: the tendency to remember only what one wants to remember
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Now, Austria is offering descendants like Marlo citizenship as restitution, sending her on a journey deep into the Alps to unearth an unsettling history that challenges Austria’s selective memory and carries haunting lessons for today.—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 20 June 2024 When emotions influence one’s selective memory, a straightforward narrative becomes impossible to sustain.—Tomás Guarnaccia, Variety, 9 Aug. 2023
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