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10-15-2013, 09:03 AM
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I don't even need to read the post, because I already agree with your sentiment. Unfortunately, since this country continues to misinform during the education process, many people will not be aware of the truth about Columbus. Slavery (sexual and labor), violence and disease all because he was a greedy bastard.
AND HOW CAN YOU DISCOVER SOMETHING THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN INHABITED!?
Okay...I'm done ranting again.
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10-15-2013, 09:55 AM
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Originally Posted by PersistentDST
I don't even need to read the post, because I already agree with your sentiment. Unfortunately, since this country continues to misinform during the education process, many people will not be aware of the truth about Columbus. Slavery (sexual and labor), violence and disease all because he was a greedy bastard.
AND HOW CAN YOU DISCOVER SOMETHING THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN INHABITED!?
Okay...I'm done ranting again.
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Indeed. Happy Indigenous Peoples Day!
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10-15-2013, 10:25 AM
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I just hope this thread isn't the first time some GCers have learned the foundation of Columbus Day. We cannot rely on the K-12 school system for the rest of our lives. Some of us received additional education at home when we were kids and we definitely used college and beyond to challenge what was always taught to be "history" and "conventional wisdom."
Most people do not celebrate Columbus Day other than getting a day off from work or school. I am thankful to work for private entities that do not acknowledge most government holidays. Yesterday was a regular Monday for us. 
Last edited by DrPhil; 10-15-2013 at 10:29 AM.
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10-15-2013, 10:27 AM
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I'm so glad I had a teacher in high school who had us read The People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn.
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10-15-2013, 03:25 PM
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AND HOW CAN YOU DISCOVER SOMETHING THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN INHABITED!?
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10-15-2013, 03:52 PM
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I appreciated the article, Kevin.
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10-15-2013, 04:39 PM
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I appreciate the article too. My dad is the one that taught me the truth about Columbus.
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10-15-2013, 10:40 PM
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Columbus wasn't even the first European to set foot in America, Leif Ericson was there 500 years before Columbus.
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12-15-2013, 03:37 PM
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Originally Posted by moe.ron
Columbus wasn't even the first European to set foot in America, Leif Ericson was there 500 years before Columbus.
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Thank You but will History ever change? Hell, Chris never hit America! America name after Another dude anyway, LOL! 
Actually first were Aliens from Mars!!!
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12-15-2013, 03:58 PM
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Hell, Chris never hit America!
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Yes, he did—unless you're being provincial and confusing America (as in the United States of America) with the Americas (North and South).
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