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Discussion => Off topic => Topic started by: CrazyBart on October 07, 2012, 07:25 pm
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Does anyone know why we still celebrate this holiday in the states?
Columbus was a slave trader who happened to "discover" south and latin america.
I think we should do away with this holiday
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Does anyone know why we still celebrate this holiday in the states?
Columbus was a slave trader who happened to "discover" south and latin america.
I think we should do away with this holiday
I agree.
But some folks on the top tier think us "sheep" need holidays to keep us in line. I don't give a fuck about any holidays, personally. I don't have kids so, there isn't any worry about days off from school, and my job doesn't pay for holidays.
So, fuck em!
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Im not an American but to me it seems like a ridiculous holiday and certainly nothing to celebrate, the genocide of over 500 Nations of indigenous people isnt something positive or to be proud of at all, its primitive to celebrate such atrocities.
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Its funny how some claim Columbus "discovered" a land that was already inhabited. Anyone give a shit about all the Native Americans?? Of course not, because not only were they brutally murdered but today, their slaughters are declared a holiday and celebrated. Might as well make a holiday for Hitler and the Holocaust too..
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Its funny how some claim Columbus "discovered" a land that was already inhabited. Anyone give a shit about all the Native Americans?? Of course not, because not only were they brutally murdered but today, their slaughters are declared a holiday and celebrated. Might as well make a holiday for Hitler and the Holocaust too..
That's not fair, man. You have to wait another 400 years before it qualifies as a holiday instead of an atrocity. And only Germany has the rights to making it a holiday, as well.
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Exactly brother, its the very same thing, celebrating genocide is what it is, its real ignorant patriotism, its sheer madness its actually celebrated really, does anyone read history anymore haha!?
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While it always seemed like a poor excuse for a holiday, I never realized quite how poor until now.
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Its funny how some claim Columbus "discovered" a land that was already inhabited. Anyone give a shit about all the Native Americans?? Of course not, because not only were they brutally murdered but today, their slaughters are declared a holiday and celebrated. Might as well make a holiday for Hitler and the Holocaust too..
That's not fair, man. You have to wait another 400 years before it qualifies as a holiday instead of an atrocity. And only Germany has the rights to making it a holiday, as well.
A point well made Sir. I think I might begin the fabrication of flags and celebratory Holocaust banners and bury them in a time capsule for future generations to enjoy.
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Its funny how some claim Columbus "discovered" a land that was already inhabited. Anyone give a shit about all the Native Americans?? Of course not, because not only were they brutally murdered but today, their slaughters are declared a holiday and celebrated. Might as well make a holiday for Hitler and the Holocaust too..
Well, Columbus reported the Americas were "unpeopled". Native Americans aren't people, you see. I guess it just took people 500 years to realize he was mistaken.
In seriousness, though, I don't think anybody celebrates the slaughter of the native peoples. They just don't teach that it happened, and so kids get indoctrinated into a fairytale version of America wherein everyone from Columbus to the current President are all heroes and saints (with the possible exception of the last President from the party not currently in power), and by the time they are adults they actively resist any fact that challenges the fairytale. Simply put, many people just don't believe that Columbus killed anyone at all. Especially the sort of "conservative" who always seems to want to "return" to a past where things were better than they are now. Everything falls apart for that person if he finds out that the mythic figures who peopled his mythic past were really a bunch of bastards.
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Does anyone know why we still celebrate this holiday in the states?
Columbus was a slave trader who happened to "discover" south and latin america.
I think we should do away with this holiday
its so our overpaid government employee leaches can get another paid day off!!
what r u stupid or something? cant figure something simple out for yourself?
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its so our overpaid government employee leaches can get another paid day off!!
what r u stupid or something? cant figure something simple out for yourself?
AND so furniture stores can have sales!
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true wretched true - i look foreword to the furniture sales all year ;)
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I have always wondered why the furniture stores have always had Columbus day sales. did he have something to do with furniture?
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hahaha.
Columbus discovered furniture.
another holiday that is awesome? Thanksgiving. we celebrate our ancestors cooking and eating Indians as a "celebration".
lol.. anyone hungry!?
/thumbs
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I just don't like it because no mail. Rain, sleet, or snow and it will be here, but columbus day your shit out of luck buddy!
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American holidays are fucked right up.... Christmas, how the hell did that turn into a fat, bearded guy, delivering presents on a sleigh pulled by flying reindeer? ... Easter... A bunny that hides eggs in your house? ... Thanksgiving.... eat turkey and watch football....
Its unfortunate that every single holiday that is celebrated....especially here in the USA....is celebrated for reasons totally unrelated to the original purpose of the holiday. More people think of presents than Jesus when it comes to Christmas....and I'm not a religious person at all, but seriously its fucked up...
Also, what does a "proper celebration" of Columbus Day consist of? haha..... where is the mythological being that sneaks into your house to give you shit? ...well there is none...so this holiday is overlooked by 99% of the American population.... Just another day that mail wont come... therefore another day my drugs wont come...Fuck you Christopher Columbus!!
I know its not just us Americans who celebrate Christmas and what not, but our lack of a real culture, and our interest in "stuff" , makes us look like morons when we "celebrate" our "holidays" ... haha ......... word to your moms!
Assignment: ask 10 American kids what the meaning of Christmas is........ see how many answers about Santa and presents you get ... haha ;)
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i think certain states dont celebrate Columbus day.. but its an all out fuk up..
they shud make this holiday pass on a 2nd sunday of october. n school can still be out
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Happy Cristobal Colon Day!! haha.... wasn't that his real name ???
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man.. im fukin pissed.. i havent got my package , i think its cuz of columbus day
does anybody have the same problems.. ? do they have like a delay goin down ? damn..i hope i get something by tomorrow
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Yeah Columbus day slowed my shit down
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cool. thankz bro..
fukin mail man came like at 6 in da afternoon back logged. so im thinkin my regular stuff be in.
if not the feds messed up and let me goo lol. with some bull shit they might of sent cuz i aint got it yet . due to who knows what
but at least im here. hopefull n shit lol
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Hopefully its just the postal service (which it most likely is) :) They like to take off work anytime possible and they are under paid so most of them don't care what goes through. If you think about it's just another shitty job
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When I was a tike I was just glad to have off school...now i just wish the mail would keep moving ;)
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thats the realest shit i heard today..
for real tho' they need to make the work last. so they just needed that break then.
it makes it that much better to get my orders in
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i think mine is running behind too. vendor marked shipped friday (priority mail) and i still haven't received it. usually gets here in 3 days max. then again, he might not of sent it out when he said haha
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Yea man how come when the mail man gets one day off it puts all my mail a week behind? and Columbus day? Shouldn't it really be Leaf Erickson day? The vikings discovered America 500 years before the fucking mob did
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I never thought about it. We kinda have a crap load of bogus holidays anyways.
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Yea man how come when the mail man gets one day off it puts all my mail a week behind? and Columbus day? Shouldn't it really be Leaf Erickson day? The vikings discovered America 500 years before the fucking mob did
And the Irish before that!
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Yea man how come when the mail man gets one day off it puts all my mail a week behind? and Columbus day? Shouldn't it really be Leaf Erickson day? The vikings discovered America 500 years before the fucking mob did
Lief Erickson day was on Tuesday (10/9) in the US, good thing that wasn't a federal holiday as well.
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Yea man how come when the mail man gets one day off it puts all my mail a week behind? and Columbus day? Shouldn't it really be Leaf Erickson day? The vikings discovered America 500 years before the fucking mob did
Lief Erickson day was on Tuesday (10/9) in the US, good thing that wasn't a federal holiday as well.
lol@that
I dont know no Mr. Erickson, but I do know Leif Garrett!
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b0/Leif_Garrett_-_Leif_Garrett_(album).jpeg