pjuri on Nostr: Still amazes me how strongly people identify with the concept of #nation. The idea ...

Still amazes me how strongly people identify with the concept of #nation. The idea that all Americans/Russians/Slovaks/Papuans have the same nature, interests, intelligence, etc. is completely off. People should be seen primarily as #individuals and not as members of a group. For example, what does an IT engineer from a city have in common with a pensioner from a rural area?

The next level is the idea that #nationalism is some kind of traditional value. A hundred years ago, the farthest an average person went was a horse ride to the nearest village. He had no idea of any "nation". A nation is a purely political invention.