RE100 Lecture 5: MYTHS AMERICA LIVES BY
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An unverifiable legend about a hero or event. A false or fictional story, idea, or concept. A fairy-tale around which traditions have grown. A story embodying ocital ideals or institutions. Myth is just ideology i(cid:374) (cid:374)a(cid:396)(cid:396)ati(cid:448)e fo(cid:396)(cid:373), (cid:862)(cid:449)he(cid:396)ei(cid:374) ideologi(cid:272)al i(cid:374)te(cid:396)ests es(cid:272)ape all (cid:272)o(cid:374)t(cid:396)ols. (cid:863) It is a sto(cid:396)y (cid:894)wo(cid:396)d (cid:862)(cid:373)yth(cid:863) de(cid:396)i(cid:448)es f(cid:396)o(cid:373) the g(cid:396)eek (cid:449)o(cid:396)d (cid:862)(cid:373)ythos(cid:863), (cid:449)hi(cid:272)h (cid:373)ea(cid:374)s sto(cid:396)y(cid:895) National myths are stories that serve the nation in important ways. The declaration of independence is an original myth for americans. American myths are stories that convey commonly shared convictions by the meaning of the nation. He takes issue (cid:449)ith : the cynical response, asserts that the creed is broken and misdirected, that it does not work and never worked. People only use the creed when they need it the most: the absolutist approach, (cid:862)lo(cid:448)e it o(cid:396) lea(cid:448)e it(cid:863) app(cid:396)oa(cid:272)h; affi(cid:396)(cid:373)s the (cid:272)(cid:396)eed, (cid:449)hile u(cid:374)de(cid:396)(cid:373)i(cid:374)i(cid:374)g the right to dissent that is part of it.
