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NARA


Right from the beginning, let me be clear, NARA is not NARAL, which is the National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League.

From Wikipedia:

“The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is the nation’s record keeper. Of all documents and materials created in the course of business conducted by the United States Federal government, only 1%-3% are so important for legal or historical reasons that they are kept by us forever.”

Sounds admirable … keep for perpetuity important historical documents.

Again from Wikipedia:

“The National Archives, and its publicly exhibited Charters of Freedom, which include the original United States Declaration of Independence, United States Constitution, United States Bill of Rights, and many other historical documents, is headquartered in the National Archives Building in Washington, D.C. It has over 3000 employees and it annual budget is $391M. It is characterized as ‘independent.’”

However, more and more these days to me “independent” implies “woke.”

From the Federalist:

The National Archives Records Administration placed a “harmful content” warning on the Constitution, labeling the governing document of the United States as “harmful or difficult to view.” The warning applies to all documents across the Archives’ cataloged website, including the Bill of Rights and the Declaration of Independence.

In a statement the administration said, “Some of the materials presented here may reflect outdated, biased, offensive, and possibly violent views and opinions. In addition, some of the materials may relate to violent or graphic events and are preserved for their historical significance.”

Along with committing to diversity and equity, the NARA said it would “[work] in conjunction with diverse communities, [and] seek to balance the preservation of this history with sensitivity to how these materials are presented to and perceived by users.”

Wow, another woke way to not pay attention to history! Usually a lot of “wokeness” these days involves “racism.” Where is it? 

Err … Oops. “This isn’t the first time the National Archives has catered to a leftist view of history. In June, the National Archives’ racism task force claimed that the Archives’ rotunda, which houses founding documents, is an example of “structural racism.” The task force also pushed to include trigger warnings around displays of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights, which are all in the rotunda. 

The warning is a blanket statement atop all documents in the archived catalogs that links to a “Statement on Potentially Harmful Content.”

I can’t get over that a national agency has a “racism task force!” Who’s paying the salaries for this task force? Undoubtedly “we the people.” (Note that there is no warning attached to “we the people” . . .  yet!)

9/10/21

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133 Replies to “NARA”

  1. NARA’s activities while disgusting, don’t surprise me. In the fall of 2019, I visited DC and the Mall. The 2020 Presidential campaign was in full swing. Speakers from the Capital steps included future President Trump and Senator Ted Cruz, among others. Following the speeches, I headed to the National Archives to view our founding documents, especially the Bill of Rights. In my hand I had a small political sign from the rally. Before entering the building that houses the paper enshrining “my rights”, security made me surrender my sign and with it my first amendment right.

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