Finding the name for/coining a name for this syndrome

Here's one, but I don't like the sound of it - xenocensure.

egocentric stupidity

I think "Tribalism" is the right word. This describes the sociological phenomenon pretty well.

The only more specific term I came up with is - "ethnocentrism"

which suggests an affinity for people who look like you.

I vote for the hyperassociative effect: the willingness to assign benign intentions to those of similar association.

Humans often take much greater offense at aggression that comes from greater social or cultural distance.

• I can call my brother ugly but you can't.
  
• Interracial crime makes it much more polemic. Our race can murder our children, but we'll be dammed if yours can!
  
• Same with crimes by foreigners. Our citizens can rape our women, but we'll be dammed if yours can!
  

I'm looking for something more specific than, say, "tribalism". If anyone knows a good term that describes this kind of phenomena or can think of a good one please let me know.

Humans often take much greater offense at aggression that comes from greater social or cultural distance.

.....the hatred associated with xenophobia. Maybe the 2 can be combined. (xenophobia with hyperassociative features)

Even the humblest germ, bacterium, plant or insect will support its own kith and kin.

High Seas wrote:


Even the humblest germ, bacterium, plant or insect will support its own kith and kin.


And what would you call the effect?

That it is not even scientifically true-- the idea that plants or bacteria "support" neighbors of the same species is ludicrous, and even some vertebrates cannibalize each other.

There are species that show "altruism", I think they are generally vertebrates.

wandeljw wrote:

.....the hatred associated with xenophobia. Maybe the 2 can be combined. (xenophobia with hyperassociative features)

Let me get this straight, please, Wandel: if you see an apartment building on fire will YOU personally run in to save your own family members (dogs and other live-in animals included) AND anyone who looks like he MIGHT be related to your family OR - careful here - will you proceed by apartment number? Alphabetical order of residents?? What's with the xeno-phobia definition you're using?

Xeno = stranger, Phobia = fear. You got to define "xeno" first, otherwise your statement makes no sense.