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Today is Columbus Day, the federal holiday that "celebrates" the "accomplishments" of Christopher Columbus, the Italian explorer who served Spain. Many have taken to Twitter to either complain about having to work, or celebrate the fact that they don't, and through either complaining or celebrating, they work in some facts about Columbus.
Before reveling in the ignorance of Twitter's denizens, a few words from Howard Zinn, author of A People's History of the United States:
"So, Columbus and his successors were not coming into an empty wilderness, but into a world which in some places was as densely populated as Europe itself, where the culture was complex, where human relations were more egalitarian than in Europe, and where the relations among men, women, children, and nature were more beautifully worked out than perhaps any place in the world."
He came into this "new" world and enacted policies that led inexorably to one thing: genocide.
Enjoy Columbus Day.
@Tony_TheGreatx
You're thinking of Christopher. Curtis was that other guy.
We need to introduce you to JayFluent, who also has a keen interest in the Columbus/spice connection.
@ooliviahaass
Your friend who thinks human beings aren't worth looking out for...keep this tweet away from her.
However, Columbus was not the hallelujah for the individuals living on the continent before he arrived.
@MoDuval
Or is it un-American to not? Think about it.
How many out there are naming their first pontoon boat the Pinta? It's the American thing to do.
Once again, the Huffington Post proves itself to be a beacon of journalistic truth in a corrupt world.
