Identity defense readily slides into nationalism and racism over power to define

Evidence

Driven by such fears, the defense of a cherished cultural identity easily slips into the most hackneyed nationalism, or often enough racism, and the nationalist affirmation of the superiority of one group over another. The question is not abstract; it is a matter of the relative power of different groups to define their own identities, and the ability to mobilize these definitions through their control of cultural institutions. — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 124

Categorization

• XREF: The link between identity terror and racism connects to Omi and Winant’s account of racial projects as always group-power struggles over meaning. — connects to: National identity becomes nationalist ideology only through emotionally charged crafting against others. — Nadim N. Rouhana and Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, When Politics Are Sacralized:…, 1655
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 124