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In reply to the discussion: Happy Columbus Day! [View all]geardaddy
(24,989 posts)151. I'm all for celebrating Italian-Americans.
I think it's unfortunate that it's Columbus Day. Why not Garibaldi Day? I mean there was a Union regiment called the Garibaldi Regiment.
But I know it's not going to get changed anytime soon.
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My family is from Italy, it does not celebrate us, it celebrates a mass murderer
obamanut2012
Oct 2017
#80
Umm, no and no matter how many times you post it. The American flag didn't exist in 1492. nt
PunkinPi
Oct 2017
#16
Celebrate Italian-Americans, but not Columbus, who was condemned/arrested in his own time
highplainsdem
Oct 2017
#12
The name of the holiday needs to be changed. It isn't just the "cruelty of thee 15th century" that
highplainsdem
Oct 2017
#25
If St. Patrick had been known for enslaving, torturing and killing the natives of Ireland,
highplainsdem
Oct 2017
#43
No it isn't, just as anti-trumpism isn't coded dog-whistle for anti-Bavarian....
George II
Oct 2017
#110
I don't agree with celebrating him but my son is happy to have the day off :)
Luciferous
Oct 2017
#47
And the Knights of Columbus is a right wing anti-choice, misogynistic society. n/t
geardaddy
Oct 2017
#91
Yes, like many other Catholic, Orthodox Jewish or observant Muslim organizations
oberliner
Oct 2017
#103
And for many areas of the country, this is when the leaves change is in the peak! (nt)
question everything
Oct 2017
#82
Columbus represents the beginning of the end for millions of people. A catalyst of destruction.
SweetieD
Oct 2017
#83
Do Italian-Americans still face systemic oppression and neglect in this country?
WhiskeyGrinder
Oct 2017
#89
Columbus Day is when ppl who think immigrants are thieves, rapists & murderers...
tenderfoot
Oct 2017
#113
If my Italian-American friends want to embrace this as their holiday I'm all for it.
lpbk2713
Oct 2017
#145