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Some nation-states have more than one culture. These states, such as Afghanistan and Iraq, are made up of different groups, with different religious traditions, and they don’t even share a common language. Instead, they share loyalty with their tribe and consider it, and not the national government, the ultimate source of power. They don’t share a culture or history with the majority group. This usually results in political struggle for power and often civil war and the possible breakup of a nation-state.

Political cultures vary from society to society. In the U.S., a spirit of rugged individualism survives, where people believe in small government and put the emphasis on individual achievement. In other societies, such as France or Japan, people look to a strong and powerful state for guidance, while individualism is subjugated to the concept of communalism. The community matters in Japan, not the individual.