Despite the post-WW2 consensus, the world isn't a museum; Identity is bound to be changed and forged over time. Just as the Angles, Saxons and Britons became English or how the Goths evolved into Spaniards from Castilians. None of this takes away from their culture, traditions or genetic lines. So long as there are enough differences to form an out-group, there will be friction. America also suffers this burden, but our strength lies in that our Whites simply know they are Americans.