Nations and individuals are not equivalent by any reasonable stretch of the imagination. Or do you genuinely think all rectangles are squares as well? Simply b

Nations and individuals are not equivalent by any reasonable stretch of the imagination. Or do you genuinely think all rectangles are squares as well? Simply because one is a subset of the other does not make the equivalent things that should be treated identically in all circumstances. Permitting individuals to make their choices (i.e. On the basis of religion or any other philosophical belief) without fear of discrimination in a Democracy is critical to the proper function of a Democracy. Otherwise, oppression of minority positions is too easily used to destroy that minority's ability to exercise their franchise. Preventing the boycotting of nation states is not equivalently necessary to the proper function of civilized society. Nations are the outcomes of decisions made by very, very large numbers of people in aggregate combined with centuries of history. Opposing those outcomes are sometimes politically necessary.