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To: bigbob
Christopher Columbus, described as “an immoral treasure hunter” and a “vicious conquistador.”

I actually agree with this one, but not for the reasons given. It is more that he was a petty tyrant when given a chance to govern his own Carribean nation, and had to be removed by his peers. Basically, dude sucked.

3 posted on 10/11/2012 8:52:04 AM PDT by Lazamataz (WAAAAAAAAAHHHhhhhh.....)
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To: Lazamataz

Why does BOR keep having “Doctor” Hill on as a guest (His PHd is in African Studies”)? He’s a typical leftist clown.


5 posted on 10/11/2012 8:54:59 AM PDT by Signalman
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To: Lazamataz

The translations of his diaries are on the internet or you can order them from amazon.
As you describe him is just not true.


11 posted on 10/11/2012 9:03:34 AM PDT by svcw (Why is one cell on another planet considered life, and in the womb it is not.)
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To: Lazamataz

We all know there are bad white people as well as bad people of all shapes, sizes, and colors. The point of this article is how “Doctor Hill” who purports to be above this sort of thing as a big academic thought leader, blah blah, is just another angry black racist.


14 posted on 10/11/2012 9:07:06 AM PDT by bigbob
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To: Lazamataz

Columbus isn’t great for being a governor. Nor was he the first to realize the world is a sphere. He wasn’t even the first European to discover the American continents. He is great because he had the determination convice someone to finance him, and the courage to persevere when his crew wanted to turn back. What he did was to permanently and massively change the world. What he did after that is irrelevant.


26 posted on 10/11/2012 9:38:53 AM PDT by Hugin ("Most times a man'll tell you his bad intentions, if you listen and let yourself hear."---Open Range)
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