Collective narcissism

"The third type of narcissism is collective narcissism (Golec de Zavala et al., 2009). The collective form of the condition refers to an inflated sense of the importance and entitlement of one's ingroup, resentment for the perceived lack of recognition of one's ingroup, and hypersensitivity to criticism of their ingroup.
Racists, for example, are collective narcissists, as they have an inflated sense of the importance and entitlement of white people, feel resentful for society's lack of recognition of their superiority, and exhibit hypersensitivity to criticism of their ingroup."
-- psychologytoday.com, Berit Brogaard D.M.Sci., Ph.D
“Another sub-concept encompassed by collective narcissism is that of the "Charismatic Leader-Follower Relationship" theorized by political psychologist Jerrold Post.[21] Post takes the view that collective narcissism is exhibited as a collection of individual narcissists, and discusses how this type of relationship emerges when a narcissistic charismatic leader, appeals to narcissistic "ideal-hungry" followers.[21]  “
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_narcissism
The origin of the word cathexis is of interest: “The term cathexis is used to describe an investment of libidinal energy in an object or an idea. […] Patriotism and other impassioned identifications with groups and systems of belief are also forms of cathexis. The word is derived from the Greek verb "to occupy" and is a translation of the German word Besetzung, "occupation." The image suggests that the libido is sent out to "seize" the external object, as an army would seize and occupy a city.”
Source: http://www.english.hawaii.edu/criticalink/narc/terms/cathexis.html
== Rhizomata ==
Cathexis; Will to power; Collection; Collect; Collective; Collectivism; Narcissism
The Libidinal State
Category:Narcissism