Fantastic Lies: The Battle of Political Narratives In Pakistan by Nadeem Farooq Paracha July 20, 2022 in Editor's Picks, Features, Perspective, Reflections, History
Political narratives do not appear from a vacuum. They are mostly dramatic and animated summations of sentiments that are already present in a society. A single event can generate various narrativesFantastic Lies
Political narratives are an effective means of simplifying complex situations into chains of events (S.R. Shenhav in International Political Science Review, July 2006). Moreover, political narratives are largely constructed from certain perceptions of reality and not necessarily from reality itself. They don’t deal in data or in ‘cold facts.’ Instead, they deal in perceptions and emotions. They operate in a framework of a particular worldview. If a worldview is widespread, the narrative is then likely to find more takers. Imposing the ‘narrative structure’ on reality is a way to moralise events (H. White in On Narrative, 1980). https://www.thefridaytimes.com/2022/07/20/fantastic-lies-the-battle-of-political-narratives-in-pakistan/
