Once there are separate ethnic states, what then? Is Sweden really the ideal?
The fact of nationality is prior to national statehood, and provides the justification for such statehood. It is fundamentally a cultural fact: statehood is its expression and defense. Nationalism, therefore, is not just a political project, but a cultural one. It is conservative, in the best sense, but also creative: it aims to reweave the unravelling fabric of culture, by making the people more conscious and assertive of its nationality. A traditional culture is an integrated whole. Language, costume, cuisine, music, rituals, festivals, etc. unite a distinct people in a distinct style of life. The Enlightenment attacked the traditional cultures of the West in the name of universal reason, a cause that ultimately proved unsatisfying and indefensible. Today, the “multiculturalists” attack what’s left of traditional Western culture in the name of all the alien and inferior cultures of the world. To repair the damage is a daunting task; it will be the work of generations; but we can begi
