content: Is the another point of view you consider more valid, predictive, and useful? I'm partial to libertarian politics myself. I'm acutely aware libertarian views are a European American phenomena, so civic nationalism isn't my ideal. I also recognize that you need a tight knit community to thrive in any society, but I believe the state does a terrible job creating communities because nationalism is fundamentally Stockholm syndrome. I'd prefer a state that only acts as arbiters of contract law and defensive military, and leave the rest of civilization to voluntary interaction.  Thoughts?