>>13221080why would i
an italian that isnt ashamed of being one has yet to be born
there is a (largely justified) aura of patheticness that surrounds Italy and everything that is italian
even though no one is willing to admit it you can tell that everyone else can feel it too
>>13221102muh barbarians is internet memetalk, irl italians look up to northerners, germans and scandis in particular.
ironically, the most common narrative is that we're the actual barbarians compared to them and almost everyone seems to agree with it, from the most liberal to the most patriotic fringes of the population.
there are no "strong family values" left because shitaly was never a trad country to begin with. dont make the mistake of associating backwardness to traditional values. catholics have never had any fear of god because they've never actually believed in one to begin with. families in shitaly are largely disfunctional in a lot of ways too.