Originally Posted by
Bah Humbug
Columbus was a terrible person even by the terrible standards of the day not just to indigenous populations but also to his own sailors. And he was incompetent on top of it.
Even my most outspoken Italian-American coworker has moved on. Lots of things and people to celebrate with that culture, but skip him. And the Borgias.
I get the Columbus Day thing - sorta / kinda - but where does it end ?
What about all the Carnegie halls and libraries ? Andrew Carnegie was terrible
Henry Frick was terrible
and so were many more like them