Still I expect the people I respect to have these things in mind and question where such pride comes from and what it can be used for.

Yes, most (or at least many) aussies ignore the past. My parents for example don't acknowledge it

But I can acknowledge the difference between an intrinsic bond with your local region and politically instigated national pride like we see in India for example. To bring the topic back around.

I do see a lot of parallels, yes. And I tend to despise all of the things you just named. And very often the lines are so blurry that they tend to mutate into the same thing.

@corrupt: OK, but you seem to think that one inevitably leads to the other. Local patriotism, patriotism, national identity, chauvinism, nationalism and fascism may have a common root, but IMO they are fundamentally different.

Only truth is that there not only truth

But I see similar things in art. People who say "I separate the art from the artist" abuse the Death of the Author concept as a cop-out to just do what they like without accepting what that means for other people.