Opinion of Christopher Columbus?

[Kung Fu Kenny]

Mega HP, lol.

[Rochambeau jk I'm Hamilton]

HP

[dead0man]

Most overrated man in history.

[Хahar 🤔]

An idiot.

[Sbane]

Oh yeah, today's Columbus day. So glad almost no one celebrates it anymore.

[Roemerista]

FF

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

FF

Please explain.

[Oswald Acted Alone, You Kook]

So, around when did Colombus start being concidered a villian? I say it was probably within the past seven years.

[Link]

So, around when did Colombus start being concidered a villian? I say it was probably within the past seven years.

Well it depends on who you ask.  People in academy who read real books and not fairy tales have probably know the guy was a piece of garbage for decades.  When I have kids I will let them believe in Santa Claus and a benevolent Columbus.  But when they get to a certain age I hope the school system starts teaching them real history.

[Kung Fu Kenny]

So, around when did Colombus start being concidered a villian? I say it was probably within the past seven years.

When people realized he didn't discover jack sh*t, instead he stole in from the Native Americans already settled there, then gave their women syphilis and took advantage of the them in general. He's hailed as this hero because he was the first white English man to discover America.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

He's hailed as this hero because he was the first white English man to discover America.

Learn something new every day.

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

So, around when did Colombus start being concidered a villian? I say it was probably within the past seven years.

When people realized he didn't discover jack sh*t, instead he stole in from the Native Americans already settled there, then gave their women syphilis and took advantage of the them in general. He's hailed as this hero because he was the first white English man to discover America.

Technically he was Spanish. Actually, Italian.

But yeah, HP.

[Link]

He's hailed as this hero because he was the first white English man to discover America.

Learn something new every day.

It was an otherwise great point that was ruined by a heroic gaffe.  This is something I've seen 20RP12 do before... boldly and forcefully stating factually incorrect information.   A few days ago we had this little exchange.

It is a FACT that a majority of black teens in America listen to rap and hiphop. There's not many white kids at Lil Wayne or 50 Cent concerts.

I just wanted to say that the data I've seen seems to indicate the majority (60-80%) of hip hop album sales are to white consumers

For some reason two seconds on the Google machine is two seconds some posters cannot spare.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

He was also, at one point, stripped of his post and imprisoned for being too abusive and genocidal. In his lifetime.

[Username MechaRFK]

FF

Native American hater.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

A genocidal maniac.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

He was also, at one point, stripped of his post and imprisoned for being too abusive and genocidal. In his lifetime.

Sort of like how it's impossible to think of The Faerie Queene without remembering that it was written by a war criminal, yeah.

[The Mikado]

A genocidal maniac.

Genocidal perhaps, but maniac?  He might not have been the smartest man, but he seems reasonably levelheaded.

You want genocidal maniac look at Pizarro.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

You want genocidal maniac look at Pizarro.

I'd rather not, if it's the same to you.

[Oswald Acted Alone, You Kook]

So, around when did Colombus start being concidered a villian? I say it was probably within the past seven years.

When people realized he didn't discover jack sh*t, instead he stole in from the Native Americans already settled there, then gave their women syphilis and took advantage of the them in general. He's hailed as this hero because he was the first white English man to discover America.

The spread of disease wasn't his fault, it was a natural consequence. Even back when I learned of the heroic Colombus, they admited that the Vikings discoverd America first.

But obviosly, back in FDR's day (He was president when Colombus Day was made a holiday) and before, heroic Colombus was the norm.

[Brandon H]

Net FF. Like everyone he had his flaws, but no one can deny his major accomplishment.

[Paul Kemp]

Net FF. Like everyone he had his flaws, but no one can deny his major accomplishment.

Which was?

[Hash]

Net FF. Like everyone he had his flaws, but no one can deny his major accomplishment.

Which was?

Starting the largest genocide in history is a pretty big accomplishment.

[Sbane]

So, around when did Colombus start being concidered a villian? I say it was probably within the past seven years.

When people realized he didn't discover jack sh*t, instead he stole in from the Native Americans already settled there, then gave their women syphilis and took advantage of the them in general. He's hailed as this hero because he was the first white English man to discover America.

I would like to point out yet another mistake with this post. Syphilis came from America, not the other way round. Though it's more forgivable than your other hilarious mistake.

[minionofmidas]

He was also, at one point, stripped of his post and imprisoned for being too abusive and genocidal. In his lifetime.

Sort of like how it's impossible to think of The Faerie Queene without remembering that it was written by a war criminal, yeah.

What can I say, Voyage a la Bout de la Nuit is definitely on my top 30 or 50 or whatever list of books to take on a desert island with me.