Neo-nationalism

Neo-nationalism or New nationalism is an ambiguous term that has been used various ways.

Definition

Nationalists ideologues may describe their own nationalist ideology as a new form of nationalism. Nationalism has previously often been viewed positively, causing questionable nationalists to describe their ideology as nationalist. One example is Theodore Roosevelt's "Progressive" political philosophy during the 1912 United States presidential election, which was named "New Nationalism".

Opponents of nationalism may view it as inherently evil. As such, for anti-nationalists, labeling a movement as "New nationalism" or "Neo-nationalism" is a guilt by association attack, similar to labeling something as "Neo-fascism" or "Neo-Nazism". Leftist Wikipedia has an article titled "Neo-nationalism", claiming that it

"is a type of nationalism that rose in the mid-2010s in Europe and North America and to some degree in other regions. It is associated with several positions, such as right-wing populism, anti-globalization, nativism, protectionism, opposition to immigration, opposition to Islam and Muslims and Euroscepticism where applicable. According to one scholar, "nationalist resistance to global liberalism turned out to be the most influential force in Western politics" in 2016. Particularly notable expressions of new nationalism include the United Kingdom European Union membership referendum and the election of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States."

However, nationalist organizations have supported such positions long before the mid-2010s. One difference may instead be increased recent public support for such views, although in many European countries support for anti-immigration parties started to increase long before the mid-2010s.

See also the Political spectrum article, in particular the sections "Ethnic homogeneity/heterogeneity" and "Increasing polarization," on aspects such as increasing political polarization in the United States, argued to be related to the increasing ethnic heterogeneity. Race now outweighs all other demographic divides regarding which party to vote for, with factors such as income not even coming close.