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edhopper

(37,395 posts) Mon Sep 4, 2017, 09:28 AM Sep 2017

It might be time to stop honoring Columbus [View all]

Surely Italian Americans can find a more worthy hero to symbolize their culture.

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It might be time to stop honoring Columbus [View all] edhopper Sep 2017 OP

From what I've read about Columbus' enslaving, cruelty, raping, murdering -- I'd be fine with it. Hoyt Sep 2017 #1

Most of us Native American never honored him in the first place. Ask my grandmother and her mother. haveahart Sep 2017 #6

Are we just learning this...Christopher Columbus is a damn, blasted liar HipChick Sep 2017 #2

My people have never honored this rapist and murderer leftofcool Sep 2017 #3

Way past time. Replace with Indigenous Peoples Day. n/t oppressedproletarian Sep 2017 #4

Columbus Day edhopper Sep 2017 #5

there's day in June - treestar Sep 2017 #10

In NY we have edhopper Sep 2017 #19

What about Italian-American Heritage Day? oberliner Sep 2017 #7

How about no holiday on October 12? Sneederbunk Sep 2017 #8

What is edhopper Sep 2017 #9

Columbus Day is barely recognized already RhodeIslandOne Sep 2017 #12

What about all the statues, edhopper Sep 2017 #17

The only thing I was talking about was the day itself RhodeIslandOne Sep 2017 #20

Yes edhopper Sep 2017 #21

No, keep it Columbus RhodeIslandOne Sep 2017 #23

How about Enrico Fermi Day? maveric Sep 2017 #11

How about Luciano Pavarotti Day? Brother Buzz Sep 2017 #13

How about Enrico Pallazzo? RhodeIslandOne Sep 2017 #24

I believe that nimrod, Enrico Pallazzo, was in the NYC replay booth Thursday night Brother Buzz Sep 2017 #27

He isn't a hero in Mexico or South America and never has been lunatica Sep 2017 #14

And yet Colombia hasn't changed its name oberliner Sep 2017 #29

Would you accept Vinny Barbarino? AngryAmish Sep 2017 #15

this is taking it too far IMO clu Sep 2017 #16

Did you watch the video edhopper Sep 2017 #18

history is replete with such types clu Sep 2017 #22

Monuments are put up to honor people edhopper Sep 2017 #25

LA did Not Ruth Sep 2017 #26

How about changing it to "Vikings Day" or something Calculating Sep 2017 #28

Columbus Day edhopper Sep 2017 #30

Or St Brendan, who got there before the Vikings ;) OnDoutside Sep 2017 #34

Rather than honor the man, educate about the Columbian Exchange csziggy Sep 2017 #31

Good post! edhopper Sep 2017 #32

How about an Al Capone Day? pressbox69 Sep 2017 #33

Columbus Day should be replaced with Vikings Day. democratisphere Sep 2017 #35

Or St. Brendan's Day JustABozoOnThisBus Sep 2017 #37

Well, we KNOW the Vikings were here. Adrahil Sep 2017 #42

I say leave the statues Nevernose Sep 2017 #36

No more District of Columbia, no proposed state named Columbia JustABozoOnThisBus Sep 2017 #38

No. It's should be the state of Potomac or Anaconda. madinmaryland Sep 2017 #40

How about Galileo? krispos42 Sep 2017 #39

Galileo is a great choice edhopper Sep 2017 #41

If we need to build statues of explorers, build them of Neil Armstrong and John Glenn. Warren DeMontague Sep 2017 #43