If you think that democracy is coming inevitably, if you tell stories about, for example, historical arcs that have to tend in a certain direction, then what you'll tend to do is move the facts so that they fit the narratives.
Si creemos que la democracia llega de modo inevitable, si hablamos de arcos históricos que deben marcar una tendencia en determinada dirección, entonces tenderemos a mover los hechos de modo que encajen en la narrativa.