What does Benedict Anderson mean when he describes the nation as an “imagined community”?

For this week’s discussion, please address the following:
What does Benedict Anderson mean when he describes the nation as an “imagined community”? Do you agree with his description and discussion of national identities? Is a sense of nationalism something meaningful and valuable for societies to cultivate?
Your response should be 200-300 words. Use parenthetical citations with page numbers (if available) when referring to any sources, including the textbook. ( For this course, the required style format is the Author-Date version of the Chicago Manual of Style).

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