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Posted on 8/18/17 at 9:09 am to Klark Kent
...then they came for Christopher Columbus and I did not speak out because I was not an explorer, navigator, and colonizer.
Posted on 8/18/17 at 9:12 am to kciDAtaE
couple of internet badasses up in here dropping knowledge unheard of history on the OT. Greatly appreciated.
no shite he didn't technically discover North America, but for the purpose of why we erected statues of the man, let's say he did. simpletons.
no shite he didn't technically discover North America, but for the purpose of why we erected statues of the man, let's say he did. simpletons.
This post was edited on 8/18/17 at 9:13 am
Posted on 8/18/17 at 9:14 am to VinegarStrokes
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I will say this...if anyone deserves to have their monuments removed, it's probably Christopher Columbus.
No shite. Not only did he not discover America, but he massacred the locals where he did accidentally land.
Posted on 8/18/17 at 9:16 am to Klark Kent
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couple of internet badasses up in here dropping knowledge unheard of history on the OT. Greatly appreciated.
no shite he didn't technically discover North America, but for the purpose of why we erected statues of the man, let's say he did. simpletons.
Maybe don't tell people to pick up a history book when you make an incorrect statement about history?
Also your above response only gives fuel to the removal argument. If they were erected for something that didn't happen, then why is it even there?
This post was edited on 8/18/17 at 9:16 am
Posted on 8/18/17 at 9:18 am to MontyFranklyn
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don't understand why they have statues of him up in the U.S.
He was instrumental in establishing the viability (profitability) of North American trade routes. Europe wouldn't have given two shits about settling the Americas if they couldn't have made money on it.
Sort of like Edison and the lightbulb - he wasn't the first to turn electricity into light, but he was the first to prove it was viable (and profitable).
Take of that what you will.
Posted on 8/18/17 at 9:19 am to Klark Kent
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no shite he didn't technically discover North America, but for the purpose of why we erected statues of the man, let's say he did. simpletons.
You are just doubling down on your stupidity his morning I see.
Posted on 8/18/17 at 9:19 am to MontyFranklyn
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True and I don't understand why they have statues of him up in the U.S
"According to a plaque, The Italian-American Organizations of Greater Houston donated the statue to the city in 1992."
KHOU Story
Posted on 8/18/17 at 9:20 am to SCLSUMuddogs
ohh good lord.
because the people vandalizing this statue or screaming for other statues to be taken down don't give a shite about historical accuracy, they are looking to whine, bitch, and moan that some white man, who's been in the ground for centuries, somehow caused all the problems in their life today. which is a lazy bullshite excuse, something most of them excel at.
because the people vandalizing this statue or screaming for other statues to be taken down don't give a shite about historical accuracy, they are looking to whine, bitch, and moan that some white man, who's been in the ground for centuries, somehow caused all the problems in their life today. which is a lazy bullshite excuse, something most of them excel at.
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You are just doubling down on your stupidity his morning I see.
This post was edited on 8/18/17 at 9:28 am
Posted on 8/18/17 at 9:23 am to Klark Kent
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starting the white man's reign of terror ???
Yeah, he was Italian not white.
Posted on 8/18/17 at 9:23 am to Klark Kent
You're getting mad about the wrong statue bud. That isn't the fight to take up
Posted on 8/18/17 at 9:26 am to SCLSUMuddogs
nah, i'm getting mad at the ignorance of the statue vandals and those in this thread defending it. i have no skin in the statue game personally.
Posted on 8/18/17 at 9:26 am to SCLSUMuddogs
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He didn't discover North America
His fourth expedition was the first European exploration (other than the vikings) to set foot on North America... so for the purposes of colonization, he did.
Posted on 8/18/17 at 9:27 am to SCLSUMuddogs
Posted on 8/18/17 at 9:31 am to Klark Kent
All of this could have been avoided if it wasn't for Christopher Columbus!!! 
Posted on 8/18/17 at 9:33 am to Klark Kent
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guess it's his fault for discovering North America, thus starting the white man's reign of terror ???
Actually he didn't even discover North America, so that argument doesn't work for them either.
Posted on 8/18/17 at 9:35 am to Klark Kent
quote:Well, he didn't so...
I guess it's his fault for discovering North America
Posted on 8/18/17 at 9:37 am to ell_13
Ohh Dear Lord, the OT's sarcasm meter is broken
Posted on 8/18/17 at 9:45 am to ShaneTheLegLechler
But seriously I figured the rainbow sidewalk would buy enough capital for them to stand down
Posted on 8/18/17 at 9:46 am to Klark Kent
People are so stupid these days. Social media makes them even more rahtahded
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