Poll of the Day > Should we celebrate Colombus day?

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Saw a sign at my college that said native american appreciation day and cultural appreciation not appropriation. I thought nothing much of it but then I remembered that is was Columbus day and I told my mom happy columbus day and she said she does not celebrate it.
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Does anybody actually "celebrate" Columbus Day?
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Rasmoh posted...

Does anybody actually "celebrate" Columbus Day?

If there was a way to celebrate it, I likely would just to spite the SJWs who want it changed.
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didn't know we celebrated it. but if my knowledge of history is correct he actually never stepped foot in the actual US so why should we give a fuck about him. he also didn't discover it. can never remember the name of the guy who technically did as far as europeans go but our country was somewhat named after him despite not being pronounced the same way. just going of sound it was some shit like Amerigos or some shit. (though I think vikings even predated him. but they didn't stick around to claim the land, probably came to plunder and found wasn't much to plunder and left)
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Id refuse to uncelebrate something just because I hate the whiny progressives.
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If it gets me a day off I'm all for it.
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No. He was a jerk, and wasn't even the first to discover America.

1. Native Americans. duh.
2. Vikings

Also possibly the ancient Egyptians (before the Vikings) and (unlikely) the Chinese. Then Columbus.

Not really. It's a dumb holiday that celebrates a sociopath scion of colonialism. Even if we ignore that, it's mostly a mythologized version of a historical footnote mostly embraced because of racism towards Italians.

It's just ... dumb ... on so many levels.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKEwL-10s7E
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The day basically doesn't have meaning unless you go to a public school or work a government job, or maybe some banks, in which case you likely have the day off.

For everyone else you go to work and the day is as normal.

Even the people who have the day off, it's not like they put on Colombus costumes and celebrate him (not like people do it for presidents day either, or other historical figures that have a dated holiday but nobody actually actively celebrates).

So technically, almost nobody celebrates Colombus Day even if you do get the day off. It's mostly just a government holiday.

That said, should the day be removed or the named changed because people find history to be offensive? No.

I don't give a crap about Colombus or Colombus Day, but that's a stupid amount of effort to put into something because people's feeling are hurt about history, about something nobody actually does in the first place, celebrate Colombus.

You want to name it anything name it government holiday #8 or something, because that's what it is.
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Saw a sign at my college

Colleges tend to be among the most SJW-infested places, along with Hollywood and such. >.<;

then I remembered that is was Columbus day and I told my mom happy columbus day

Nice ^.^

and she said she does not celebrate it.

Doesn't mean you can't. ^.~
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Read the topic and thought it was an idea for a new holiday.
Turns out it's already an official holiday in a lot of states except nobody celebrates it, but post offices and banks may be closed that day. It's also not on october 12 but on a monday because of reasons.

I can name a handful of more important explorers. And I can name over 100 things that make a better holiday. This seems to be a nationalistic thing, italians vs spaniards, white immigrants vs native americans etc.
I don't see any fun or pro's about this "holiday". It's better off changed to something more meaningful. I also don't have a problem with people that want to celebrate it.

I used to be stoked on Columbus back in 2013
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Dash_Harber posted...

Not really. It's a dumb holiday that celebrates a sociopath scion of colonialism. Even if we ignore that, it's mostly a mythologized version of a historical footnote mostly embraced because of racism towards Italians.

It's just ... dumb ... on so many levels.

Italians are a race now?
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People were stoked on Columbus Day back in 2013

Real talk, outside of some places getting the day off, I can't imagine anyone in the world going out of their way to "celebrate" Columbus Day.
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Ben111 posted...

Saw a sign at my college that said native american appreciation day and cultural appreciation not appropriation. I thought nothing much of it but then I remembered that is was Columbus day and I told my mom happy columbus day and she said she does not celebrate it.

That sounds like left-wing SJW b/s.
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No. He doesn't deserve a holiday. He was as bad as Hitler.
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SunWuKung420 posted...

He was as bad as Hitler.

https://www.quora.com/How-many-people-died-because-of-Christopher-Columbus-either-directly-by-his-hand-or-by-the-conquests-led-by-him

https://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10008193

Definitely as bad.
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All in favor for LEIF ERIKSON day?

mooreandrew58 posted...

but if my knowledge of history is correct he actually never stepped foot in the actual US so why should we give a fuck about him.

iirc it was Italian-Americans who latched on to his popularity so they weren't so hated
Don't quote me on this, it's just something I've heard :p
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Yes..Italian pride...No one was offended by Columbus until just recently when the media told them to be offended. Get over it, ya snowflakes.
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Picking out Columbus for Italian pride is about as dumb as picking out Hitler for German pride.

No it isn't. Go back to your hole and cry
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Who said I was crying about it? Although yeah, idiotic murderers generally provoke strong emotions among those who are sane.

I've never known anyone to care about Columbus Day. It's like Presidents Day or something else frivolous.

Last night, South Park brought the SJW objections to my attention, however. Why is it that in the 2010s, everybody has to get up in arms and protest about every-fucking-thing ever? They LOVE protesting, and I just don't get it.

Replace the holiday with any notable Indigenous American, preferably a woman, like Sacajawea.

Also, we need to quit rewarding hetero white men with holidays, and give more respect to minorities. LGBTQIA+ month (June) should have at least 1 national holiday set aside to celebrate a respected figure, like Joseph Lobdell or Christine Jorgensen (put more emphasis on trans people over gay or bi). February (Black History Month) also needs more African American figures, such as Harriet Tubman and Rosa Parks, to be given a national holiday. For other minorities, let's give Luisa Capetillo (Puerto Rican) a national holiday, as well.

90% of the native Americans were killed by typhus and other diseases. it wasnt white guy rampage/blood bath all these dipshits make it seem like.
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Peterass posted...

the media told them to be offended.

yeeep. none of the people spouting this stuff actually came to this conclusion on their own, they just saw it on tv or some buzzfeed article
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DirtBasedSoap posted...

90% of the native Americans were killed by typhus and other diseases. it wasnt white guy rampage/blood bath all these dipshits make it seem like.

Native Americans also pillaged, brutally murdered their enemies, and raped the women of other tribes
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DirtBasedSoap posted...

Peterass posted...

the media told them to be offended.

yeeep. none of the people spouting this stuff actually came to this conclusion on their own, they just saw it on tv or some buzzfeed article

They must have. I never heard of anyone being offended by Columbus Day before last night.

WarGreymon77 posted...

They must have. I never heard of anyone being offended by Columbus Day before last night.

Nobody has.
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