Columbus Day

[Wetanut]

Just wondering why Columbus Day is still officially (at least federally) a holiday here in US. There is now ample evidence that there were loads of others who "discovered" North America before him.....Irish, Chinese, Scandanavians, etc. Does anyone know? (yes, I'm bored)

 

[devilof76]

He discovered America for the 15th century Europeans, who were experiencing a renaissance of Classical knowledge, and on the verge of scientific, political and industrial revolutions, the likes of which no culture had ever achieved. The New World was new to them, and the discovery that people did not have to continue living under the thumb of the tyrants of Western Europe (or any of the other tyrants soiling the world for the last 1000 years) was an opportunity worthy of celebration, and so was the man who opened the path to it.

However, I'm pretty sure Columbus Day was similar to St. Patrick's in that the Italian-American communities wanted a day celebrating one of their own.

 

[thenammagazine]

I don't believe a man "discovered" anything if there were people already here when he arrived. He even loses the claim of being the first European on the continent, with the discovery of Viking relics in Nova Scotia. The only thing Columbus really did was introduce a sanitized culture to disease both figuratively and literally.

 

[Centurion]

Just wondering why Columbus Day is still officially (at least federally) a holiday here in US. There is now ample evidence that there were loads of others who "discovered" North America before him.....Irish, Chinese, Scandanavians, etc. Does anyone know? (yes, I'm bored)

Ssshhhhh!!

Are you serious?
People get a holiday, and you question it?

Booooo!!!!!

 

[Kuzeh]

Yeah, not only that but it's celebrating the genocide that followed upon his "discovery"...

 

[quiggle]

if Columbus was anything but Jewish there would be no holiday. but you do have to appreciate his creativity with cutting the nose and ears of the Indians we kinda need such systems in today's justice systems.

 

[thenammagazine]

if Columbus was anything but Jewish there would be no holiday. but you do have to appreciate his creativity with cutting the nose and ears of the Indians we kinda need such systems in today's justice systems.

Columbus was Italian, dingus.

 

[Sweet Rabbit]

Columbus was Italian, dingus.

 

[quiggle]

Columbus was Italian, dingus.

you sat down and had dinners with him? if you didnt then how Italian is he to you because you read some textbook saying so?

 

[thenammagazine]

you sat down and had dinners with him? if you didnt then how Italian is he to you because you read some textbook saying so?

Unless your plan is to get banned for posting antisemitic bull****, I suggest you do your own research. Start with the man's full name.

 

[Devil_666]

I blame the jews for quiggle posting antisemitic bull****.

 

[Solidus]

I'm just happy for a holiday, and to have a day off from classes and work .

 

[Shropt]

I'm just gonna close this now.