"The word “narrative” is one of those effete terms that’s become very trendy in some colleges and newsrooms. It basically refers to a story with a point of view. It’s also an all-purpose excuse. If someone is caught making up history, he simply says that he’s developed “an alternative narrative.” Problem solved. There was a European journalist who was caught stretching things a bit in a report from Iraq. She reacted by promptly sending a new dispatch and called it “My Truth.” Not “The Truth,” but “My Truth.” Facts? Hey, it’s an “alternative narrative.”
So now, and you’ve probably noticed it, we have a new narrative coming from the White House. The New Truth is upon us. Don’t question it, please, for each of us is entitled to “my truth,” including the president of the United States, whose “truths” are getting more bizarre by the hour."
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