[JJ_Folderol]

I remember when Haley’s fraud was being exposed.

The general liberal viewpoint was that “The story itself was too important for people be concerned with fact”.

The usual “Agenda Matters: truth doesn’t” viewpoint of the left.

[MosesKnows]

The story itself was too important for people be concerned with fact

That reminds me of Al Gore's admission that it is okay to lie if the lie causes people to listen.

"Nobody is interested in solutions if they don't think there's a problem. Given that starting point, I believe it is appropriate to have an over-representation of factual presentations on how dangerous (global warming) is, as a predicate for opening up the audience to listen to what the solutions are, and how hopeful it is that we are going to solve this crisis."

[mjp]

The general liberal viewpoint was that “The story itself was too important for people be concerned with fact”.

The usual “Agenda Matters: truth doesn’t” viewpoint of the left.

In place of objective reasoning, postmodernists use storytelling that appeal to the emotions as a better way to arrive at equitable law, since it is open to multiple points of view and varied interpretations. Stories are easier to manipulate to meet a political end than are empirical facts.

Strategic theory is the belief that since there are no true theories,the revolutionary way is to promote a story that strategically accomplishes what needs to be accomplished. It doesn't matter that it is false.