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xocet

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25. LOL! n/t

Reply to IDemo (Reply #12)

Wed Oct 8, 2014, 01:53 AM

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Seattle changes Columbus Day to Indigenous People's Day [View all] LiberalElite Oct 2014 OP

Good for Seattle IDemo Oct 2014 #1

Good for Seattle...especially for a city of that name. mahannah Oct 2014 #2

Good riddance. He was one nasty human being. BlueJazz Oct 2014 #3

Awesome ... yuiyoshida Oct 2014 #4

Good on Seattle! Maybe they should add historical information about Columbus to their ugly statue.. xocet Oct 2014 #5

Suggested inscription: IDemo Oct 2014 #12

LOL! n/t xocet Oct 2014 #25

We can't take it down - we love our statue of monsters: cemaphonic Oct 2014 #36

That is a very interesting set of statues. Did a city planner have some theme in mind or did this xocet Oct 2014 #40

Don't know about the troll. bikebloke Oct 2014 #41

Thanks for the information. n/t xocet Oct 2014 #45

Christopher Colombus discoved someone else's country. n/t Judi Lynn Oct 2014 #6

That says it all right there! SoapBox Oct 2014 #18

The fact that he was an evil, mass-murdering turd doesn't change True Blue Door Oct 2014 #33

Is it still "someone else's country"? candelista Oct 2014 #42

This message was self-deleted by its author guyton Oct 2014 #7

Aboriginal Day n/t IDemo Oct 2014 #10

But that's just reactionary. True Blue Door Oct 2014 #34

The day was made into a national holiday Drahthaardogs Oct 2014 #44

Ah. Okay then - make it Italian-American Day or something. True Blue Door Oct 2014 #46

That would be acceptable to most Italian Americans Drahthaardogs Oct 2014 #47

"Let's celebrate Columbus Day by walking into someone's house... alterfurz Oct 2014 #8

Great graphic. nt littlemissmartypants Oct 2014 #17

I would like to hear from some Italian Americans about this. If we had a Mussolini Day rhett o rick Oct 2014 #9

Christopher Columbus changed the world forever...for better and worse. Comrade Grumpy Oct 2014 #11

great idea oldandhappy Oct 2014 #13

Excellent idea. Enthusiast Oct 2014 #14

Just rolls right off the tounge... npk Oct 2014 #15

I literally laughed out loud. ZombieHorde Oct 2014 #27

Oh my gosh... TheVisitor Oct 2014 #16

It's a noble gesture on their part, IMO. AverageJoe90 Oct 2014 #19

Must be a myth because of that Sopranos episode. alp227 Oct 2014 #21

Columbus was an awful person. JRLeft Oct 2014 #20

Many people who are widely considered heroes were awful by today's standards. Nye Bevan Oct 2014 #23

Yes all of them were awful, but Columbus was engaged sex trafficking JRLeft Oct 2014 #24

?????? Comrade Grumpy Oct 2014 #26

From "A People's History of the United States" by Howard Zinn IDemo Oct 2014 #29

Today's Native Americans actually originated in Asia and migrated to America from there. Nye Bevan Oct 2014 #22

Columbus Day. How is this still a thing? Dollface Oct 2014 #28

+1 progressoid Oct 2014 #30

I was in Seattle once. Le Taz Hot Oct 2014 #31

The "resenting Californian" thing is mostly a long running in-joke at this point. cemaphonic Oct 2014 #38

Shouldn't be Columbus Day, but "Indigenous Peoples Day" is lame PC. True Blue Door Oct 2014 #32

Well, that would certainly work with the history reformers in Colorado IDemo Oct 2014 #35

People eventually come into conflict, regardless of how they first make contact. True Blue Door Oct 2014 #37

Why not "Native American" Day? More used than "Indigenous Peoples" yellowcanine Oct 2014 #39

They should change the name to "Wallowing in Guilt" day. candelista Oct 2014 #43