I'm mulling this over... It's an interesting idea for sure. I'm not sure that it can't be reduced to human populations in general, which makes it more like the super-organism Wilson describes.
OTOH, not all human populations are states, as in countries, and arguable that is the "organism" said to be reproducing itself....
OTOH, not all human populations are states, as in countries, and arguable that is the "organism" said to be reproducing itself....