It is unclear how much of this is wishful thinking and how much is based on real shifts in identities and attachments. Survey evidence shows that attachment to the nation-state remains quite strong.
很难说上面这些说法有多少是一厢情愿，又有多少是基于身份定义和情感的真实转变。因为有调查发现人们对民族国家的情感依附依然相当强烈。