A national personality

I think no one suspected that modern man, at least in the 21st century, would be found to have unprecedentedly extreme nationalism. 110 years ago historians were saying that the national problem was withering away, and that smaller nations would slowly merger into the larger and that the differences would gradually diminish. World War I and II crushed these theories. Many believed that in the not too distant future mankind would fuse into some worldwide unity. The European Union still naively believes this. Now we're witnessing nations which pursue the maximum suppression of the individual. Religious fanatics for generations, in the middle east, find their identity in controlling others. Perhaps a controlling nature is the malicious personality of socialism too.

Dostoyevsky's notebook contains the following words: "The nation is nothing more than the national personality." He also said, "A nation is not a collection of different beings, it is an organized being and moreover a moral personality." How would you describe their national personality?