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In reply to the discussion: Goodbye, Columbus: Seattle Commission wants name stricken from holiday [View all]LittleGirl
(8,287 posts)8. I applaud their decision
Read the first chapter of Howard Zinn's book The Peoples History of the United States and then maybe you might see another perspective. I'll never celebrate the holiday again and I'm ITALIAN. He was a murderous thief.
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Goodbye, Columbus: Seattle Commission wants name stricken from holiday [View all]
The Blue Flower
Aug 2014
OP
"He was a murderous thief." True but he also provided a major discovery for
cstanleytech
Aug 2014
#9
So, are you saying Columbus day should be celebrated because it gave indigenous people...
Moonwalk
Aug 2014
#57
The problem is that what exploration really led to was the wholesale slaughter....
Moonwalk
Aug 2014
#66
Just because it's been done for a long time is not justification to continue.
rhett o rick
Aug 2014
#71
There is no specific date for celebrating the arrival of First Nations on the North American
merrily
Aug 2014
#29
Why doesn't it "make sense". Celebrating the birth of Jesus on Dec. 25, now that doesn't make sense
rhett o rick
Aug 2014
#72
It's not about the name, it's about a particular man with that name honored with a holiday. nt
BumRushDaShow
Aug 2014
#7
Also, is it appropriate to name our nation's capital after a guy who owned hundreds of slaves?
Nye Bevan
Aug 2014
#47
There's not much we can do about places outside of the U.S.A., but why not change names...
Moonwalk
Aug 2014
#60
Columbus' voyages were a world historical event. They brought globalization's first round.
Comrade Grumpy
Aug 2014
#25
Columbus's "discovery" was the one that made an impression on the world.
Comrade Grumpy
Aug 2014
#40
I like it. Someone beheaded the statue of Columbus in a waterfront park in Boston a few
merrily
Aug 2014
#26
Alot of holidays to celibrate things have their dark side. Christmas is the best example.
cstanleytech
Aug 2014
#38
I, for one, would be delighted to get rid of Christmas and replace it with Yuletide...
Moonwalk
Aug 2014
#59
"I am a solstice kind of guy." nothing wrong with that imo just like there isnt anything wrong with
cstanleytech
Aug 2014
#69
That would be cool, because we could wear horned helmets to celebrate it (nt)
Nye Bevan
Aug 2014
#46
I don't think the Vikings wore "horned helmets". They wouldn't be practical in battle. nm
rhett o rick
Aug 2014
#73
Yay! "History supplies little more than a list of people who have helped themselves...
Tierra_y_Libertad
Aug 2014
#41
I have not paid any attention to Columbus day in years. I think the man was disgusting.
BlueJazz
Aug 2014
#50