narcissism of minor differences, n.All

The Narcissism of minor differences (n.) makes ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠racial intolerance, strange to say, burn hotter over small differences than over fundamental ones.

The Narcissism of minor differences (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠neighbouring peoples feuding and mocking each other — Spaniards and Portuguese, English and Scots — a cheap, fairly harmless outlet for aggression that binds each side together.