USA.gov: Happy Columbus Day! thepete: Um, "Happy"? Really?

falconieri:

usagov:

Every year, on the second Monday of October, the United States celebrates Christopher Columbus’ landing in the Americas. Columbus’ official siting of new land was October 12, 1492.

Columbus, a native of Italy, scoured Europe for royal sponsors of his expedition to find the New World. Finally, in…

@usagov, LIAR

“LIAR” indeed, Falconieri.  Aren’t we all educated enough to understand that it’s kinda lame celebrating the genocidal asshole who didn’t really discover America and only did that because he was looking for India?  Yeah, let’s celebrate a man so greedy and cruel that he would order the hands of locals chopped off if they didn’t bring him gold.

It’s pretty disgusting how we still pat ourselves on the back for “taming” this continent.

If I had a dayjob, I’d go into work today, anyway.  

Oh and if I sound like I’m talking out of my ass, go watch “Even the Rain” on Netflix and see how you feel after.  It’s also available to stream on Amazon.