.

I can only see four possible solutions,

1) grant tax-breaks to indigenous population as an incentive to have children, and HOPE that the indigenous population will eclipse the non-indigenous,

2) Enforce a cessation in breeding for all non-indigenous peoples,

3) round up non-indigenous people and ship them out of the country,

4) kill the non-indigenous people.

So, it is my opinion that, since the first method can not be guaranteed to work as it is based on hope, there are really only three choices, and

ALL OF THEM ARE FASCISTIC.

Therefore, I believe that Fascism is the INEVITABLE OUTCOME OF ANY POLICY OF ETHNIC NATIONALISM IN EUROPE TODAY.

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