White nationalism is a type of
nationalism or
pan-nationalism which espouses the belief that
white people are a
race[1] and seeks to develop and maintain a white
national identity.
[2][3][4] Its proponents identify with and are attached to the concept of a white nation.
[5] White nationalists say they seek to ensure the survival of the white race, and the cultures of historically white
states. They hold that white people should maintain their majority in majority-white countries, maintain their political and economic dominance, and that their cultures should be foremost.
[4] Many white nationalists believe that
miscegenation,
multiculturalism,
immigration of nonwhites and
low birth rates among whites are threatening the white race,
[6] and some argue that it amounts to
white genocide.
[6]
White nationalism is sometimes described as a euphemism for, or subset of,
white supremacy, and the two have been used interchangeably by journalists and other analysts.
[7][8] White nationalist groups espouse
white separatism and white supremacy.
[9] White separatism is the pursuit of a "white-only state"; supremacism is the belief that white people are superior to nonwhites, taking ideas from
social Darwinism and
Nazism.
[4][10] White nationalists generally avoid the term "supremacy" because it has negative connotations.
[11][12]
Critics argue that the term "white nationalism" and ideas such as
white pride exist solely to provide a sanitized public face for white supremacy, and that most white nationalist groups promote racial violence.
