- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
Do progs really have a gripe against Columbus?
Posted on 10/8/17 at 5:49 pm
Posted on 10/8/17 at 5:49 pm
He wasn’t the first European to touch American soil
He didn’t murder or take anything of note (Pizzaro and Cortez the Spaniards did all of that)
He just “found” Hispaniola. That’s it.
Not his fault the people there traded it all away in 300 years for beads and slaves.
He didn’t murder or take anything of note (Pizzaro and Cortez the Spaniards did all of that)
He just “found” Hispaniola. That’s it.
Not his fault the people there traded it all away in 300 years for beads and slaves.
12
Posted on 10/8/17 at 5:51 pm to The Levee
He started the slave trade for one
Posted on 10/8/17 at 5:53 pm to el Gaucho
quote:
He started the slave trade for one
This isn't remotely true.
Posted on 10/8/17 at 5:53 pm to The Levee
He started the slave trade. He set up the first plantations, enslaving the local natives to work on them until they died and needed to be replaced by African slaves, in the new world to grow tobacco to export to Europe (also got the European royalty hooked on Tobacco).
Posted on 10/8/17 at 5:53 pm to The Levee
No, they don't.
It's just the next trendy thing to bitch about.
It's just the next trendy thing to bitch about.
Posted on 10/8/17 at 5:55 pm to el Gaucho
quote:
He started the slave trade for one
Posted on 10/8/17 at 5:56 pm to el Gaucho
It's just not true, mate
Posted on 10/8/17 at 5:57 pm to The Levee
All of this outrage is feigned. It isn't real. The names of statues, monuments, street names and holidays have nothing to do with how one lives his or her life. I cannot for the life of me understand how progressives wake up and give a shite about any of this. Their authoritarian impulse to reshape society by force, guilt or manipulated outrage is dangerous.
This post was edited on 10/8/17 at 6:03 pm
Posted on 10/8/17 at 5:58 pm to kingbob
quote:
He started the slave trade. He set up the first plantations, enslaving the local natives to work on them until they died and needed to be replaced by African slaves, in the new world to grow tobacco to export to Europe (also got the European royalty hooked on Tobacco).
Yeah, this isn't true. Columbus did bring some nativs back to Spain as slaves, but Spain was already using Africans as slaves.
Man, you libs really like to bend the truth.
Posted on 10/8/17 at 6:01 pm to FutureRATeammember
Actually the Muslims were using Africans as slaves for a thousand years before Columbus.
Posted on 10/8/17 at 6:02 pm to FutureRATeammember
Either way he was a white Hispanic so he's guilty one way or another
Posted on 10/8/17 at 6:07 pm to The Levee
quote:
Actually the Muslims were using Africans as slaves for a thousand years before Columbus.
so then, are they going to start tearing down statues of Mohamed, burning the Qumran and being anti-Muslim???????
Posted on 10/8/17 at 6:13 pm to The Levee
If it denigrates American History then yes they are agin it
Posted on 10/8/17 at 6:14 pm to keakar
Most of Mexico’s art and architecture celebrates Cortez which is ironic.
Posted on 10/8/17 at 6:15 pm to The Levee
He was literally Hitler.
Posted on 10/8/17 at 6:16 pm to el Gaucho
quote:
el Gaucho
You sir are the Master Baiter
Posted on 10/8/17 at 6:16 pm to The Levee
Was he white?
Posted on 10/8/17 at 6:18 pm to The Levee
quote:
Most of Mexico’s art and architecture celebrates Cortez which is ironic.
It's not that ironic. The Mexican ruling class is very European.
Posted on 10/8/17 at 6:20 pm to kingbob
How could he have started the slave trade. Slavery has been since the beginning of civilization and is still real in some areas of the globe.
Posted on 10/8/17 at 6:21 pm to FutureRATeammember
quote:
Yeah, this isn't true. Columbus did bring some nativs back to Spain as slaves, but Spain was already using Africans as slaves.
Man, you libs really like to bend the truth.
He imported slaves to the new world for the first time, i.e. started the Trans-Atlantic slave trade.
Also, not a lib, not in favor of removing Columbus from anything, but I understand the arguments progressives use to purge these extremely important political figures from our history.
This post was edited on 10/8/17 at 6:25 pm
Page 1 of 3
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News