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In reply to the discussion: Biden Says We Should 'Protect' Columbus, Washington and Jefferson Statues [View all]Tom Rinaldo
(22,912 posts)Yes that is a contradiction but this is the real world. The needle is moving against Columbus in public opinion but it isn't "there" yet. Agitation against Columbus must continue. A few years ago most white Americans didn't support "Black Lives Matter", now most do. A few years ago the Confederate flag still flew over some State Capitals, now it doesn't. Many Americans are intrinsically low information voters, but everyone knows that the Civil War was largely fought to end slavery. So the groundwork was laid for the repudiation of Confederate monuments.
Sadly, less Americans are aware of the personal role Columbus played in Native American genocide. Too many think that opposition to honoring Columbus is only about the fact that his ""Discovery of America" led to that genocide. A few years from now the time will arrive for Columbus to be formally dethroned, and all those of good will need to work to hasten that day. However right now too much is on the line this November for Biden to get too far ahead of the curve on Columbus.