Europeans equating nationalism and patriotism with Hitler is really the issue. Much the way we on this side of the pond view overreaching government and social systems meant to "help" with a certain amount of skepticism. The EU and the modern European climate were born out of WWII in which a charismatic man lead a desperate populace to a very very dark place. Nationalism isn't a bad thing unless it's manipulated into a means to prevent progress or a means to persecute an innocent people. You being from Spain lends a certain amount of tolerance to the Islamic faith. Saying that you aren't near a country attempting to keep Muslims out is very misleading since France is a leader in that department...