Why Americans still celebrate Columbus day?
@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
Calgary, Alberta
October 11, 2017 2:06am CST
First he didn't really discovered America, Native Americans did! Some Vikings and a Chinese explorer had been there first but you don't see them mass murdering Natives.
Also he is not the person who proves the world is round. It has already been a common knowledge during those times.
Oh the video below are Native Americans expressing their opinions about the "hero" Christopher Columbus.
We invited Native Americans to respond to "Christopher Columbus." These are their responses. Don’t forget to subscribe and follow us! YouTube: http://cut.com...
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
11 Oct 17
He was responsible for killing Taino Indians who are Native Americans who lives in Bahamas. There are more black people in Bahamas than Taino Indians because of it.
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@LadyDuck (458022)
• Switzerland
12 Oct 17
@CaptAlbertWhisker Okay, we are not talking of North America, but Caribbeans. I was just saying that he is not responsible to have killed Native Americans in the United States. Also Spaniards and Portuguese (Hernán Corté and Francisco Pizarro among others) conquerors are responsible to have exterminated many south America populations. Nobody ever mentioned that they destroyed those populations.
@Srbageldog (7716)
• United States
11 Oct 17
He is responsible for Western culture expanding to the Americas. Some Native American tribes were very violent and slaughtered each other (and settlers) back then too. Back then that's just how things were. If he hadn't "discovered" the Americas then some other explorer would have and maybe the results would have been worse. It was all invade and conquest back then (and still is in some parts of the world.)
I never thought anyone celebrated him as a hero, they just acknowledged him for being the explorer who led to western civilization to spread across the Atlantic Ocean.
(This is not in defense of Columbus. I have never liked him. It's just explaining the historical significance and why some parts of the U.S. still acknowledge Columbus Day. I always thought it was just an excuse for the mail not to run and government workers to not have to work.)
@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
11 Oct 17
Taino Indians were said to be very friendly and Columbus and company killed them because they want gold.
Apparently a fictionalized portrayal of him is the reason why he is celebrated. Italian Americans are discriminated at one point and they used Columbus to get accepted.
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@Srbageldog (7716)
• United States
12 Oct 17
@CaptAlbertWhisker I never even knew that about Italian Americans revering Columbus and using him to get accepted until recently.
People back then had different moral standards. Doesn't make it right, but we can't change history, just learn from it. I remember the videos they showed us about Columbus when I was in school, even as a kid I knew it was a phony version of history. I remember a cartoon map with his little boats dotting their way across the ocean, then a pilgrim's boot stepping out onto Plymouth Rock holding the American flag! This was a very old video I saw when I was a kid in the '90s, and I doubt they still show it in schools nowadays. I think they just try to teach about him as an explorer to young children, because teaching about all the horrible stuff he did is not age appropriate. We learned that part once we got older.
@cupkitties (7421)
• United States
1 Feb 18
lol Who's celebrating? Nobody I know. Hell, whenever Columbus day rolls by I don't even notice it. Nobody talks about it. I think they have a parade, but do people go because of Columbus? No.Nobody give a darn about Chris. They go because they like to see the bright costumes and baton throws and most of all that one float that tosses candy for the children. Other than that, you can go the whole day without hearing a word of Christopher Columbus..
I know. Old post. Just happened to see it there in the side. couldn't resist.
@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
28 Sep 18
There are still parades about him though.
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@jstory07 (134457)
• Roseburg, Oregon
11 Oct 17
We should quit having Columbus day but we will never quit.
@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
11 Oct 17
He never even stepped in the US. He only discovered Bahamas and South America. He just murdered innocent people who showed him hospitality.
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