Out on a limb... *(:>*

[Racer X]

Rick-o wrote:
My, my! How convincing you folks are! If you say that's what happened during Columbus's time, then it MUST be true! Because everyone knows exactly what happened over 600 years ago in history. 8-)

And of course, Columbus was the only one during that time who acted like that, right? All the other explorers of the day were so much more caring and civilized, and treated the natives they encountered with love and kindness, right? 8-)

I say we shouldn't stop at killing Columbus day, we should also pay reparations by giving up our residency and real estate in the U.S. and moving back to our native lands. Wouldn't that be a better reward for the indians native americans than killing off a one day event?

And if that's too radical of an idea for you, then maybe we can attack the next holiday that upsets us. How about Thanksgiving? Shouldn't we kill off that holiday too?

Much like Columbus Day, Thanksgiving is seen by some as a celebration of the conquest and genocide of Native Americans by European colonists.

But why stop there? Maybe we should talk about the U.S. Government and how they virtually wiped out the "savages" and took their land. Not just here in the U.S. but other parts of the world as well? God Bless America, Right? 8-)

Hey, come to think of it, I was born in Flint, MI. That makes me a native american! Pay me my reparations, bitches, and get off MY land! :fawkdance:

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The natives weren't exactly imbued with all that is good and pleasant. Do some serious research about "King Phillip" the native american leader who sold the territory of rival tribes, and was villified by the entire region in the latter half of the 1600s. He and his followers were shunned by both sides while he was on the run. Even his family wouldn't shelter him or his cohorts. The wikipedia info has glaring omissions about his appalling acts and outright dishonesty with his fellow natives. He played both sides against each other while he collected profits from the illicit sale of tribal lands that he wasn't even a representative for.