Looking at definition number three, still with Merriam-Webster, we will deconstruct the meaning of religion further -- “an interest, cause, belief, or activity that is intensely or passionately held to.”

This definition makes no mention of Gods or spirits or of any overarching set system of beliefs, only simply “interest, cause, belief, or activity.” So, in this sense, is “White Nationalism” a religion?

Arguably, yes. It is often categorized as an ideology. But, it does not fit the description of "ideology" in the way that Marxism does because it has no founding manifesto, no singular person we can point to as a founder, and no true set system that all people who identify as “White Nationalists” would agree on apart from a few key points.

Mainly, White Nationalism is simply the desire for the right to freedom of association with our own kind and the right to self-rule. Pretty basic stuff.

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