“A people are as healthy and confident as the stories they tell themselves. Sick storytellers can make nations sick.”
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Sick Storytellers
Monday, May 23rd, 2011 by Anita
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That’s so true! As long as people believe the stories they tell…
Hi Honey,
Sad what people will believe sometimes isn’t it?
That’s no storyteller. It’s sick but no storyteller.
I disagree. Hitler spun some of the craziest stories of all time. Made up his own history, religion, symbols, and ideology – that’s some pretty elaborate storytelling. And he didn’t stop there – he recruited the youth to become players in his stories; and they got to do special exercises (like jumping off high platforms – not to similate parachuting in on invaded countries – just for fun), wear costumes, sing songs, report the misdeeds of their friends and family, and chant their own special mantras.
If the central message of the story hadn’t been hate, it would’ve been awesome!
Krudler,
Whoa it’s a little hard for me to even entertain the idea of Nazi stuff being awesome on any level! /shudder
Again, this is not storytelling. You are describing someone who built a narrative, not a storyteller. Hitler didn’t even really tell stories – if you analyze his public talks, they don’t stand as stories. Storytelling is a reciprocal act. Hitler was never interested in what people have to say and the entire Nazi system crushed the possibility of people sounding their opinion. It crushed the freedom to think, not to mention – to think differently.
Limor,
Thanks for your comment, I see where you’re coming from on this but Hitler did tell stories. He made up stories and told them to the public, many who believed these sick stories to be fact instead of fiction.
re: reciprocal act One could say that storytelling is best when it’s reciprocal but reciprocity isn’t necessary to tell stories or be a storyteller:
storyteller
— n
1. a person who tells stories
2. informal a liar
sto·ry
–n
1.
a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
2.
a fictitious tale, shorter and less elaborate than a novel.
3.
such narratives or tales as a branch of literature: song and story.
4.
the plot or succession of incidents of a novel, poem, drama, etc.: The characterizations were good, but the story was weak.
5.
a narration of an incident or a series of events or an example of these that is or may be narrated, as an anecdote, joke, etc.
6.
a narration of the events in the life of a person or the existence of a thing, or such events as a subject for narration: the story of medicine; the story of his life.
7.
a report or account of a matter; statement or allegation: The story goes that he rejected the offer.
8.
news story.
9.
a lie or fabrication: What he said about himself turned out to be a story.
10.
Obsolete . history.
Thinking reciprocity is not necessary to storytelling is a common misconception. Storytelling is not another form of story delivery but a composing act and reciprocity is core to its functioning. For storytellers, if reciprocity is not going on, our art does not exist.
About storytelling in dictionaries you are welcome to read http://limorshiponi.com/2009/12/if-story-is-x-storytelling-is-telling-x-right/
Regards,
Hi Limor,
Storytelling as practiced as an art form by some does not encompass all possible kinds of storytelling. In fact all you have to do to be a storyteller is to tell or write stories:
sto·ry·tell·ing
[stawr-ee-tel-ing, stohr-]
–noun
the telling or writing of stories.
tell1
[tel]
,verb, told, tell·ing.
–verb (used with object)
1.
to give an account or narrative of; narrate; relate (a story, tale, etc.): to tell the story of Lincoln’s childhood.
2.
to make known by speech or writing (a fact, news, information, etc.); communicate.
3.
to announce or proclaim.
Source, the dictionary:
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/storytelling
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/tell
Hi Limor,
I gotta disagree, Hitler’s storytelling was fundamental to his rise to power and once he was actually in power his propaganda machine cranked out the stories that brainwashed a nation.
You’ll see my opinion on the previous comment.
I´m still dealing with making a very Good speach to a small audience lol
Nairim,
Well you’ve been getting good reviews so far, sounds like the anticipation of having to give the speech is worse than actually doing it.