Yet you judged Europeans and other ancestry so easily and dismissively in a matter of a few paragraphs. Going as far as suggesting their heritage made them undeserving but your Arcadian heritage was worth thanking God for?!!!
I didn't judge all Europeans. Even Hitler's relatives are ashamed of his actions. The Pope apologized for The Crusades. The U.S. apologized for black slavery. Is it wrong for me to be thankful that it was not my ancestors perpetrating such atrocities? I didn't deem anyone undeserving of anything except Columbus with his holiday.
You wayyyyyy overstepped outside of historical commentary into quasi-zealotry!
When did I do this? When I stated facts about Columbus and make a good argument about why Columbus day is wrong?
Then you go on for a few posts right into a comparison of the actions of somebody 500+ years ago with the actions of Islamic Extremists today? If you had said ~in his time~ Columbus acted ever more backward (in relation to today's standards) than his counterparts you'd actually be making sense. You might still be wrong but you'd start being in the ballpark.
So, you excuse Columbus's actions because that was the norm for the time? I could have compared his actions to any number of modern serial killers like Manson, doesn't matter, you wouldn't give Manson a national holiday either. Why give one to Columbus who did virtual nothing except harm people? America had already been discovered by the Vikings (that's where we get the name America), the African-Phoenicians, the Irish and the ancient Romans long before Columbus sailed.
You didn't even say learn from history. I did, others did. You just inferred you were better educated. I even provided a resource for ~your~ statement in one case.
I didn't look at your link I thought you were giving a source for the paragraph above it. You seem offended that I suggest I learned something about Columbus that most people are not taught. So what? That same information is still out there, you can go search it for yourself. I didn't claim I had any special corner on information. The documents that tell of Columbus's actions are letters he wrote to his son, the king and queen or Spain, letters that his shipmates wrote and records from the historians of the time. We also have all of the ships logs. Just because they don't teach it in school text books does not make it untrue.
There are so many good arguments to be made about the treatment of so many peoples across this world. And on this continent the Central American natives, Native Americans, and Slave trade have a generally recognized historical records that's bad enough without you removing perspective and time from the picture.
Forget it... you should have apologized but instead you proclaimed you were just searching for "Truth".. no you weren't. You're being a "right" fighter. You want to be right. You want to misdirect, rewrite, back down, whatever.. so you can be right.
I'm a stubborn as they come but even I apologize, publicly, after reflecting, and with substance.
Apologize for having a strong opinion based on my research? Never. If I had actually said something to offend someone That may be something to apologize for. I said two things. How I believe Columbus Day is a sham because the man was a monster and how sad I was that these atrocities do and did happen. I have nothing to apologize for. You may not agree with me for whatever reason but I will never be sorry for having such opinions.
Forget it... I think I'd be better served putting you on ignore. -Magnus
Put me on ignore if you choose but You were the one a few posts back who accused me of having a large emotional bank account than you are so easily offended (not my intention to offend) when I state a few strongly held opinions based on my findings? I am not understanding you here at all.
How true. The further north I travel the thicker my accent gets. The honey drips. Works like a charm.
