one easy solution is to move further a bit north <| sep |> You ' re just not living in the right area or not paying attention . I know plenty of socialists in real life , most of the marches that get 1 k are organized by them in my city . And properly vilified for wanting more democracy ? Well , guess I know where you stand . <| sep |> Scale . Tribalism indicates small , unstable and at greater mercy to external forces . Nationalism is its big brother that when paired with good leadership promotes local stability by unifying what would have formerly been competing tribes and regions . It enables greater cooperation globally by supporting international top down diplomacy that would otherwise be impossible to achieve . I ' m not saying nationalism is inherently good it certainly can be used for ill but to say it serves no purpose is ludicrous . Seeing it as some blight on humanity is to totally miss what it replaces .