It's how we organize ourselves politically. Yes, mostly we owe allegiance to family. Then the rest of citizens who operate under the same laws and regulations we do.
Now, we have to draw the line some place and that tends to be national governments which is where our direct influence ends.
While we can empathize with N Koreans, for example, we are not the ones who decided upon their government. They are responsible for their self-determination.
When we felt oppression, as a country we fought a war for independence. When we opposed slavery, we fought a civil war. It's a bloody crucible, but you have to forge your own destiny as a nation, unless you're proposing internationalization, which is imperialism by another name.
Now, we have to draw the line some place and that tends to be national governments which is where our direct influence ends.
While we can empathize with N Koreans, for example, we are not the ones who decided upon their government. They are responsible for their self-determination.
When we felt oppression, as a country we fought a war for independence. When we opposed slavery, we fought a civil war. It's a bloody crucible, but you have to forge your own destiny as a nation, unless you're proposing internationalization, which is imperialism by another name.