Power of Irregularity

The unexpected disruptor/enhancer of the Narratives

On 1/2/23 during an important football game, the Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin has suddenly collapsed on the field - after sustaining an impact to chest area. He has been transported to hospital and as of 1/5/23 remains there in critical condition. Millions of viewers saw this tragic incident unfolding in real time. Millions more followed its aftermath. The social media reaction to that tragedy was not hard to predict in the era of severe political polarization.

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Power of Irregularity

The unexpected disruptor/enhancer of the Narratives

Term “narrative” used to mean simply an account of a series of related events. It was not a political term per se. However, recently this word is applied to describe the instrument of political manipulation. The “political narrative” refers to the informational story which was consciously concocted - not to reflect objective reality - but to deliberately shape the perception of facts in acc…