U.S. Constitution now labeled as "harmful content".

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If anyone still believes that our leaders are sincere when they take an oath to protect and defend the Constitution, they might want to read what they actually think of it, as if they haven't already made it clear already:

"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."
National Archives Slaps 'Harmful Content' Warning On Constitution

Also interesting is that the same people have also declared that their own Rotunda that houses the Declaration of Independence, the US Constitution and the Bill of Rights – is an example of “structural racism” and that the Founding Fathers and other White, historically impactful Americans are portrayed too positively.
National Archives task force cites Rotunda as 'racism' example
 

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If anyone still believes that our leaders are sincere when they take an oath to protect and defend the Constitution, they might want to read what they actually think of it, as if they haven't already made it clear already:

"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."
National Archives Slaps 'Harmful Content' Warning On Constitution

Also interesting is that the same people have also declared that their own Rotunda that houses the Declaration of Independence, the US Constitution and the Bill of Rights – is an example of “structural racism” and that the Founding Fathers and other White, historically impactful Americans are portrayed too positively.
National Archives task force cites Rotunda as 'racism' example
Well for a good sized minority of Americans for more than half a century, indeed almost a century the constitution was not something to be proud off.
 
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If anyone still believes that our leaders are sincere when they take an oath to protect and defend the Constitution, they might want to read what they actually think of it, as if they haven't already made it clear already:

"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."
National Archives Slaps 'Harmful Content' Warning On Constitution

What an asinine take. Is this sort of whining representative of modern conservatism? Is that why you guys voted for a ToughGuy? To protect you from the BigBadLiberals and our Critical Race Theory?

The warning is a blanket header applied to everything in the Catalog section. FunFact, you can access the founding documents through other parts of the website that don't route you through the Catalog template and, thus, don't have the warning:
America's Founding Documents
The Declaration of Independence
The Constitution of the United States
The Bill of Rights

It took me all of about 12 seconds to find that. In fact, I ran into the warning-free version first and had to dig a bit more for the version with the warning. But I suppose that doesn't align with the persecution narrative.

Also interesting is that the same people have also declared that their own Rotunda that houses the Declaration of Independence, the US Constitution and the Bill of Rights – is an example of “structural racism” and that the Founding Fathers and other White, historically impactful Americans are portrayed too positively.
National Archives task force cites Rotunda as 'racism' example

Yes, it is interesting that our government is finally acknowledging the harmful nature of some of the language and ideas that it used in the past and continues to display. Do you have a problem with this?
 
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If anyone still believes that our leaders are sincere when they take an oath to protect and defend the Constitution, they might want to read what they actually think of it, as if they haven't already made it clear already:

"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."
National Archives Slaps 'Harmful Content' Warning On Constitution

Also interesting is that the same people have also declared that their own Rotunda that houses the Declaration of Independence, the US Constitution and the Bill of Rights – is an example of “structural racism” and that the Founding Fathers and other White, historically impactful Americans are portrayed too positively.
National Archives task force cites Rotunda as 'racism' example


A grubby piece of misleading reporting designed to create moral indignation in the Federalist's more gullible readership.

The warning applies to the Catalog as a whole. It does not specifically refer to your Constitution or Bill of Rights or any particular document.

From the actual online Catalog:

This alert is not connected to any specific records, but appears at the top of the page while you are using the online Catalog (https://catalog.archives.gov).
OB
 
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If anyone still believes that our leaders are sincere when they take an oath to protect and defend the Constitution, they might want to read what they actually think of it, as if they haven't already made it clear already:

"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."
National Archives Slaps 'Harmful Content' Warning On Constitution

Also interesting is that the same people have also declared that their own Rotunda that houses the Declaration of Independence, the US Constitution and the Bill of Rights – is an example of “structural racism” and that the Founding Fathers and other White, historically impactful Americans are portrayed too positively.
National Archives task force cites Rotunda as 'racism' example

this is what happens when they give the family car keys to children. Are there no adults there who can take the wheel and get the car back on the road again??

The warning applies to the Catalog as a whole.

And that is "better" - how???
 
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And that is "better" - how???

From the National Archives website.

NARA’s Statement on Potentially Harmful Content | National Archives
NARA’s Statement on Potentially Harmful Content
The Catalog and web pages of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) provide access to many millions of descriptions and digital copies of the permanent records of the United States federal government.

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 and to establish standards and policies to prevent future harmful language in staff-generated descriptions.

Frequently Asked Questions
What harmful or difficult content may be found in the National Archives Catalog and our web pages?
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.
OB
 
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Well for a good sized minority of Americans for more than half a century, indeed almost a century the constitution was not something to be proud off.

I know! Protection of free speech, freedom of the Press, freedom to peaceably assemble, no requirement to testify against oneself, being secure in your home against unreasonable search and seizure, right to representation when accused of a crime....
I can see how this would be offensive to some people since it doesn't recognize the right to riot, loot, kill, or commit arson.

And that Declaration of Independence! I mean, who wouldn't be offended by:
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."

How dare people want life, liberty or happiness! How offensive to be endowed by our creator with rights like that!

This next part would certainly be offensive to those who want to "fundamentally transform" the country:
"That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness."
 
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If anyone still believes that our leaders are sincere when they take an oath to protect and defend the Constitution, they might want to read what they actually think of it, as if they haven't already made it clear already:

"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."
National Archives Slaps 'Harmful Content' Warning On Constitution

Also interesting is that the same people have also declared that their own Rotunda that houses the Declaration of Independence, the US Constitution and the Bill of Rights – is an example of “structural racism” and that the Founding Fathers and other White, historically impactful Americans are portrayed too positively.
National Archives task force cites Rotunda as 'racism' example

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

I'm guessing the preamble and the constitution itself is what they really want gone.
The lame excuses are just the usual smoke and mirrors.
 
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And that Declaration of Independence! I mean, who wouldn't be offended by:
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."

How dare people want life, liberty or happiness! How offensive to be endowed by our creator with rights like that!

Yeah, how dare they!

That equality and those unalienable rights were so self-evident that they even generously allowed one fifth of Americans to be owed by the others as property. So they could provide them with life, liberty and happiness. Oh, and they didn't need to vote either. Nor did women. Nor did men who didn't own property.

But please, tell me more about things that are or aren't offensive...
 
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Yeah, how dare they!

That equality and those unalienable rights were so self-evident that they even generously allowed one fifth of Americans to be owed by the others as property. So they could provide them with life, liberty and happiness. Oh, and they didn't need to vote either. Nor did women. Nor did men who didn't own property.

But please, tell me more about things that are or aren't offensive...

If those are things you're offended by, then your beef is with the conditions of the time rather than the Constitution itself.
 
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I'm guessing the preamble and the constitution itself is what they really want gone.
The lame excuses are just the usual smoke and mirrors.


Congratulations! You've just managed to lift a piece of intentionally provocative, tabloid 'journalism' to the status of a full blown conspiracy theory.

Did you even bother to read the other posts? If you had, you would realise that the warning referred generally to the millions of documents in the Archives Catalog. It was not aimed specifically at the Constitution or the Bill of Rights nor is there mention of changing anything.

OB
 
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I know! Protection of free speech, freedom of the Press, freedom to peaceably assemble, no requirement to testify against oneself, being secure in your home against unreasonable search and seizure, right to representation when accused of a crime....
I can see how this would be offensive to some people since it doesn't recognize the right to riot, loot, kill, or commit arson.

And that Declaration of Independence! I mean, who wouldn't be offended by:
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."

How dare people want life, liberty or happiness! How offensive to be endowed by our creator with rights like that!

This next part would certainly be offensive to those who want to "fundamentally transform" the country:
"That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness."

The people who don't like it probably want the right to riot, loot, kill, burn... they're just too darn shy to admit it. Either that or they want slow-boat-fare to an anarchy of their choice. (shrug)

Matthew 7:12 Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.
 
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Congratulations! You've just managed to lift a piece of intentionally provocative, tabloid 'journalism' to the status of a full blown conspiracy theory.

Did you even bother to read the other posts? If you had, you would realise that the warning referred generally to the millions of documents in the Archives Catalog. It was not aimed specifically at the Constitution or the Bill of Rights nor is there mention of changing anything.

OB

Didn't know that reading the other posts was mandatory. Still don't. Kinda glad to be on the side of the NON-MSM, though... every day of my life. So, thanks for noticing.

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From the OP... a partial quote from the second link:

"which includes actual racial slurs alongside terms such as “elderly,” “handicapped” and “illegal alien.” :rolleyes:

Where brains are washed with lime and a scrub brush. Because, Oh no... not the "elderly" or the "handicapped" or (gasp) "illegal alien"... by all means let's come up with some more obfuscation so we can rewrite ALL of the dictionary entries and be so stuffed full of guile that even the most popular partisan won't be able to guess at what we mean.
 
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What an asinine take. Is this sort of whining representative of modern conservatism? Is that why you guys voted for a ToughGuy? To protect you from the BigBadLiberals and our Critical Race Theory?

The warning is a blanket header applied to everything in the Catalog section. FunFact, you can access the founding documents through other parts of the website that don't route you through the Catalog template and, thus, don't have the warning:
America's Founding Documents
The Declaration of Independence
The Constitution of the United States
The Bill of Rights

It took me all of about 12 seconds to find that. In fact, I ran into the warning-free version first and had to dig a bit more for the version with the warning. But I suppose that doesn't align with the persecution narrative.



Yes, it is interesting that our government is finally acknowledging the harmful nature of some of the language and ideas that it used in the past and continues to display. Do you have a problem with this?

Well, I do actually. TPTB need to stop pretending they can control everyone else when they don't even control themselves.

But thanks for bringing this up.
Democrats Show They Don't Get How Critical Race Theory Hurts Military

The warning labels... It's the old don't put the frog into boiling water, routine. Haven't you noticed yet, that this is how the game is played on America? First they slap warnings on stuff they're teaching the kids in government schools to dislike. Then they slide in a few more warnings, and turn the temperature up a notch or two. Then they come for your guns and drag the whole constitution away. By this time, the pot has boiled dry and the frog's being passed around as an appetizer for what comes next.

A link within the first link... think this is true at all?
When Leftists Praise 'The Constitution,' They Don't Mean The Real One
 
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Didn't know that reading the other posts was mandatory. Still don't.

It's always a good idea to read at least some of the other posts - especially those which disagree with the OP. That way you get a more balanced view.

A little research also does no harm and may stop you from jumping to half-baked conclusions about conspiracies.

OB
 
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Here’s some potentially harmful content from NARA:
Researching Holocaust-Era Assets Records at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Opening the Files on War Crimes
Remembering Jonestown 40 Years Later
It’s not the Constitution. It’s the whole NARA it’s self. Like what @Occams Barber said

But what are they really hiding? Things like this, maybe?
The Soviet Union and the United States - Revelations from the Russian Archives | Exhibitions - Library of Congress
https://historycollection.com/20-forgotten-atrocities-committed-by-the-allies-during-world-war-ii/
Because once the war crime files are opened... won't people wonder why the Bolsheviks before, and the cold war after, made the Soviets good allies in the WWs between?
 
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