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You're from the US? It smells like you see the whole world through that lens.
Nope, I'm from Russia.
But then again, where does that not have its place? Are people in Europe, say, universally welcoming to immigrants? Or maybe Asia is not full of xenophobia? Africa, at least?..
There are much better factors of unity than being on a certain plot of land.
Europe is quite accepting to immigration, but if you look for a country where no one dislikes foreigners, good luck!
What I wanted to say in the beginning is, you band together to form a government, for the people, by the people! The US one is kind of crap, the russian one is an authoritarian hell hole, likewise in china.
Here in Europe we complain all the time about "the government" but that is to make politicians change their policies, because we'll vote them in if we like them (the policies) or vote them out if we dislike them. Works half-reasonable well (when the Kremlin doesn't spew too much disinformation), better than any other system IMO.
You can't do that in Russia, so I understand your frustration about "the government".
Guess that's why Europe has built defences against immigrants, and many European countries straight up rejected to accept them? And that's why right-wingers with their anti-immigration policies win over more and more votes?
My point is, this is one of the consequences that comes with national identity. For some, it's just unfair preference of "their" people and things, for others, it's nationalism and xenophobia.
Blocking "disinformation" is also a slippery slope towards autocracy. Y'know, Russia did the same back in the day. I understand that it feels like a necessity amidst hybrid wars, but it's bound to be problematic down the road.