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Zangulus posted...

Fuck anything remotely considered tactful when it's against people who defend a genocidal bastard. But ok.

*sigh* And again another example of why this argument even exists in the first place. Try this.

The fact is that the feat Columbus accomplished was done before by Lief and Columbus didn't even hit the continents, just the Caribbean. The only reason he got remembered what because of an attempt to break down racial prejudice towards Italian folk and the only reason the holiday persisted is because people enjoyed their one day off so much that it was made a national holiday. We're not saying that what he accomplished wasn't, at the least, daring and had a huge impact upon the entire world, just that this was not an entirely positive one especially for the natives who were geocided, pillaged, diseased, enslaved, and may other horrible things. We want the day to be changed to honor the many natives whose lives were lost as a result. If you want to honor Columbus privately for what he accomplished, feel free to do so. However, we feel that a holiday honoring a man who, intentionally or otherwise, caused such great misery for the indigenous people is in exceptionally poor taste and should be changed.