Opinion of South Dakota

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

Why do people blame Columbus for everything? Columbus was a brutal dictator in the manner that he governed his colony, instituted the first slavery in the New World, and even once had a woman paraded naked and then had her tongue cut off for dissent, among other things. But is he responsible for the entire genocide of the Native peoples? Is he to blame for the spread of diseases that wiped out so many a culture? Surely that would have occurred no matter who arrived in the New World.

But yes, Columbus Day in particular should be wiped away. I don’t see why it should be replaced with an alternative holiday, but we certainly shouldn’t celebrate it. If Italian-Americans wanted a holiday, I’m sure we can find another. Al Capone day anyone?

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

In October, it's definitely a Freedom State for not having a holiday celebrating one of the most brutal mass murderers of all time.

Blaming Columbus for the killing of natives of the Americas is like blaming Dr. Antoine Louis for all those that died by the guillotine. #idiotic

Your a racist! Just like Maryland!