No idea why you single out nation states, all states are similar.

States before nationalism generally used mercenaries to fight their wars. No soldier was dumb enough to think they were protecting their family.

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	▲	HappyPanacea 2 days ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Vast over-generalization

Nation state is just another word for state, no? What state is not a nation state?

	▲	itsyonas 2 days ago \| parent \| next [-]
		The states of the United States of America are not nation states.
	▲	softskunk 2 days ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nation_state