What collective narcissism does to society
Although the article makes an explicit distinction between tribalism and group narcissism it&#x27;s not clear to me what it is or why the latter deserves to be treated like a distinct phenomenon.<p>In particular given the example of Portuguese people who have antagonistic reactions to Germany in the EU. Seems to me the pretty straightforward explanation is material&#x2F;political. There is conflict of interest within an institution for power, and if anything the psychological narcissism is at best an epiphenomenon. It doesn&#x27;t seem irrational. Instead of trying to get people to &#x27;unlearn&#x27; their behaviour it seems like the more straightforward way is to resolve the conflict by devolving power or something.<p>Same with the other example of US polarization. There is real material interests underpinning the groupings.