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Related: About this forumChristopher Columbus Was Horrible, Worse than ISIS!
Published on Oct 6, 2015
Monday, October 12th is Columbus Day, which we have celebrated in this country since the eighteenth century and thats probably long enough. When you find out the actual facts of what Columbus did when he got to America, youll find one of the darkest chapters in American history. Cenk Uygur and John Iadarola (Think Tank), hosts of the The Young Turks, break it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
"Second, Columbus wasn't a hero. When he set foot on that sandy beach in the Bahamas on October 12, 1492, Columbus discovered that the islands were inhabited by friendly, peaceful people called the Lucayans, Taínos and Arawaks. Writing in his diary, Columbus said they were a handsome, smart and kind people. He noted that the gentle Arawaks were remarkable for their hospitality. "They offered to share with anyone and when you ask for something, they never say no," he said. The Arawaks had no weapons; their society had neither criminals, prisons nor prisoners. They were so kind-hearted that Columbus noted in his diary that on the day the Santa Maria was shipwrecked, the Arawaks labored for hours to save his crew and cargo. The native people were so honest that not one thing was missing.
Columbus was so impressed with the hard work of these gentle islanders, that he immediately seized their land for Spain and enslaved them to work in his brutal gold mines. Within only two years, 125,000 (half of the population) of the original natives on the island were dead.
More >>> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eric-kasum/columbus-day-a-bad-idea_b_742708.html
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Christopher Columbus Was Horrible, Worse than ISIS! (Original Post)
RKP5637
Oct 2015
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erronis
(15,216 posts)1. A great/horrible read on HuffPo. I'm not proud to honor Christoper Columbus
Another sham holiday trying to rewrite history.
zebonaut
(3,688 posts)2. They also built a Grand Library for the War Criminal Bush
And hey; I was there; during his reign; and I can attest he never even read books
RKP5637
(67,101 posts)3. That, was disgusting too! n/t
gregcrawford
(2,382 posts)4. Dubya used his finger and his lips were moving...
... even when he read "My Pet Goat" to himself in all the exhausting rehearsals for his kindergarten appearance.