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elleng

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1. Natives.

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Mon Oct 14, 2024, 01:03 PM

Oct 14

Indigenous People.

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Christopher Columbus was a Sephardic Jew from Western Europe [View all] edhopper Oct 14 OP

Natives. elleng Oct 14 #1

I am fine with Indigenous Peoples Day edhopper Oct 14 #4

The "natives" were not indigenous, having crossed over from Asia via Siberia elias7 Oct 14 #16

This gets lost DeepWinter Oct 15 #35

There weren't any Jews in Italy? AZSkiffyGeek Oct 14 #2

Yes edhopper Oct 14 #3

His parents names are in Wikipedia. LeftInTX Oct 14 #33

Of course he was Italian PCIntern Oct 14 #5

This feels like that "Jesus was a Palestinian" bullshit that circulated at Christmas AZSkiffyGeek Oct 14 #10

Exactly what I was thinking Mossfern Oct 14 #29

Have you heard of edhopper Oct 14 #15

I never expected to ArkansasDemocrat1 Oct 14 #26

ROFL edhopper Oct 14 #27

DU'zy! ms liberty Oct 14 #30

My friend Oren Lyons, H2O Man Oct 14 #6

Columbus should be a hero to no one. WhiskeyGrinder Oct 14 #8

You certainly have H2O Man Oct 14 #9

History is grim soandso Oct 14 #12

He was a Catholic. WhiskeyGrinder Oct 14 #7

.....which does not preclude him from having Jewish DNA.... Sogo Oct 14 #14

More accurately soandso Oct 14 #21

He was a piece of shit get the red out Oct 14 #11

Yes, he knew his patrons and their subsequent generations were going to be so exploitative. elias7 Oct 14 #19

No he was a POS edhopper Oct 14 #25

I am sorry, I don't just know get the red out Oct 15 #34

Columbus Day is a farcical holiday. The Western hemisphere was "discovered" long before his arrival. Sogo Oct 14 #13

Pavarotti. Frasier Balzov Oct 14 #17

So Spanish researchers are "almost absolutely" sure that Columbus was Spanish. Chellee Oct 14 #18

Why do we need a holiday to celebrate a famous Italian? eShirl Oct 14 #20

You do know that there were Italian Jews? Elessar Zappa Oct 14 #22

History as we are taught is rarely real history. duncang Oct 14 #23

Oct 14th should be "We Were Here First" day. Talitha Oct 14 #24

I'm a white male of Northern European extraction Vogon_Glory Oct 14 #28

Exactly! Back in the mid-50's we were taught that the Nordics were in North America LONG before Columbus. Talitha Oct 14 #32

Columbus may have had Jewish ancestors Vogon_Glory Oct 14 #31