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National Archives adds “trigger warnings” to historical founding documents including Constitution, Declaration of Independence
lawenforcementtoday.com ^ | 9/8/2021 | pat drony

Posted on 09/09/2021 11:08:02 AM PDT by bitt

The abject stupidity of the triggered left knows no bounds.

According to Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO), the National Archives in Washington, DC has added a disclaimer to their website saying that some of our historical documents, including the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution may contain “harmful content.”

Boebert tweeted:

“The National Archives have now put a disclaimer on their website that our historical documents may include Harmful Content. They even slapped this warning on the Constitution. We tried to tell you the Left wanted to get rid of it!”

Lest you think we are making this up, the following is taken directly from the web page, in part:

“The Catalog and web pages contain some content that may be harmful or difficult to view. NARA’s records span the history of the United States, and it is our charge to preserve and make available these historical records.

As a result, some of the materials presented here may reflect outdated, biased, offensive and possibly violent views and opinions.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.

The National Archives is committed to working with staff, communities, and peer institutions to assess and update descriptions that are harmful to establish standards and policies to prevent future harmful language in staff-generated descriptions.” [emphasis added]

Under the FAQ section on the page, it warns the following may be found:

“Some items may:

reflect racist, sexist, ableist, misogynistic/misogynoir, and xenophobic opinions and attitudes; be discriminatory towards or exclude diverse views on sexuality, gender, religion and more; include graphic content of historical events such as violent death, medical procedures, crime, wars/terrorist acts, natural disasters and more; demonstrate bias and exclusion in institutional collecting and digitization policies.

The web page continues to describe all manner of explanations for the inclusion of certain terms and says that language used in some of the archived documents may “reflect biases and prejudices.” It continues that some subject headings may use terms that are “outdated, offensive, or insensitive.”

...more....


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1 posted on 09/09/2021 11:08:02 AM PDT by bitt
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2 posted on 09/09/2021 11:08:14 AM PDT by bitt (<img src=' 'width=50%>)
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*Sob* I just saw the Constitution (calls 911)


3 posted on 09/09/2021 11:09:59 AM PDT by SkyDancer (How Can I Ask For Forgiveness If I Won't Forgive Others?)
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To: bitt

This country is way past help. It’s all down hill and into hell from here.


4 posted on 09/09/2021 11:10:04 AM PDT by dragonblustar (2 Peter 2:14,1 Corinthians 6:18-20)
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To: bitt

Anyone believing that is NOT qualified mentally or morally to be an American. Probably the same collection of waste holes that tried to do things to the Enola Gay.
Kick their putrid leftist *ss outta here.
Or wait until CW-II and things will take care of themselves.


5 posted on 09/09/2021 11:10:14 AM PDT by Da Coyote
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To: bitt

Might as well add a warning to all freedoms.

They should be branding the founding fathers as radicals and monsters.


6 posted on 09/09/2021 11:11:56 AM PDT by adorno
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To: bitt; bagster

Buncha uppity negroes?


7 posted on 09/09/2021 11:11:58 AM PDT by Cletus.D.Yokel (Patriots, stop looking at the politicians as enemies. Look at the complicit Legacy Media.)
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8 posted on 09/09/2021 11:13:10 AM PDT by fishtank (The denial of original sin is the root of liberalism.)
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This is not that big a deal.

https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/bryan-preston/2021/09/09/did-the-national-archives-add-a-harmful-language-warning-to-constitution-n1477147


9 posted on 09/09/2021 11:13:10 AM PDT by DarrellZero
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Link ti leadership. Let’s discover who these crap eaters are.

https://www.archives.gov/about/organization/senior-staff


10 posted on 09/09/2021 11:14:57 AM PDT by CaptainPhilFan ( )
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To: bitt

“Ableist,” Truly the insane have taken over.


11 posted on 09/09/2021 11:16:04 AM PDT by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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Crazy left


12 posted on 09/09/2021 11:16:57 AM PDT by ptsal (Vote R.E.D. >>>Remove Every Democrat ***)
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Hey libs, Delta is ready when you are.


13 posted on 09/09/2021 11:18:31 AM PDT by Kharis13
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Welcome to Amerika.


14 posted on 09/09/2021 11:19:25 AM PDT by bgill (.Which came first, the vax or the virus?)
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To: bitt

And by beclowning itself so, the National Archives now counts as three fifths of a real archive.


15 posted on 09/09/2021 11:19:55 AM PDT by pepsi_junkie (Often wrong, but never in doubt!)
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To: bitt

Traitors everywhere.


16 posted on 09/09/2021 11:20:42 AM PDT by fruser1
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To: DarrellZero

Thanks for posting that link which goes into detail on how the trigger warning works. It’s a general warning that shows up regardless of what you search at the site.

Doesn’t make this trigger warning necessary or correct but at least your link explains it in more depth.


17 posted on 09/09/2021 11:23:04 AM PDT by plain talk
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To: bitt

The author is underestimating the Left. They’re not stupid, they’re Evil.
After all. how can they continue to be our founding documents if they’re ‘offensive?’


18 posted on 09/09/2021 11:23:05 AM PDT by Little Ray (Civilization runs on a narrow margin. What sustains it is not magic, but hard work. )
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To: fruser1

They must be treated like the British back in the day


19 posted on 09/09/2021 11:23:11 AM PDT by ronnie raygun
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20 posted on 09/09/2021 11:26:31 AM PDT by Kevmo (I’m immune from Covid since I don’t watch TV.🤗)
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