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8. Columbus was a man of his time and culture

Reply to Nye Bevan (Original post)

Mon Oct 12, 2015, 11:01 PM

Oct 2015

if it hadn't been him it would have been someone else. He's not particularly laudable, but you can find something legitimately objectionable about every human being who's ever lived, is living, or will live. Lincoln presided over Native American genocide, and he's generally regarded as one of the top two or three most significant figures in US history. At some point you have to let the past stay in the past and go on from there. That goes for Columbus, Confederates, or what have you.

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Should Columbus, Ohio be renamed? [View all] Nye Bevan Oct 2015 OP

I think that decision is best left to the citizens of Columbus, Ohio. Agnosticsherbet Oct 2015 #1

I agree. LuvNewcastle Oct 2015 #18

I was coming into this thread to say exactly this. Chan790 Oct 2015 #26

How about we sequence these things...Washington Redskins first. CincyDem Oct 2015 #2

All of them 1939 Oct 2015 #3

Name them all... WhaTHellsgoingonhere Oct 2015 #22

I think there may be a Columbus in almost every state. yardwork Oct 2015 #27

Should the District of Columbia? Spider Jerusalem Oct 2015 #4

Goodbye, Columbus? pinboy3niner Oct 2015 #5

Rename it Buckeye... kwassa Oct 2015 #6

I'd support it. I'm glad to see Alaska changing Mt. McKinley to Mt. Denali and liberal_at_heart Oct 2015 #7

Alaska has been calling that mountain Denali for decades. That is a federal official switch. Snobblevitch Oct 2015 #12

Columbus was a man of his time and culture Ex Lurker Oct 2015 #8

Oh, believe me, ever since I learned Andrew Jackson was responsible for the Trail of liberal_at_heart Oct 2015 #9

And Jacknson was one of the founders of the Democratic party. Snobblevitch Oct 2015 #13

Although I voted straight Democratic ticket for many years, parties have never liberal_at_heart Oct 2015 #14

I'm not really getting the connect with your response to the issue of Denali? Snobblevitch Oct 2015 #15

My last response was simply a reply to your statement about Jackson liberal_at_heart Oct 2015 #16

Columbus is Arawak City right? Cheese Sandwich Oct 2015 #10

Christopher Columbus gets ax to the head in Detroit Cheese Sandwich Oct 2015 #11

Hey you stole that poll from a Fox station Person 2713 Oct 2015 #17

Only if we can change the name to Funky Town. temporary311 Oct 2015 #19

Let's rename Colombia while we're at it, change Istanbul back to Constantinople, hobbit709 Oct 2015 #20

The 1/32 NA in me voted yes. ileus Oct 2015 #21

The 1/8 Cherokee in me voted no. Quackers Oct 2015 #24

Does that mean the 31/32 in you voted no? Travis_0004 Oct 2015 #31

Tons of cities, schools, banks were named... WhaTHellsgoingonhere Oct 2015 #23

There IS a city in Germany named "Hilter" DFW Oct 2015 #25

Change a couple of letters... quickesst Oct 2015 #28

Yes. Iggo Oct 2015 #29

GO BUCKEYES!!! underpants Oct 2015 #30