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Protesters On Replicas Of Christopher Columbus Ships: Those Are Black Ships Of Death
townhall.com ^ | 8/18/2017 | Matt Vespa

Posted on 08/19/2017 7:08:03 AM PDT by rktman

Forget Lincoln, forget Confederate generals, and forget former Supreme Court justices—it’s Christopher Columbus’ turn to be put in the crosshairs of the progressive left. Replicas of the Niña and the Pinta, two of the three ships that sailed with Columbus to the new world, sailed into Traverse City, Michigan, where they were met with protests, some calling them “black ships of death,” while others saying the ships represent nothing but genocide. So, even learning about the discovery of the new world is racist, especially if it’s not done through the revisionist lens of progressives—only they can really teach our true history. Yeah, that’s just crap. Of course, many bad things happened during colonization, but it doesn’t negate the fact that Columbus came here and if ships, the method of transportation in which he arrived here triggers you—you’re just a weak, soft and fragile human being (via 9&10 News):

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KEYWORDS: americanhistory; culturewar; purge; radicalleft; totalidiots
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To: Da Coyote

Oops, good for us, not God for us.
As usual, a little too sloppy with the keyboard.
It’s usual, when filled with revulsion and hate for progressives, the dung beetles of the earth.


21 posted on 08/19/2017 7:29:30 AM PDT by Da Coyote
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To: exDemMom

And allow the natives to wander around, dragging their homes behind them.


22 posted on 08/19/2017 7:29:43 AM PDT by abclily
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To: rktman

The Left is playing “Can you top this?” with the current “erase history” idiocy.

As usual, they will overreach and turn off many fence-sitters. And the Left will wonder why.


23 posted on 08/19/2017 7:33:11 AM PDT by Oatka
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To: rktman

Ship these protestors off in three ships and let them discover their own Utopia.


24 posted on 08/19/2017 7:33:40 AM PDT by stars & stripes forever (Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord. Psalm 33:12)
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To: rktman

Easy bet. Columbus Day parades are canceled this year.
Another piece of culture and history down the toilet where liberals belong.


25 posted on 08/19/2017 7:33:49 AM PDT by I want the USA back (Lying Media: completely irresponsible. Complicit in the destruction of this country.)
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To: rktman

They think the Nina, The Pinta and the Santa Maria were slave ships? In the same way they think Joan of Arc was really a Confederate soldier?


26 posted on 08/19/2017 7:37:09 AM PDT by miss marmelstein
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To: rktman

The leftist Antifa (or other groups) can peacefully bitch and moan all they want. But as soon as they use violence to imminently threaten the lives of innocent people, Antifa heads should be turned into pink mist.

City mayors and police chiefs who order their law enforcement officers to stand down rather than to protect lawful and peaceful demonstrators from violence and threats to their lives (from either side) should be charged with giving aid and comfort to the enemy.


27 posted on 08/19/2017 7:38:22 AM PDT by Carl Vehse
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To: rktman

Kids raised on Howard Zinn.


28 posted on 08/19/2017 7:42:15 AM PDT by Fred Hayek (The Democratic Party is now the operational arm of the CPUSA)
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To: rktman

Why aren’t Jews demanding that Aushwicz be torn down?


29 posted on 08/19/2017 7:42:48 AM PDT by ReaganGeneration2
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To: Texas Eagle

You are correct. These liberals have been full blown socialist/communist/hate America pukes since their damn college education system takeover that was very noticeable in the mid 60’s. In fact after going back in 70-72 gratis the army, I could not believe I had a course called social insurance. Yes, it was national health insurance. These people must be driven out, and; only Trump is fighting them. These Republicans to include Cruz, Rand Paul, McCain plus more are “never Trump” jerks. To get our country back we must call our senators and reps plus the RNC and tell them-”You back Trump 100% or you lose my vote plus all financial support.” We all want that wall plus repeal of Obamacare. Now, we have no time to listen to Rand Paul and his association group health insurance BS. Insurance is not underwritten like that. Yes, associations can get cancer and accident policies plus supplements with 3rd party contracts that kickback 10% commission to the associations. They cannot get group health insurance/ major med. like that as group health is underwritten on number of employees, class of workers, (office to more dangerous types), and claims loss ratio. Members of associations do different work/more dangerous like plumbing. Some do only residential and not the more hazardous construction plumbing.These lawyers and MD’s know jack squat about insurance or business.


30 posted on 08/19/2017 7:43:27 AM PDT by Lumper20
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To: rktman

As I have said repeatedly the leftists hate America and everything about it since the voyage of Columbus. Its good to see them being open about it.


31 posted on 08/19/2017 7:43:54 AM PDT by Brooklyn Attitude (The first step in ending the War on White People, is to recognize it exists.)
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To: rktman
Of course, many bad things happened during colonization, but it doesn’t negate the fact that Columbus came here and if ships, the method of transportation in which he arrived here triggers you—you’re just a weak, soft and fragile human being

Columbus and his voyages are the triggering events of the American colonial period with out a doubt.

But the old world would have discovered the New World eventually. The only questions are; by who and when.

In my opinion for the native Americans things could turned out much worse.

Had the colonization of the Americas been accomplished by the Islamic countries of Turkey and the North African nations I think the outcome could have been much worse.

Let’s be real. The Americas being conquered by the Christian countries of Europe is probably one of the least catastrophic outcomes. No matter which culture conquered the Americas the native people were going to be displaced and assimilated in to a more advanced culture.

It is an inescapable lesson of history that a primitive culture when exposed to a more advanced and more aggressive culture will be subsumed in to that culture

All in all things could have been worse.

32 posted on 08/19/2017 7:44:03 AM PDT by Pontiac (The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.L)
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To: HLPhat

My grandfather’s grandparents were killed by NAs, probably the Chickasaw. Do I have the right to go all out on them?


33 posted on 08/19/2017 7:44:04 AM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
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To: rktman

Not that Chris ever landed in the US.


34 posted on 08/19/2017 7:44:47 AM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
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To: rktman
Exactly! That's why I specified that Columbus' discovery led to the settlement of the continent by Europeans and modern Asians.

One thing I do wonder is why the Asians that came here 16,000 years ago never accomplished much, while the Asians that remained in Asia built civilizations. At some point, they had similar cultures, didn't they?

35 posted on 08/19/2017 7:45:07 AM PDT by exDemMom (Current visual of the hole the US continues to dig itself into: http://www.usdebtclock.org/)
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To: rktman

What a fantastic picture!


36 posted on 08/19/2017 7:46:23 AM PDT by Ray76 (Republicans are a Democrat party front group.)
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To: stars & stripes forever
Ship these protestors off in three ships and let them discover their own Utopia.

It already exists! Send them here


37 posted on 08/19/2017 7:49:12 AM PDT by COBOL2Java (RuPaul and Yertle - our illustrious Republican leaders up the Hill - God help us!)
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To: Ray76
Yikes. Looking at the date, it was 25 years ago! Where did the time go? Awesome 36 years of hard work and now...... The Russians fly us back and forth. 🚀
38 posted on 08/19/2017 7:49:20 AM PDT by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?!)
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To: ReaganGeneration2

Agreed.

Let’s forget.

/s


39 posted on 08/19/2017 7:50:44 AM PDT by combat_boots (God bless Israel and all who protect and defend her! Merry Christmas! In God We Trust!)
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To: Da Coyote
It’s way way past time for more than a few protesters to receive a very large attitude adjustment.

Partner, U ain't lying!!!

40 posted on 08/19/2017 7:51:49 AM PDT by TheConservativeTejano (God Bless Texas...)
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