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A significant claim Harris makes is that the idea of national identity, as we understand it today, is based on a series of myths. For instance, he argues that the countries we know do not correspond neatly with ethnic groups or genetic markers. By overlaying genetic maps onto European borders, he contests the notion of a homogenous ethnic identity within nations, suggesting that this belief is a pseudo-scientific remnant of a bygone era—a discredited ideology often used to justify atrocities throughout history.