As I get older I meet more and more people who like to
disparage Christopher Columbus. “He killed the native population.” “He’s a baby
killer.” “He stole land.” These remarks
usually come from people who like to think they are Progressives. They have no
sense of awareness of the times and history. In the late 1400’s the world was a
tough place and yes, very racist. The world racist wasn’t even invented yet but
everybody back then was a racist. People lived with their own people and hated
different people. It wasn’t just European nations who were racists. Everybody
was a racist. The Asians, Turks, and yes the peoples of the Americas. A nation expanded their empire so their people
could live a better life. In 1492 Spain was the most powerful nation. They had
the wealth to go out and expand their empire. If a nation came across a land
with weaker people the native people either accepted their fate or fought and
died. It was a very rough life back then. No Starbucks or IPhones. No Twitter
wars just real wars. I ask people when thinking about Columbus’ legacy that
they remember the times. What if the Turks sailed to the Americas? That would
be bad. The Americas would be like the Middle East or North Africa. What if for
some odd reason the Americas were left alone? There wouldn’t have been a U.S.A
to save the world from Nazism and Communism. The U.S.A happen because Columbus
discovered the West Indies. In 1607 America started to be colonized. Today you
have a greatest country the world has seen. Thank you Christopher Columbus. I
know for sure that the world is better off with your voyage.
THE ORIGINAL BAD ASS. THANK GOD HE HAD GUTS. WE'RE HERE BECAUSE OF HIM.
COLUMBUS WAS 40 WHEN HE SAILED IN 1492. THE WIMP BELOW IS 40. IMAGINE THE MODERN MALE GETTING IN A BOAT AND SAILING A 1000 MILES. TIMES HAVE CHANGED. "WHERE IS MY SAFE SPACE ON THE BOAT?"
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