>>15826964Nationalism has its merits. Why, for example, would I agree to pay taxes that might go towards financing the school system or healthcare for people living a thousand kilometers away if I didn't have some feeling of community with those people? Why would I agree to be governed by people in a city I'll never visit elected by people I'll never meet? Because we're all united by a common flag, that's why. Of course it's arbitrary, but it works.