Narratives and Collectivism

In my head the voice is waiting
Waiting for me to set it free
--Russ Ballard

Collectivists love narratives. Narratives are stories that are often, at best, loosely grounded in facts. Because they frequently appeal to emotion, narratives are attractive to collectivists because stories can be admitted to the collectivist mind quickly without being subject to critical thought.

In mantra-like fashion, collectivists repeat narratives among themselves. If enough people repeat the story, they seemingly believe, then fiction can become fact.