Source: Ludwig von Mises Institute
by Wanjiru Njoya
“There are many reasons why people twist historical facts to fit their preconceived narrative, but of specific interest in this article are the dominant collectivist interpretations of history. Collectivists err in attempting to explain history entirely by reference to the notion that each man must have reacted to historical events in the same way as would be expected of any and all members of his group. The collectivist subsumes all human behavior within the general framework of the group whose history is being discussed, therefore, identifying and classifying groups assumes paramount importance in collectivist theories of history. They streamline history into neat accounts of what everyone in the identified group generally did — and assume that the ‘very rare exceptions,’ which do not affect the truth of the narrative, may safely be ignored.” (08/01/25)
https://mises.org/mises-wire/complexity-historical-narratives