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White nationalism

Imagine believing your skin color makes you special, and wanting only people like you to be in charge. That's a bit like white nationalism.

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The Great White Throne

The Great White Throne

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James Frase-White National Poetry Month reading St. Johnsbury Athenaeum St. Johnsbury VT April 2019
White-Capped Water-Redstart
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White Mill Bridge, Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
White on white National Archives
SPEAK OUT. 18/11/2009
Japan Grunge Flag
White Nationalism flag
BLACK ^ WHITE, National Travel West - Flickr - secret coach park
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High Pasture (Durmitor National Park), Montenegro

Key Facts

Belief System
A belief that white people are a race and should have their own national identity and countries. It is a form of racial nationalism.
Goal
To develop and maintain a white racial and national identity, often by seeking a 'white ethnostate'.
Concerns
Worries about the survival of the white race and the cultures of historically white states, including concerns about immigration and birth rates.
Related Ideas
Often linked with white supremacism (belief in white superiority) and white separatism (desire for a white-only state).

What's This All About?

White nationalism is an idea some people have. They believe that people with white skin are a special group. They think this group should have its own special countries where only white people live and make the rules.

They want to keep their culture and traditions the most important. It's like wanting your favorite toy to be the only toy allowed in the whole playground. They worry that if too many different kinds of people are around, their group might not be the biggest or most powerful anymore.

Where Did This Idea Come From?

This idea has been around for a long time, but it changed over the years. People who believed this started to think about how to make sure white people stayed in charge. Sometimes they wanted to create places called 'white ethnostates,' which means countries only for white people.

They also worried about people from different backgrounds moving in or about white people having fewer babies. These worries made their ideas stronger and more focused on keeping their group separate and in control.

Why Do Some People Talk About It?

People talk about white nationalism because it's about fairness and how different groups of people get along. Some people think it's important to protect their own culture, but others worry that this idea can lead to people being treated unfairly just because of their skin color. It's like saying only kids who wear blue shirts can play on the swings.

This can make other kids feel sad and left out. So, it's important to understand these ideas so we can all be kind and fair to everyone.

What Do They Want to Happen?

People who believe in white nationalism often want white people to be the main group in countries where they are already the most common. They want their way of life and their culture to be the most important. They worry that if other groups become more popular or have more babies, white people might lose their power.

Some people even think that white people are better than people of other races, which is a very harmful idea. It's like saying one color crayon is the best and all other colors are bad.

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