前段时间去了一次DC，在一个下雨天经过国家档案馆，就弯进去看了一眼，无心之举。结果在里面逗留了几乎一下午，没想到被深深吸引，非常仔细的观看了展览，简短地进修了一次美国的历史。很多我们现在习以为常的权利，其实是经历了血与火、和平和暴力的抗争才走到今天的程度的。政治权、投票权、繁殖权、平等权、男女同工同酬权、服兵役权、受教育权、反种族隔离制度、移民权，等等，不一而足。
我本不打算参加今年的总统选举，两个候选人都不入眼（偏下题：那天听一个访谈，有句话说对了：哈是拜登的替代品，不是选举出来的候选人）。看了档案馆后，我决定要投票。这是来之不易的权利，要珍惜、要善用。
"Records of Rights -
1297 MAGNA CARTA
On June 15, 1215, in a field at Runnymede, King John affixed his seal to Magna Carta. Confronted by 40 rebellious barons, he consented to their demands in order to avert civil war. Just 10 weeks later, Pope Innocent Ill nullified the agreement, and England plunged into internal war.
Although Magna Carta failed to resolve the conflict between King John and his barons, it was reissued several times after his death.
On display, courtesy of David M. Rubenstein, is one of four surviving originals of the 1297 Magna Carta, This version was entered into the official Statute Rolls of England. Centuries later, Magna Carta remains a powerful symbol of mankind's eternal struggle against oppression."
图中下方的绿色文件就是“1297 Magna Carta"。
十六天后，谁主白宫？！四年前国会山事件仍记忆犹新。
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