Why Columbus Day Should Not be Celebrated
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A third and final reason why we should not celebrate Columbus Day is because Christopher Columbus did not find North America on purpose and he was also not the first to find the continent. Leif Ericsson of the Vikings found North America and had already established a settlement in Nova Scotia by the time Christopher Columbus found his way here which just proves that his skills as a navigator and a sailor were not even very great, if he kept sailing to Asia and had not found North America, he would have done a circle around the world, missed Asia and ran into Africa.
This is why I think Christopher Columbus should not have his own holiday, because he killed, enslaved and stole from perfectly kind people and he was not even the first person to find North America, or either America for that matter. I hope you agree with my opinion and take what I said into consideration as well as realize why we should not celebrate Columbus Day in Connecticut.
From, Philip Dunay
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Post Commentmartinpm
On October 7, 2009 at 1:31 am
good one!! there should be some debate on this
Anonymous
On October 7, 2009 at 1:35 pm
Judging Columbus’s actions by today’s morals isn’t fair. Slavery was universally practiced back then (Even the Indians enslaved their fellow Indians), and the subjugation and exploitation of other peoples was expected of any powerful civilization.
Kt D
On October 13, 2009 at 2:12 pm
Great post. It is so very true–in fact, I think it is a bit surprising that there has not been more national discussion on this issue. In many countries, International Indigenous Peoples Day is celebrated. Why not reinstate this holiday in the U.S. and remove the Columbus-worshipping day from the list? Sounds like a good plan to me.
There is an interesting video on all of this at newsy.com. The video summarizes a few different viewpoints on this controversial holiday, citing multiple sources. It’s certainly worth watching/commenting on if you have even a few minutes:
http://www.newsy.com/videos/columbus_day_changes_over_time