Ethnic groups exist and the Italian one exists. It is not possible to eliminate this concept from the political debate, and many Italian and foreign commentators, French in particular, have dealt with this issue without abandoning discussion of its thorniest corollary: the ethnic replacement of European peoples
The quest for Italian identity is a political necessity in the fight against forces that aim to deconstruct the nation, but it must avoid wishful thinking and confusion, without indulging in nineteenth-century nostalgia
Va di modo contrapporre il concetto di "Patria", visto come positivo, a quello di "Nazione", descritto come negativo in quanto fascista e razzista. In realtà negare la Nazione serve a eludere qualsiasi definizione etno-culturale della comunità.
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