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White nationalism is fundamentally racist and unamerican
It posits a fictional vision of American national identity that excludes African-Americans
And a fictional version of American history that glosses over the Civil War, WW2, and the Civil Rights struggle
That's why
It posits a fictional vision of American national identity that excludes African-Americans
And a fictional version of American history that glosses over the Civil War, WW2, and the Civil Rights struggle
That's why
America has been multi-ethnic since the founding and its history is bound up with the internal struggle to meet up to the ideals laid out in the Declaration that all men are created equal
In rejecting that, white nationalists are rejecting America, not loving it
In rejecting that, white nationalists are rejecting America, not loving it
There's a reason that Richard Spencer and other white nationalists advocated the creation of a white ethnostate
And flew bizarre flags like the Identity Europa flag
Their vision was incompatible with any coherent understanding of American history or national identity
And flew bizarre flags like the Identity Europa flag
Their vision was incompatible with any coherent understanding of American history or national identity
