Two more states are dumping Christopher Columbus to celebrate indigenous people instead

CNN ^ | April 21, 2019 | By Christina Maxouris

[ConservativeStatement]

More states are ditching Christopher Columbus.

Vermont and Maine are the latest to join the growing number of cities, states and municipalities that have renamed the October holiday for the people who lived in America long before the explorer arrived.

The legislatures of both states passed bills last week that would change Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples' Day. The bills are awaiting the governors' signatures.

ACLU of Maine Advocacy Director applauded the state's efforts.

[LouAvul]

I hope the white cracker liberals who root for this realize it's an ongoing agenda to erase the fact that white men, good, smart, ambitious, innovative, adventurous white men built civilization. And that tears every other demographic up.

They can't compete, so they destroy.

[Paladin2]

When are the States going to DUmp CNN?

[Innovative]

Idiots.

They should have left Columbus day alone — without him, we might not be here.

They could have just found another day to designate to celebrate native Americans, who also contributed to this country.

[ConservativeStatement]

Kate Smith, too. It is a pathetic attempt to elevate some while eradicating others.

[Clemenza]

Columbus had nothing to do with the discovery or settlement of what became the United States. I would prefer Henry Hudson day.

[HighSierra5]

Coming soon! Statues of Marx, Lenin, Che Guevara going up in a park near you! I wish this was a joke.

[rockrr]

You mean Columbus wasn’t ingenious?

What? Oh....nevermind.

[Paleo Conservative]

Why not have an Aztec appreciation day staged with authentic human sacrifices?

[deport]

The following link is to article about the formation of North America.
The originals were here millimuns prior to Columbus. But that doesn't
mean that Columbus didn't have a major influence on N America after
his landings.

It is an interesting read I thought.

A New History of the First Peoples in the Americas

The miracle of modern genetics has revolutionized the story anthropologists
tell about how humans spread out across the Earth.

[Mark]

If thousands of people in one small city throw Columbus parties, would Swat be called out?

[BuffaloJack]

Two more states succumb to socialist/commie doctrine.

[Monterrosa-24]

The mindlessly trendy set have no originality and no shame.

[I want the USA back]

They hate Columbus because he brought Christianity. They want to eliminate Christianity.

[17th Miss Regt]

On a shirt:

My HEART belongs to the Aztecs!

[Army Air Corps]

Ping.

[a fool in paradise]

indigenous peoples of Europe are told that nationalism is wrong but indigenous people of the Americas are “noble savages” with birthright claim to continents

[Telepathic Intruder]

Because they were all peace-loving, one-with-nature victims of the evil white Christian. That’s how liberal history sees them.

[A_perfect_lady]

Oooh, let’s have some human sacrifices to commemorate those wonderful Aztecs and Incas! Let’s see... how about some Humanities professors at Ivy League colleges? Do you suppose there’d be any volunteers? Surely they’d be willing... exonerate all that nasty White Guilt and go out with a statement!

[tet68]

Aaaah, but which indigenous people from what time period???