Posted on 10/11/2021 10:29:33 PM PDT by SoConPubbie
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) defended Columbus Day from the woke left on Monday as members of the radical left recognize “Indigenous Peoples Day,” defending the Italian explorer as someone who displayed “courage, determination, and perseverance” and noting that those who wish to erase the day on the calendar “do so as part of a mission to portray the United States and Western history in a negative light as they seek to blame our country and its values for all that is evil in the world.”
DeSantis’s official proclamation recognizes that Columbus Day “commemorates the life and legacy of Columbus,” who “made Europeans conscious of the existence of the New World and whose travels opened the door for the development of European settlements in the Western Hemisphere, which would ultimately lead to the establishment of the United States of America.”
The proclamation briefly walks through the history of the day, noting that Americans “must learn from history and continue to discuss Columbus’s contributions, discoveries, and experiences rather than revise history, and acknowledge that individuals who seek to defame Columbus and try to expunge the day from our civic calendar do so as part of a mission to portray the United States and Western history in a negative light as they seek to blame our country and its values for all that is evil in the world, rather than see it as the force for good.”
The proclamation adds that it is important to “appreciate the exploration and development of civilization in this hemisphere with optimism, hope, and an appreciation of the trail-blazing legacy of American heroes who built the greatest nation the world has ever known.”
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F the rat 🐀 bastards. 😀👍
From the brilliant brain of DeSantis; that’s our guy!
Why I just heard how bad ‘Columbus Day’ is a couple of days ago.
Because.......you know.....Columbus.
[and noting that those who wish to erase the day on the calendar “do so as part of a mission to portray the United States and Western history in a negative light as they seek to blame our country and its values for all that is evil in the world.]
A very important mission of those promoting Leftist propaganda and brainwashing others.
Voting for DeSantis was a good thing. I’ll happily do it a second time.
In fourteen hundred and ninety-two,
The left were put in the stocks, boo-hoo.
Columbus day, the day an Italian came to America and saved the Indians. Seriously!
In fourteen hundred ninety two
Columbus sailed the ocean blue
He must have lost his compass too
He missed New York
And landed in Peru
Hey it rhymed when I was a kid. That’s all that counted.
Happy Columbus Day to all Americans and my Paisan relatives!
Thank you Mr. DeSantis
Ron’s synapses fire in the correct order as stated in the OEM manual
Thank you, Ron, but aren’t you afraid of Popovich saying you are celebrating the Italian Hitler?
With him as the nominee, and not that loser, (who has lost us the White House AND the House AND the Senate AND moderates on the High Court), I would say we stand a much better chance going ahead as a GOP. As it is, Trump cannot win the General in 2024, there is no doubt about it and we need to move beyond him. There are so many newer, more attractive conservatives without all the baggage and negatives.
You’re the loser. In polls, Trump is up in the 75-90 % as choice for Prez; DeSantis is 9 %. I love DeSantis, he is my Gov as I live in FL, but no one has Trump’s base, charisma, proven conservative track record, and he is not a loser; the election was stolen from him. Trump is the ONLY 2024 candidate that could win, and the fact that you could so easily turn on him smells of an anti-Trumper who is more of an establishment Pub rather than a populist America Firster.
This is a good opportunity for you to reflect upon the way you have been raised with what seems to be a lack of manners (Judging from the way you right behind your keyboard to other members of FR here), I have attacked nobody on this forum but I have presented my viewpoints for 21 years (check my profile) so if you have a problem with that I recommend anger management courses or perhaps a return to your roots if they were ethical and moral to begin with… In other words you do you and I will do me… Got it? (Sounds like a good deal to me)
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