It does not imply that Italians feel any connection whatsoever. I am no Italian, but from what I can tell this couldn't be further from the truth.

Except France I am not sure any smaller country is so actively creating and consuming their own, kinda nationalist, media.

Edit:// the main reason I asked is because if you visit cultural places in Italy and read the plates / listen to the stories the US very often is portrait as the aggressor