Redskined Indian Wrote:
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> Earlier this month, the Seattle City Council voted
> to celebrate "Indigenous People's Day" instead of
> Columbus Day. Berkeley, California, did the same
> in 1992, as have other "blue" cities since. The
> rejection of Christopher Columbus is an especially
> revealing example of the anti-historical agenda of
> the "progressives" who control the Democratic
> Party.
>
> Why is Columbus Day a holiday? Well, one reason
> is the quest for recognition by Italian-Americans.
> But the really important reason is that Columbus
> stands for the vision and courage and tenacity of
> every immigrant to this nation. He was in a sense
> our first immigrant - the first person to leave
> the Old World and, albeit by accident, land in the
> New. Every person who crossed the ocean in a
> leaky wooden boat (and they all leaked) made the
> same journey he did. Every person who passed
> through the Cumberland Gap, or settled the
> prairie, or took the Oregon Trail was another
> Columbus. When we honor him, we honor them. And
> because they built this country, when we honor
> them, we honor America.
>
> There's nothing necessarily wrong with Indigenous
> People's Day. If we want to honor the first
> inhabitants of this continent, and even
> acknowledge our mistreatment of them, we can and
> we should. But by denying Columbus his rightful
> place, the progressives reveal their true agenda.
> Their goal is not to enlighten with more accurate
> history, but to undermine our confidence by
> attacking our past.
>
> Yes, Columbus was obsessed with glory and wealth.
> He was wrong about key facts, including the
> circumference of the Earth. Norsemen, and
> possibly Basque fishermen, were here before him.
> Yes, the Spanish conquest of the Americas was
> brutal, and our own treatment of the Indian
> nations has been anything but admirable. But none
> of this justifies rejecting his accomplishments.
> He had the dream, and he made it real.
>
> Christopher Columbus - whatever his faults -
> deserves to be remembered with gratitude. So do
> the millions who came after him. And so does our
> great nation.
The ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS from Mexico, Central and South America are NOT indigenous to the U.S.A. or North America like they are trying to indicate to help justify their ILLEGAL status here.
Thank You!
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