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My point was that regional pride is unlikely to lead to genocides or wars. It did in the 16th century, but it would just look plain stupid these days if the Neapolitans decided to wage war on the Romans :D.
Which is one of the reasons I don't think I could live outside Europe. Though I partially disagree with you when you exclude Italy from that list. There's no such thing as Italian national pride, even though it's for other reasons.
Well, let's be honest, we have all had that day when we went to the pub for an England game and ended up singing "God save the Queen". That's something completely else than the Brabançonne though.