who believes that columbus discovered america? and why is there a columbus day?

Question

just curious, though i am bracing myself. i was recently told that those who "don't believe in columbus" (whatever that means) are supporters of "Terrorism." which seems preposterous to me so i am curious to see what responses to this question will yield.

Answer 1

As celebration for the sacrifice all the natives made to genocide themselves into extinction to make room for people who REALLY matter.

It's only 'discovered' if white man finds it.
Dah. everyone knows that.

Answer 2

Yes, he discovered it. Bear in mind, that "discovery" doesn't have anything to do with whether there were indigenous peoples, but the fact that until he landed in the New World, the people of Europe were unaware of its existance. So, for the Europeans, Columbus indeed discovered the Americas.

This fact is not changed by the existance of Indians or the belief that some Norsemen once landed here.

I suppose Columbus Day is to celebrate the European finding of the Americas, though I suppose that mostly those of European descent would celebrate. I don't think many Indians celebrate it. Just a hunch.

Answer 3

Wow, I really got to you didn't I? Methinks the lady doth protest too much.

I never said "don't believe in Columbus" you are lying. What I said is "those that crucify Columbus".

Christopher Columbus did indeed "discover" this continent. He discovered it for the "civilized" world. Just because there were deer and mice and bears and nomads living on this land, doesn't lessen the value of his finding. This is the rewriting of history that is wearing away at the foundation of our country. This education at all costs, even if that means destroying what you are researching is part of the "liberal" deconstruction of this land.

Yes this country was built through conquest. Yes part of our history is the genocide of the original inhabitants of this land, the Dinosaurs, oh no I mean the nomadic tribesmen. Do we then say this country is of no value that we are not a valid nation because the land was gained through conquest? I will tell you then that no civilization of man can be valid because all nation building has resulted in the death of someone or something.

All you do with this argument is lessen this nation. It does nothing to build the reputation of this country. Christopher Columbus has been revered by this nation for as long as we've been a nation, you want to demonize him and the Pilgrims and Manifest Destiny and in turn you demonize our history as a people. You attack our perceived history you in turn attack the nation. How is your attack any less than those of our enemies? How is it unlike terrorism? Indeed your attack is more insidious because we know what to expect from terrorists, your attack is being taught to our children you are taking away their shared past. And I respect the terrorist more, at least they have the stones enough to actually tell me that they want to destroy my country. Instead of just corrupting it in the name of political correctness.

My original allegory was somewhat facetious but now you have made it reality.

Answer 4

Nobody with a lick of sense would believe the tired old story of Columbus.

It is impossible to discover a place where millions of people already live and have lived for thousands of years.

That's like you or me going to Italy and saying we "discovered Italy".

What Columbus did do was very brave considering that most people in his time thought the world was flat and if you sailed far enough, you would "fall off" the edge. We must tender a certain amount of respect for the ancient explorers..

However, we should never lose sight of the death and destruction they wrought on the other peoples of the earth. On Columbus' first journey, he returned with 25 captures slaves...later voyages brought diseases that wiped out entire populations.

I don't see the "Columbus/Terrorist" connection in any way.

Some people are just boobus americanus, I guess.

Answer 5

My father is part Native American. He considers Columbus Day as the commemoration of the start of genocide of the Native Americans by the Europeans (Lief never handed anyone small pox blankets and that keeps him out of the argument). I guess that makes my 80 year old, decorated veteran of 3 wars, a cold blooded terrorist.

As for me, I am just glad that I get the day off.

Answer 6

Amerigo Vespussi(sp) discovered America. Columbus discovered Ohio.

Answer 7

Columbus was the first to bring knowledge of the "New World" to the European nations. Since this country was founded by descendants of those nations, Columbus is honored for his discovery with Columbus Day.

If someone discovers a planet with intelligent life on it, must we credit the discovery to the inhabitants?

Answer 8

In modern-day words, Columbus had a PR device that Ericsson did no longer. the certainty that Ericsson traveled to North u.s. and returned became into no longer heavily publicized on the time, and his "discovery" does no longer have been as huge a deal on the time because it became into in the fifteenth century. in the time of Cristobal Colon, the financial gadget and inhabitants of Europe had grown to the element the place eu countries have been desirous to expand their commerce and components, and their superb desire became into looking a sea course to East Asia that should save relatively some time and distance over the Silk street and different conventional overland commerce routes. Colon (later Latinized to Christopher Columbus, returned, in part for PR purposes) became into in seek of this direction and stumbled upon a clean worldwide, whose promise of components and commerce spurred the biggest human migration and worldwide financial strengthen in recorded history. discover ways to that, Ericsson had got here across a advantageous holiday spot.

Answer 9

Depends on how you define discovered America.
If you say Europeans it would be Columbus.
If you say someone came from East of the Atlantic it would to the Vikings.
People where already here would claim it was already discovered.


Columbus got the credit and to me is no big deal. Considering all the issues we are dealing with today it doesn't even rate.
Those who claim to be natives got news I am native too I was born here and that is the defination of native so get over it.

Answer 10

Columbus did not 'discover' America. It is all bull. Columbus landed in Santiago in North America. People (indians) were already in the United States, in fect, they occupied all of the land now parceled into states. Common sense tells us that if people were already here, Columbus
discovered nothing...he just took the knowledge of this new land back to Europe.
Revisionist historians have always lied about this country. Until recently...when we finally learn the truth.
btw the 'terrorist' implication is as preposterous as the lie concerning Columbus.

Answer 11

I live in Hawaii, and, have seen what destruction and hatred first hand can come of blaming Europeans for a places problems. Europe sailed out because she could. No moral compass from today can change this. We should be proud of our heritage, while, recognizing that other peoples have cause for anguish given how history unfolds.