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I think it's important you not confuse a nation with a state as nations often transend borders.
I think it's more correct to state that you're an idealist, as opposed to a realist.
We live in a realist system in which there is no higher authority in the world than the state. That is, no world government. Therefore the system is anarchical which requires realpolitik, the norm that defines relations between states today. Atleast this is the thinking of the common realist. Idealists do have a significant role in the world today, however, as we lean more and more towards NGO's and IGO's.
In promoting one's interests over anothers, a sense of nationalism within the confines of the state is important.
SLM3
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