Yes, we are interpreting the nations of individuals, rather than nations composed of many individuals. If I buy a home and am forced to eat ramen to pay for it

Yes, we are interpreting the nations of individuals, rather than nations composed of many individuals. If I buy a home and am forced to eat ramen to pay for it, that's entirely separate from my estranged uncle's mafia loan shark forcing me to eat ramen. Modern day slavery - debt bondage - also passes from generation to generation. You don't choose where you are born. This is a very complex and ambiguous situation.