If we’re being honest with ourselves it’s only fair to admit that, at the end of the day, the National Archives are big snooze. Having lived in Washington, DC for nearly half a decade I made a solid two and a half attempts to make it through the Archives and appreciate the pieces of our nation’s history that are preserved there (I say half because once I didn’t even make it through the front door). But, and no offense meant to the Archives here, there’s only so much time one can expect to spend looking down at a lot of faded pieces of parchment that are apparently the Magna Carta or the Declaration of Independence or whatever, before your eyes get tired and you need to get out of the temperature controlled rooms to feel warm and alive again.\n
If we’re being honest with ourselves it’s only fair to admit that, at the end of the day, the National Archives are big snooze. Having lived in Washington, DC for nearly half a decade I made a solid two and a half attempts to make it through the Archives and appreciate the pieces of our nation’s history that are preserved there .
, access to the Archives allows “Americans to claim their rights of citizenship, hold their government accountable, and understand their history so they can participate more effectively in their government.”Or at least it did, before they decided to start altering historically significant photographs in an effort “not to engage in current political controversy.
Apparently the National Archives believes “God Hates” to be a less politically controversial message than “God Hates Trump” which, to be fair, is probably a sentiment that would be echoed by most congressional Republicans. If not in words than certainly in actions.
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