> One lesson, obviously, is that the narratives we tell about history are largely constructed after the fact, by actors who have a stake in painting a certain p

> One lesson, obviously, is that the narratives we tell about history are largely constructed after the fact, by actors who have a stake in painting a certain picture of the recent past. True. There are certainly those who push and pull the narrative. That said, there is also the momentum and expectations of the masses. Once a lens is set it is very very difficult to correct it. As so wisely put by mighty Paul Weller: "The public gets what the public wants." And "The public wants what the public gets." Put another way, aside from nefarious narrative actors, we also often have ourselves to blame.