City of Minneapolis replaces Columbus Day with "Indigenous Peoples Day" (Christmas, holidays)
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Don't you think that 77 years of celebrating the ethic cleansing that occurred here, in the interest of establishing the states that eventually became our nation, is enough? Or is your point that ethnic cleansing is a good thing, as long as it clears the way for the ethnicities you like to prevail? Or are you in the camp that refuses to admit the truth, and thereby deny that what happened here was indeed systematic forced removal of the pre-Columbian nations from these territories with the intent of creating territories inhabited by people of mostly European extraction, and of mostly Christian persuasion?
Columbus' voyage and discovery, independent of subsequent actions, wasn't a bad thing - it didn't have to be that Europeans would proceed to mercilessly slaughter and oppress the people who were already living here (although many would have likely still died from disease, even if transmission was unintentional).
But the fact that genocide, widespread rape and murder, ruthless slavery, and complete oppression forced upon those people (who lacked armor or weapons anywhere nearly as effective as the Europeans) was heartily promoted by Europeans is enough to not commemorate that day as a joyous discovery.
Don't you think that 77 years of celebrating the ethic cleansing that occurred here, in the interest of establishing the states that eventually became our nation, is enough? Or is your point that ethnic cleansing is a good thing, as long as it clears the way for the ethnicities you like to prevail? Or are you in the camp that refuses to admit the truth, and thereby deny that what happened here was indeed systematic forced removal of the pre-Columbian nations from these territories with the intent of creating territories inhabited by people of mostly European extraction, and of mostly Christian persuasion?
What "ethnic cleansing?" Could you provide some detail, and some information to back up your claim?
And please clarify you historical perspective, and provide your educational background.
And, what is your ethnic background, and what has been the basis of your historical perspective?
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