Distinctions:
- Importance of culture vs. biology
- Racialism invariably asserts hierarchy, therefore it is viewed as right-wing. Nationalism is more flexible & compatible with other ideologies
Similarities:
- The two concepts are sometimes used interchangeably e.g. the BNP tend to define "Britishness" in terms of ethnicity than by external cultural symbols & attachments
- The two ideologies do overlap: Nationalism (SNP) => Racial-nationalism (Fascism) => National-racism (Nazism) => Racism (KKK)
Nations: Cultural entities; A group of people who share a sense of common culture
Races: Genetically defined; A group of people who are perceived to share a common biological identity & are regarded as having physical similarities
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