Thanks for for your reply.
its not really racism per se, regional rivalry in Italy is comparable to sports teams in America. Sicilians vs Calabrians is like Yankees vs RedSoxs.
Tell that to the 35% or so of the natives of the northern-third of Italy who are open secessionists! (Regular voters for the Nordic League). How many Yankees fans want to establish a nation where only Yankee fans prevail, mainly to spite those idiot Red-Sox fans?