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60. As I have noted in other threads

Tue Oct 13, 2015, 08:49 PM

Oct 2015

Columbus Day in America has always been about celebrating Italian immigrants. It is an important day for a group who suffered under the white elite.

I would have no issue changing the name, but it has always been and should always be a holiday about Italian Americans.

I support a native day, but not changing an Italian holiday to accommodate it.

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Movement To Change The Name Of Columbus Day Gaining Momentum [View all] LiberalElite Oct 2015 OP

So are they gonna rename Columbus, Ohio, too? tclambert Oct 2015 #1

How about the District Of Columbia? NonMetro Oct 2015 #7

District of Columbia is cool. tclambert Oct 2015 #15

What is interesting is that the city surrounding the cesspool of shite is very liberal. YOHABLO Oct 2015 #17

And what if they did? JackRiddler Oct 2015 #25

I vote for Columbo Day. Binkie The Clown Oct 2015 #2

That's my man. 840high Oct 2015 #5

His tactics - edgineered Oct 2015 #13

I have just one question about that . . . tclambert Oct 2015 #14

It was meant as a day to honor Italian-Americans oberliner Oct 2015 #3

Then call it Italian-American Day. St. Patrick was a sainted priest. YOHABLO Oct 2015 #18

do you think America has too many holidays? CreekDog Oct 2015 #44

I nominate Galileo. JackRiddler Oct 2015 #23

Alaska and Anchorage have declared today Indigenous People's Day. Blue_In_AK Oct 2015 #4

I like that. mpcamb Oct 2015 #9

my idea, too ---I would call it Native American Day wordpix Oct 2015 #52

+1 harun Oct 2015 #61

Who Was Here First Is Not The Point. NonMetro Oct 2015 #6

Amen. Leave it alone. mpcamb Oct 2015 #8

Well, If We Want To Condemn Everyone Who Ever Owned Slaves, NonMetro Oct 2015 #10

I'm not sure either of you are aware... Old Crow Oct 2015 #12

they most certainly are not Skittles Oct 2015 #20

If what you say is true, I couldn't agree more passiveporcupine Oct 2015 #21

I've been reading up on Columbus over the past few years. Old Crow Oct 2015 #27

Ward Churchill???? Psephos Oct 2015 #29

Point taken. Old Crow Oct 2015 #33

I will look for the Patrick Sale book. Thank you for the suggestion. n/t Psephos Oct 2015 #34

My pleasure. (N/T) Old Crow Oct 2015 #35

thanks, I'll check out your links when I can keep my eyes open passiveporcupine Oct 2015 #31

The point stands: all the founding fathers are evil by any reasonable standard frizzled Oct 2015 #37

Can't agree with you. Old Crow Oct 2015 #38

They don't all need to be equally evil to be all evil. frizzled Oct 2015 #39

Well, we'll just have to agree to disagree. Old Crow Oct 2015 #40

Sure. But what pressures was Columbus under? NonMetro Oct 2015 #43

I can't agree with anything in your post. Old Crow Oct 2015 #53

Instead of starting out by accusing me of making excuses, why not just NonMetro Oct 2015 #54

Well, thanks. Old Crow Oct 2015 #59

I wonder what judgement the people he killed would pass on him? JackRiddler Oct 2015 #58

As I have noted in other threads Drahthaardogs Oct 2015 #60

Screw the "founders," but don't defame them. JackRiddler Oct 2015 #24

Wait a minute? You're saying it's okay for the Founders to have owned slaves? CreekDog Oct 2015 #45

Screw that. It's more fun to be self-righteous with the benefit of 500 years of hindsight. Throd Oct 2015 #11

you're saying it's self righteous to advocate to change the name of a holiday? CreekDog Oct 2015 #46

Though much more fun to act with an intractable dogma LanternWaste Oct 2015 #47

And like everyone on here, you are entitled to your opinion, no matter how ignorant. YOHABLO Oct 2015 #19

Why put the phrase "no matter how ignorant" in your reply? Psephos Oct 2015 #30

OP is extremely ignorant of the facts, that's why. harun Oct 2015 #62

That's an argument for "Encounter Day" JackRiddler Oct 2015 #26

Columbus knew the world was round, too, and so did those who sailed with him NonMetro Oct 2015 #42

You have already passed judgement. JackRiddler Oct 2015 #55

Columbus and his men were murdering sadist. Change the name to Howard Zinn day > YOHABLO Oct 2015 #16

Change the name but don't take away the damn holiday. nt valerief Oct 2015 #22

In South Dakota, this day became Native American Day... prairierose Oct 2015 #28

I always thought that "Discovery Day" would be a good one world wide wally Oct 2015 #32

I'm getting tired of this nonsense clamshells Oct 2015 #36

"you'd need several dozen of them to add up to Jefferson's abilities" BumRushDaShow Oct 2015 #41

It should be renamed "Colonial Genocide Day." mhatrw Oct 2015 #48

Say Whatever You Want itcfish Oct 2015 #49

What country are "we"? JackRiddler Oct 2015 #56

Beats having to deal with real world issues. n/t Comrade Grumpy Oct 2015 #50

I would say "gaining momentum" is a stretch... brooklynite Oct 2015 #51

Several cities have already declared it. JackRiddler Oct 2015 #57