Metanarratives Quotes

“Science has always been in conflict with narratives. Judged by the yardstick of science, the majority of them prove to be fables. But to the extent that science does not restrict itself to stating useful regularities and seeks truth, it is obliged to legitimate the rules of its own game.”
― Jean-François Lyotard, The Postmodern Condition: A Report on Knowledge

“And I've noticed that the people in the ultraconservative extremist right, right now, have built a new metanarrative around America. And it started with the rise of the election of Donald Trump. But that metanarrative was anyone who does not see strength in America is weak. Anyone who opposes us is an enemy. Anyone who gets in our way will be trampled. We will not govern as a nation of equals. We will govern over and rule over people. Democracy is losing the metanarrative story.”
― Malcolm W. Nance

“My problem today is that our metanarrative has been hijacked to embrace the potential of hate, to embrace the potential of murder. This nation is entering a period of darkness. And you, the listener, must decide what part of American history, culture that you love--you love--that you will not lose to the powers of authoritarianism.”
― Malcolm W. Nance