nostr:npub1fgqm5kz0vwp8xq8l7wmux0a4lrzalhwmfxj624s6ss6dyt8k0y2szqatcp the nation-state is centered around freedom of association and limited interaction with others who you don’t know. There’s a tribal instinct in humans that should not be ignored, but there’s also a sense that killing others who are not the same as your tribe is wrong. Indeed there are several stories in the Old Testament where God calls on prophets to doomed cities to warn them. They read like “God’s a jerk for destroying them” but I’m realizing that they did it to themselves.