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In reply to the discussion: Happy Columbus Day! [View all]tenderfoot
(8,449 posts)This site has been down this road in the past...
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HAPPY COLUMBUS DAY, DU!
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Happy Columbus Day DU!!!
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Rename Columbus, Ohio to.....
"Columbus was a Despicable Genocidal Maniac", Ohio, but......
... and here is the clever part .......
call it "Columbus" for short! No need to change signs, etc.! You're welcome.
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Should Columbus, Ohio be renamed?
Every Columbus Day the internet is abuzz with how Columbus was a genocidal psychopathic maniac, equivalent to Hitler as far as many are concerned. And obviously a city named "Hitler" would not be tolerated in Germany.
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If we were to demolish statues of Robert Lee but not statues of Christopher Columbus
what kind of message would that send to Native Americans?