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    It is not the case that Collective memories serve as a basis for future collective political action

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    • 1.Collective memories are systematically distorted by power structures, rendering them unreliable foundations for legitimate political action.
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    • 2.Hobsbawm and Ranger's 'invention of tradition' demonstrates that most shared historical narratives are constructed artifacts serving elite interests.
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    • 3.Political action grounded in manufactured or distorted memory reproduces the injustices embedded in those distortions rather than transcending them.
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    Reason for 2 of 2
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    • 1.Nietzsche's critique in 'On the Uses and Disadvantages of History' holds that excessive historical consciousness paralyzes rather than enables political agency.
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    • 2.Groups constituted primarily through backward-looking memory prioritize historical grievance over present deliberation, undermining democratic responsiveness.
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    Reasons Against

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    • 1.Memories become part of the political mobilization possibilities available to a group
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    • 2.Groups find their collective identities through shared understandings of the past
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    • 3.Shared understandings of the past provide a basis for future collective action
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