Why do we even celebrate "Columbus Day"?

[otto-san]

He was Norse, which is European I think.

no it's antarctic

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[Doomonkey]

But that was all near their own land usually, they needed to do it to become somewhat powerful. However, in North America's case, they travelled across the entire ocean, and killed off multiple civilizations just so they could have a little stretch of land in North America.

You realize we didn't just travel over and kill them. We traveled over and settled. There were disputes and we won. Rome traveled all over to everywhere just for power. American settlers wanted a new life. Our cause was much more noble than Rome's, and Rome is just one of many many many civilizations that killed and enslaved loads of people for the sake of power.

[Wynd_Fox]

But that was all near their own land usually, they needed to do it to become somewhat powerful. However, in North America's case, they travelled across the entire ocean, and killed off multiple civilizations just so they could have a little stretch of land in North America.

In fairness, he probably didn't realize he was slaughtering millions and millions of natives with the diseases he brought.

[Elecro]

Rome has the worst reputation because of emperors like Julius Caesar.

[Doomonkey]

Rome has the worst reputation because of emperors like Julius Caesar.

Lol. You know nothing of Rome.

[Cybersix]

He was Norse, which is European I think.

Yeah, that's why I brought it up.

[Elecro]

Lol. You know nothing of Rome.

I do unless my history teacher is teaching me complete utter stuff.

[Darkness ZXW]

A lot of people are protesting (especially Native Americans) that this holiday should be celebrating a real hero.

well they did pretty much give them a bunch of diseases that didn't exist there and they killed a bunch of them so

He was Norse, which is European I think.

scotland is europe yes

[e-maxx]

you have to remember that it happened over 300 years ago when murder wasn't frowned upon as much as it is today

[Cybersix]

scotland is europe yes

*Iceland

[Elecro]

you have to remember that it happened over 300 years ago when murder wasn't frowned upon as much as it is today

He had hundreds of charges and was about to be sentenced to death, but he came back with a stuff-load of gold so...