I disagree. There are narratives that become historical standards. These can be changed but there it requires ongoing effort to rectify the narrative against th

I disagree. There are narratives that become historical standards. These can be changed but there it requires ongoing effort to rectify the narrative against the latest research. Take the impeachment of Johnson as an example. The narrative has always been that Congress had gone out of control and tried to remove him out of some plot to gain more power. In actuality the Republicans were trying to save what was left of Reconstruction. The role of slavery as a cause of the American revolution is non-existent in anything but graduate level historical research. While it's not 1984 levels of indoctrination it's wrong to say that there aren't approved narratives that support the legitimacy of the State.