While forms of progressive nationalism are possible,it is important to remember the close intertwinning of nation and race,both historically and in the present. Debates around the crisis of national identity in each of the nation-states of Europe have a variable racial element,with the defence of national and ethnic exclusiveness always liable to shade off into support for European nations as communities of whites.softer versions of nationalism in European nation-states are still based on the underlying idea that the nation must remain a majority white population.Colour,that is,eventually trumps culture.