ITALIAN-AMERICANS ANGRY OVER RENAMING COLUMBUS DAY

[Grokmaster]

WHY DIDN'T PRES. STUPIDFUCK JUST PUSH FOR AN ENTIRELY NEW HOLIDAY FOR NATIVE AMERICANS???


BECAUSE HE'S PRES.STUPIDFUCK, IS WHY....



Mr. Nice Guy: Not everyone is happy about renaming Columbus Day

You may have seen how angry and agitated President Biden was at the sight of one of our border guards “strapping” an immigrant trying to cross the border in Del Rio, Texas.

He said that he would make the guard “pay” for the violence against the migrant. As you probably know there was no strapping at all. If Biden were an honorable man – that’s a laugh – he would apologize to the guard for his mistake.

The fact is that Joe Biden is dishonest to the core. Just think of his claim that he visited the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh after a gunman murdered several people. It never happened, according to the rabbi, but the border guard strapping story will go uncorrected as well.

On another subject, you know what holiday we are “celebrating” next week, don’t you? It used to be known as Columbus Day, but no more. The liberals have forced the name Indigenous People’s Day on the country, although it’s not clear whether the name applies to all Native Americans, including the group formerly known as Eskimos, or just descendants of the tribes who were in North America when Columbus went ashore.

You might be surprised to know that a certain group of Americans don’t like this new politically correct name of the holiday. That would be Italian-Americans, who have taken out a full page ad in the Wall Street Journal to protest the change. Here are some highlights:

“Some people say Columbus didn’t ‘Discover’ America . . . They can’t deny that he did unite the world. Humanity was separated for 10,000 years until his Atlantic voyage reunited us, creating the world we know today. Columbus statues aren’t rooted in racism – they’re rooted in anti-racism. Few know that 11 Italians were lynched in New Orleans in 1891 while thousands cheered on what would be the largest mass lynching in U.S. history. To fight the oppression, Italian Americans promoted Columbus Day. Claims that the holiday and statues symbolize racism are patently false.

“Columbus wasn’t a slaver or a killer . . . He was a dreamer. Columbus never owned a slave, he didn’t start the slave trade, and he never ordered the mass killing of Indigenous Peoples. Columbus’s journey sparked 500 years of immigration to America, attracting peoples from throughout the world seeking a better life for their families. Columbus was the first dreamer!

“Let’s start a new course together . . . Celebrate all Americans. Let’s rebuild Columbus’s legacy, construct new monuments that honor all those (that) are part of the American dream, from Indigenous Peoples to the newest arrivals, and establish inter-cultural public spaces that deepen and widen the discussion of our nation’s proud multi-cultural heritage.”


The ad was sponsored by the Conference of Presidents of major Italian American organizations. I’m sure you’ve seen news clips of crowds cheering wildly as statues of Columbus were torn down and smashed. To say that the crowds were bloodthirsty is not too much of an exaggeration. In the past year or so, the mobs have gone after statues of Robert E. Lee with the same fervor as those of Columbus.



~ So far, those who say the destruction and renaming has almost run its course have it all wrong. Let’s see how what we use to call Columbus Day is regarded next we








ttps://www.dailyrepublic.com/all-dr-news/opinion/mr-nice-guy-not-everyone-is-happy-about-renaming-columbus-day/comment-page-1/




Italian Americans call Rockaway school board 'anti-Italian' over Columbus Day calendar decision


https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/a...ver-columbus-day-calendar-decision/ar-AAOKAVz

 

[Grokmaster]

Columbus Day's Meaning For Italian Americans

Joseph Sciorra of Queens College tells NPR's Scott Simon why some Italian Americans have an emotional connection to Columbus Day.

SCIORRA: One has to remember that when Italians arrive here in the late 1880s in mass - we're talking about 4 1/2 millions who come - Italian immigrants who come between 1880s and 1924 - they encounter America that is xenophobic, that is engaging in acts of violence against immigrants. One has to remember the lynching in New Orleans of 11 Italian Americans in 1891 so that Columbus becomes this figure that Italians latch on to as a way to get a foothold in this incredibly hostile environment that they find themselves in.

SIMON: So what has the reaction been among many Italian American groups and Italian American families to the emphasis in recent years on seeing the racism and brutality and violence in Columbus' personal history?

SCIORRA: There's an emotional bond to Columbus. I've read poetry which has - says, you know, when I look at the figure of Columbus on a statue, I don't see Columbus. I see my grandfather. I see the sort of worker's hands in his hands. I see the visage, his visage. And I see that of my grandfather. So there's a really emotional bond there.

I should say that, you know, this is not an issue of Italian Americans against Native Americans or Native Americans against Italian Americans. It's not a versus - it's not a war that's going upon these two groups. And I think that's always important to keep in mind.



https://www.npr.org/2019/10/12/769688161/columbus-days-meaning-for-italian-americans

 

[Terri4Trump]

WHY DIDN'T PRES. STUPIDFUCK JUST PUSH FOR AN ENTIRELY NEW HOLIDAY FOR NATIVE AMERICANS???


BECAUSE HE'S PRES.STUPIDFUCK, IS WHY....



Mr. Nice Guy: Not everyone is happy about renaming Columbus Day

You may have seen how angry and agitated President Biden was at the sight of one of our border guards “strapping” an immigrant trying to cross the border in Del Rio, Texas.

He said that he would make the guard “pay” for the violence against the migrant. As you probably know there was no strapping at all. If Biden were an honorable man – that’s a laugh – he would apologize to the guard for his mistake.

The fact is that Joe Biden is dishonest to the core. Just think of his claim that he visited the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh after a gunman murdered several people. It never happened, according to the rabbi, but the border guard strapping story will go uncorrected as well.

On another subject, you know what holiday we are “celebrating” next week, don’t you? It used to be known as Columbus Day, but no more. The liberals have forced the name Indigenous People’s Day on the country, although it’s not clear whether the name applies to all Native Americans, including the group formerly known as Eskimos, or just descendants of the tribes who were in North America when Columbus went ashore.

You might be surprised to know that a certain group of Americans don’t like this new politically correct name of the holiday. That would be Italian-Americans, who have taken out a full page ad in the Wall Street Journal to protest the change. Here are some highlights:

“Some people say Columbus didn’t ‘Discover’ America . . . They can’t deny that he did unite the world. Humanity was separated for 10,000 years until his Atlantic voyage reunited us, creating the world we know today. Columbus statues aren’t rooted in racism – they’re rooted in anti-racism. Few know that 11 Italians were lynched in New Orleans in 1891 while thousands cheered on what would be the largest mass lynching in U.S. history. To fight the oppression, Italian Americans promoted Columbus Day. Claims that the holiday and statues symbolize racism are patently false.

“Columbus wasn’t a slaver or a killer . . . He was a dreamer. Columbus never owned a slave, he didn’t start the slave trade, and he never ordered the mass killing of Indigenous Peoples. Columbus’s journey sparked 500 years of immigration to America, attracting peoples from throughout the world seeking a better life for their families. Columbus was the first dreamer!

“Let’s start a new course together . . . Celebrate all Americans. Let’s rebuild Columbus’s legacy, construct new monuments that honor all those (that) are part of the American dream, from Indigenous Peoples to the newest arrivals, and establish inter-cultural public spaces that deepen and widen the discussion of our nation’s proud multi-cultural heritage.”


The ad was sponsored by the Conference of Presidents of major Italian American organizations. I’m sure you’ve seen news clips of crowds cheering wildly as statues of Columbus were torn down and smashed. To say that the crowds were bloodthirsty is not too much of an exaggeration. In the past year or so, the mobs have gone after statues of Robert E. Lee with the same fervor as those of Columbus.



~ So far, those who say the destruction and renaming has almost run its course have it all wrong. Let’s see how what we use to call Columbus Day is regarded next we








ttps://www.dailyrepublic.com/all-dr-news/opinion/mr-nice-guy-not-everyone-is-happy-about-renaming-columbus-day/comment-page-1/




Italian Americans call Rockaway school board 'anti-Italian' over Columbus Day calendar decision


https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/a...ver-columbus-day-calendar-decision/ar-AAOKAVz

Italians will celebrate it the way they always have. No leftwing Democrat piece of shit will tell them not to

 

[Grokmaster]

Italians will celebrate it the way they always have. No leftwing Democrat piece of shit will tell them not to

Hopefully so!

 

[Phantasmal]

In actual fact, Columbus did not discover North America. ... He was the first European to sight the Bahamas archipelago and then the island later named Hispaniola, now split into Haiti and the Dominican Republic. On his subsequent voyages he went farther south, to Central and South America.

https://www.rmg.co.uk › topics › ch...

[h=3]Christopher Columbus | Royal Museums Greenwich[/h]

 

[Grokmaster]

In actual fact, Columbus did not discover North America. ... He was the first European to sight the Bahamas archipelago and then the island later named Hispaniola, now split into Haiti and the Dominican Republic. On his subsequent voyages he went farther south, to Central and South America.

https://www.rmg.co.uk › topics › ch...

[h=3]Christopher Columbus | Royal Museums Greenwich[/h]

NO SHIT. WHO THE FUCK DOESN'T KNOW THAT, DUMBASS? IRRELEVANT, BULLSHIT, AS USUAL.



GET A FUCKING CLUE...

Columbus Day's Meaning For Italian Americans

Joseph Sciorra of Queens College tells NPR's Scott Simon why some Italian Americans have an emotional connection to Columbus Day.

SCIORRA: One has to remember that when Italians arrive here in the late 1880s in mass - we're talking about 4 1/2 millions who come - Italian immigrants who come between 1880s and 1924 - they encounter America that is xenophobic, that is engaging in acts of violence against immigrants. One has to remember the lynching in New Orleans of 11 Italian Americans in 1891 so that Columbus becomes this figure that Italians latch on to as a way to get a foothold in this incredibly hostile environment that they find themselves in.

SIMON: So what has the reaction been among many Italian American groups and Italian American families to the emphasis in recent years on seeing the racism and brutality and violence in Columbus' personal history?

SCIORRA: There's an emotional bond to Columbus. I've read poetry which has - says, you know, when I look at the figure of Columbus on a statue, I don't see Columbus. I see my grandfather. I see the sort of worker's hands in his hands. I see the visage, his visage. And I see that of my grandfather. So there's a really emotional bond there.

I should say that, you know, this is not an issue of Italian Americans against Native Americans or Native Americans against Italian Americans. It's not a versus - it's not a war that's going upon these two groups. And I think that's always important to keep in mind.



https://www.npr.org/2019/10/12/76968...lian-americans

 

[Cypress]

In actual fact, Columbus did not discover North America. ... He was the first European to sight the Bahamas archipelago and then the island later named Hispaniola, now split into Haiti and the Dominican Republic. On his subsequent voyages he went farther south, to Central and South America.

https://www.rmg.co.uk › topics › ch...

[h=3]Christopher Columbus | Royal Museums Greenwich[/h]

Columbus was never north of the island of Hispaniola.

If we are going to honor a European for making landfall on North America, we should recognize Samuel de Champlain, who was North America's most intrepid and important European explorer, and he generally treated the indigenous people fairly and equitably.

 

[Grokmaster]

Columbus was never north of the island of Hispaniola.

If we are going to honor a European for making landfall on North America, we should recognize Samuel de Champlain, who was North America's most intrepid and important European explorer, and he generally treated the indigenous people fairly and equitably.

MORE IRRELEVANT NONSENSE FROM THE CLASS MORONS. READ THE THREAD, STUPIDFUCKS.

 

[Guno צְבִי]

In actual fact, Columbus did not discover North America. ... He was the first European to sight the Bahamas archipelago and then the island later named Hispaniola, now split into Haiti and the Dominican Republic. On his subsequent voyages he went farther south, to Central and South America.

https://www.rmg.co.uk › topics › ch...

[h=3]Christopher Columbus | Royal Museums Greenwich[/h]

In Hispaniola, Columbus’ first stop in the Americas, the native Taino population (an indigenous Arawak people) had no immunity to new infectious diseases, including smallpox, measles and influenza. There were an estimated 250,000 indigenous people in Hispaniola in 1492. By 1517, only 14,000 remained.

Some historians say the impact of European and African settlers in the New World was more destructive than the Black Death had been in medieval Europe, possibly killing off as much as 90 percent of the native populations.

 

[Grokmaster]

In Hispaniola, Columbus’ first stop in the Americas, the native Taino population (an indigenous Arawak people) had no immunity to new infectious diseases, including smallpox, measles and influenza. There were an estimated 250,000 indigenous people in Hispaniola in 1492. By 1517, only 14,000 remained.

Some historians say the impact of European and African settlers in the New World was more destructive than the Black Death had been in medieval Europe, possibly killing off as much as 90 percent of the native populations.

SEE THE DESPERATE TO CHANGE THE TOPIC IMBECILES....

 

[Guno צְבִי]

Why Christopher Columbus wasn't the hero we learned about in school

Columbus wasn't the first to discover the New World. Indigenous people had been living there for centuries by the time he arrived in 1492 and Leif Eriksson and the Vikings beat him to it five centuries earlier.

During his voyages through the Caribbean islands and the Central and South American coasts, Columbus came upon indigenous people that he labeled "Indians."
Columbus and his men enslaved many of these native people and treated them with extreme violence and brutality

 

[Phantasmal]

NO SHIT. WHO THE FUCK DOESN'T KNOW THAT, DUMBASS? IRRELEVANT, BULLSHIT, AS USUAL.



GET A FUCKING CLUE...

Columbus Day's Meaning For Italian Americans

Joseph Sciorra of Queens College tells NPR's Scott Simon why some Italian Americans have an emotional connection to Columbus Day.

SCIORRA: One has to remember that when Italians arrive here in the late 1880s in mass - we're talking about 4 1/2 millions who come - Italian immigrants who come between 1880s and 1924 - they encounter America that is xenophobic, that is engaging in acts of violence against immigrants. One has to remember the lynching in New Orleans of 11 Italian Americans in 1891 so that Columbus becomes this figure that Italians latch on to as a way to get a foothold in this incredibly hostile environment that they find themselves in.

SIMON: So what has the reaction been among many Italian American groups and Italian American families to the emphasis in recent years on seeing the racism and brutality and violence in Columbus' personal history?

SCIORRA: There's an emotional bond to Columbus. I've read poetry which has - says, you know, when I look at the figure of Columbus on a statue, I don't see Columbus. I see my grandfather. I see the sort of worker's hands in his hands. I see the visage, his visage. And I see that of my grandfather. So there's a really emotional bond there.

I should say that, you know, this is not an issue of Italian Americans against Native Americans or Native Americans against Italian Americans. It's not a versus - it's not a war that's going upon these two groups. And I think that's always important to keep in mind.



https://www.npr.org/2019/10/12/76968...lian-americans

Italian Americans will just have to get over it. There is no reason for us to celebrate Columbus. He has no historical impact on our country. He did not “discover” North America.

 

[NiftyNiblick]

We make unimportant things important.
Columbus Day? It's a fucking day off for people with good union contracts.

Everything has to have profound meaning for the hypersensitive.
It will surely bring the nation to total ruin. One could argue that it has already.

If you don't know what belongs on the front burner,
somebody will take your lunch before you're done cooking it.

 

[Guno צְבִי]

SEE THE DESPERATE TO CHANGE THE TOPIC IMBECILES....

Poor bloated pasty face tick

It's about Columbus , as more true history is revealed your kind are becoming more marginalized

 

[leaningright]

I am all for an Indigenous People’s day. As a person who is 1/4 Indigenous I say go for it. Just.Pick.Another.Day.

 

[TOP]

Everyone at the Italian Festival this weekend was in great spirits...and they have tomorrow off (for Columbus Day) to look forward to...

 

[Grokmaster]

Everyone at the Italian Festival this weekend was in great spirits...and they have tomorrow off (for Columbus Day) to look forward to...

Which city? We sued to have a helluva one in St.Louis when I lived there...on The Hill. GLAD TO HEAR THAT ITALIAN AMERICANS ARE NOT LETTING PRES.MORON TAKE THIS FROM THEM.....

 

[Jack]

I don't think anything was 're-named'. If we ever do, I like 'Dia de La Raza'. Has a unifying theme to it. All Inclusive.

WHY DIDN'T PRES. STUPIDFUCK JUST PUSH FOR AN ENTIRELY NEW HOLIDAY FOR NATIVE AMERICANS???


BECAUSE HE'S PRES.STUPIDFUCK, IS WHY....



Mr. Nice Guy: Not everyone is happy about renaming Columbus Day

You may have seen how angry and agitated President Biden was at the sight of one of our border guards “strapping” an immigrant trying to cross the border in Del Rio, Texas.

He said that he would make the guard “pay” for the violence against the migrant. As you probably know there was no strapping at all. If Biden were an honorable man – that’s a laugh – he would apologize to the guard for his mistake.

The fact is that Joe Biden is dishonest to the core. Just think of his claim that he visited the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh after a gunman murdered several people. It never happened, according to the rabbi, but the border guard strapping story will go uncorrected as well.

On another subject, you know what holiday we are “celebrating” next week, don’t you? It used to be known as Columbus Day, but no more. The liberals have forced the name Indigenous People’s Day on the country, although it’s not clear whether the name applies to all Native Americans, including the group formerly known as Eskimos, or just descendants of the tribes who were in North America when Columbus went ashore.

You might be surprised to know that a certain group of Americans don’t like this new politically correct name of the holiday. That would be Italian-Americans, who have taken out a full page ad in the Wall Street Journal to protest the change. Here are some highlights:

“Some people say Columbus didn’t ‘Discover’ America . . . They can’t deny that he did unite the world. Humanity was separated for 10,000 years until his Atlantic voyage reunited us, creating the world we know today. Columbus statues aren’t rooted in racism – they’re rooted in anti-racism. Few know that 11 Italians were lynched in New Orleans in 1891 while thousands cheered on what would be the largest mass lynching in U.S. history. To fight the oppression, Italian Americans promoted Columbus Day. Claims that the holiday and statues symbolize racism are patently false.

“Columbus wasn’t a slaver or a killer . . . He was a dreamer. Columbus never owned a slave, he didn’t start the slave trade, and he never ordered the mass killing of Indigenous Peoples. Columbus’s journey sparked 500 years of immigration to America, attracting peoples from throughout the world seeking a better life for their families. Columbus was the first dreamer!

“Let’s start a new course together . . . Celebrate all Americans. Let’s rebuild Columbus’s legacy, construct new monuments that honor all those (that) are part of the American dream, from Indigenous Peoples to the newest arrivals, and establish inter-cultural public spaces that deepen and widen the discussion of our nation’s proud multi-cultural heritage.”


The ad was sponsored by the Conference of Presidents of major Italian American organizations. I’m sure you’ve seen news clips of crowds cheering wildly as statues of Columbus were torn down and smashed. To say that the crowds were bloodthirsty is not too much of an exaggeration. In the past year or so, the mobs have gone after statues of Robert E. Lee with the same fervor as those of Columbus.



~ So far, those who say the destruction and renaming has almost run its course have it all wrong. Let’s see how what we use to call Columbus Day is regarded next we








ttps://www.dailyrepublic.com/all-dr-news/opinion/mr-nice-guy-not-everyone-is-happy-about-renaming-columbus-day/comment-page-1/




Italian Americans call Rockaway school board 'anti-Italian' over Columbus Day calendar decision


https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/a...ver-columbus-day-calendar-decision/ar-AAOKAVz

 

[Grokmaster]

I don't think anything was 're-named'. If we ever do, I like 'Dia de La Raza'. Has a unifying theme to it. All Inclusive.

NO DUMBFUCK; "INDIGENEOUS PEOPLES" IS NOT "INCLUSIVE. LEARN ENGLISH.

"COLUMBUS DAY" WAS FOR ALL AMERICANS, BUT ITALIANS LOVE IT THE MOST..

 

[TOP]

Which city? We sued to have a helluva one in St.Louis when I lived there...on The Hill. GLAD TO HEAR THAT ITALIAN AMERICANS ARE NOT LETTING PRES.MORON TAKE THIS FROM THEM.....

http://www.columbusitalianfestival.com/ It's amazing....