Upon reflection I think we are saying substantially the same thing only using different terminology. For example, is not "mirror imaging" the same or at least similar to "seeing what they wanted to see?" Likewise I agree with you that Narrative Identity Analysis is critical to understanding cultural nuances that while crystal clear to th…
Upon reflection I think we are saying substantially the same thing only using different terminology. For example, is not "mirror imaging" the same or at least similar to "seeing what they wanted to see?" Likewise I agree with you that Narrative Identity Analysis is critical to understanding cultural nuances that while crystal clear to the native population are totally opaque to the outsider. Unfortunately, that type of analysis, so dependent upon the "squishy" sciences, is neither sexy nor is it bright and shiny.
As for both phrases being the same... I partially agree. Seeing things “we want” is not quite the same as seeing things framed via our own identity. Even seeing what we don’t want and acknowledging it occurs via the phenomena of narrative between our ears. We just reframe things subconsciously and in a manner that gives it unique meaning based on our own unique ID. Seeing what we want w/o narrative insight is something like the entire GOP believing that the “election was stolen.” For the MAGA crowd especially, their operative narratives allowed them to believe what they wanted due to being seduced by GOP and Russian Intelligence operatives. The rest of the GOP simply declares what they want, despite knowing the truth. This is a good example to see the difference.
Upon reflection I think we are saying substantially the same thing only using different terminology. For example, is not "mirror imaging" the same or at least similar to "seeing what they wanted to see?" Likewise I agree with you that Narrative Identity Analysis is critical to understanding cultural nuances that while crystal clear to the native population are totally opaque to the outsider. Unfortunately, that type of analysis, so dependent upon the "squishy" sciences, is neither sexy nor is it bright and shiny.
As for both phrases being the same... I partially agree. Seeing things “we want” is not quite the same as seeing things framed via our own identity. Even seeing what we don’t want and acknowledging it occurs via the phenomena of narrative between our ears. We just reframe things subconsciously and in a manner that gives it unique meaning based on our own unique ID. Seeing what we want w/o narrative insight is something like the entire GOP believing that the “election was stolen.” For the MAGA crowd especially, their operative narratives allowed them to believe what they wanted due to being seduced by GOP and Russian Intelligence operatives. The rest of the GOP simply declares what they want, despite knowing the truth. This is a good example to see the difference.