I mean, is there a way for people to live in a country without having such a strong sense of Nationalism that they want to fight people in other countries? Is there a way to live without ideology? Is there a way to distribute resources so that no one goes without? Is there a system that we could use whereby resources that are abundant in one area could be sent to other areas which do not have them, like a barter system?
I lurked a page here with a link to Lady Gaga singing the National Anthem and I got to thinking. There were lots of people tearing up, and I felt so utterly detached and dismayed at the same time. I felt that this was a manipulation of people. This is what makes people willing to fight and kill; This false sense of Nationalism. I feel that it is manufactured deliberately and the fact that it seems to be completely unquestioned disturbs me deeply.
So. Is there a way for us as citizens of the planet to live without borders? Can we ever see each other as just people and not foreigners? Can we ever find a way to see past external differences and just coexist?

Topics: war, peace, nations, utopia, dystopia, brotherhood, Imagine