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26. Things were different in those days, he wasn't the only one that was a monstrous, slave-mongering

Tue Oct 11, 2022, 06:35 PM

Oct 2022

genocide-supporting pile of shit. It took a lot more than Columbus to do all that damage. How many of our
presidents and Congress owned slaves? Are we going to blast Washington and Jefferson off of Mount Rushmore?

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When did this "I proudly celebrate Columbus Day" shit start? [View all] Aristus Oct 2022 OP

It's a big Italian-American holiday in the Northeast iemanja Oct 2022 #1

Mafia in South Philly. The_Casual_Observer Oct 2022 #2

What?? We always did as kids in the 60's LeftInTX Oct 2022 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author Hugh_Lebowski Oct 2022 #7

no it doesn't mean that Dorian Gray Oct 2022 #41

I grew up in Department of Defense schools. Aristus Oct 2022 #8

It was more of a fun lesson that often included some arts and crafts LeftInTX Oct 2022 #12

20 years ago I was discussing with a history professor wnylib Oct 2022 #34

Italians like to celebrate it with parades etc been doing it for decades. nt Raine Oct 2022 #4

I proudly DERIDE it each year and continue to bang the drum that it should be eliminated Ferrets are Cool Oct 2022 #5

Which is why the Right is digging in their heels to defend / promote it Amishman Oct 2022 #28

Well then we better boycott the 4th of July DenaliDemocrat Oct 2022 #38

Thank you for your post NT Tickle Oct 2022 #42

Sounds good to me! AntivaxHunters Oct 2022 #43

OK Ferrets are Cool Oct 2022 #44

Sorry, but a white guy sitting in his built on stolen land DenaliDemocrat Oct 2022 #48

Spot on. BlackSkimmer Oct 2022 #46

Every year? Sympthsical Oct 2022 #6

When the right-wingers decided to "own the libs" over something else? Mad_Machine76 Oct 2022 #9

That "pride" is probably proclaimed by the same racist assholes FoxNewsSucks Oct 2022 #10

In 500 years Baggies Oct 2022 #11

Only if they equate MLK's compassionate positivism and humanity with Columbus's monstrosity. Aristus Oct 2022 #14

Actually it reeks of the future. Baggies Oct 2022 #17

We have evidence today of what a horror Columbus was. No one is making that up. Aristus Oct 2022 #20

Not equating. Baggies Oct 2022 #21

We could all be better teachers. Aristus Oct 2022 #22

An admirable goal. Baggies Oct 2022 #24

If making the human race better than in centuries past was easy, we would have done it by now. Aristus Oct 2022 #25

But 500 years ago Johonny Oct 2022 #47

So, by your way of thinking we should have no problem with the KKK because it was acceptetd practice Ferrets are Cool Oct 2022 #29

Columbus' peers viewed him as a despicable tyrant. wnylib Oct 2022 #35

Are you actually equating Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with Columbus? thucythucy Oct 2022 #18

Yes. Yes he is equating them. Scrivener7 Oct 2022 #27

Years ago I use to celebrate Columbus Day by going fishing. Emile Oct 2022 #13

As always, with Angry Mayonnaise. Jirel Oct 2022 #15

Americans have never been really good at thinking about what is behind our holidays... Wounded Bear Oct 2022 #16

It's Italian Americans ProfessorGAC Oct 2022 #19

Living in NYC plenty of Italian Americans in my life ... electric_blue68 Oct 2022 #32

Agree. There are many people that Italians can celebrate wnylib Oct 2022 #36

The right thinks it's a clever bit of defiance. But it's really a racist dog whistle. underpants Oct 2022 #23

This Ferrets are Cool Oct 2022 #45

Things were different in those days, he wasn't the only one that was a monstrous, slave-mongering doc03 Oct 2022 #26

I know! Hello! Right??? LeftInTX Oct 2022 #30

See the link in my #35. wnylib Oct 2022 #37

In the wake of the War on XMAS. live love laugh Oct 2022 #31

The best Snarky Thing said about Columbus Day was a post in '21 electric_blue68 Oct 2022 #33

Rethugs gotta have a new boogey man at least once a month..... KY_EnviroGuy Oct 2022 #39

My Italian friends Dorian Gray Oct 2022 #40