• PugJesus@lemmy.worldOP
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    The origin of that saying, the trains in Fascist Italy, were basically never on time. But the fascist government put great effort into telling people that, at long last, they were running on time, so it stuck.

    Narratives dig deeper into cultural consciousness than reality itself.