That is where we are headed. Or going back to depending upon your point of view.
The concept of a nation state where everyone can agree on a basic set of rules and live harmoniously with like-minded citizens will always have an appeal to human beings. Or any animal.
The natural animal instinct is to procreate and protect your young at any cost. And pass on your genes.
But the highly intellectual statist thinks he is like the advanced humans in the planet of the apes movie. They can have as much gay sex and kill as many babies as they want.
And they claim that conservatives don’t believe in Darwinism. Go figure.
Nations are going away. a centuries old concept.
Tribalism and globalism are the options.
The Amish got it right.