I want to know what it is that people think the role of the nation state is, is it hear to help those people living within the nation, or is it the people that should strive and try to give the nation a greater name and power within the international community.
I personally think that it is the latter of the two, because i feel that everyone should want to strive for a greater cause, something that is larger and more meaningfull than his/her own personal well being. But I feel that in recent society, attention has shifted from national iinterests, to individual interests.
Discuss.