Is every nationalist a potential fascist?

Fascists appropriate the tenets of nationalism to create a new meaning of a nation for their own ends.

Nationalism is typically seen as the preserve of right-wing politics, and it has long been a cornerstone of authoritarian and fascist governments around the world. In democratic countries the term “nationalism” is linked to national chauvinism —a belief in the inherent superiority of one’s own nation and its citizens—but the picture is more complex than it first seems.