But neither Presbyterian nativism, or any other sectarian impulse, would have sufficed to underpin a revolution.

ECONOMIST: Religion in America

The trick is to argue for greater cosmopolitanism and less nativism than we see today, without having to advocate for open borders.

FORBES: Cosmopolitan Economists

The SPLC report also offers a bit of good news: The number of "immigrant-bashing" extremist groups -- so-called nativism organizations -- is way down from 2011, falling by 88%.

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

The PVV is politically mainstream, with its roots lying not in neo-Fascism, nativism, conspiricism, antisemitism, or other forms of extremism, but in libertarianism and mainstream conservatism. (Wilders publicly emulates Ronald Reagan.) In addition, Wilders is a charismatic, savvy, principled, and outspoken leader who has rapidly become the most dynamic political force in the Netherlands.

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