Very interesting. Scott has stated that Carmen is Hispanic, and so Winslow’s not entirely incorrect.
It’s one thing to say that, without Columbus, there would be no United States of America.
But I think it’s also fair to say, there was a whole lot of other stuff going on, caused by “discovery” of the Americas, from 1492 up and through at least 1864, that might have been better left undone.
Yes, I’m thinking of how the Europeans treated native peoples here on this continent, and not just the British. But I’m also thinking of the slave trade – and even the Spanish participated in that – heavily.
Columbus may be gone, but maybe it is time to rethink a lot of our history.
A lot of our history is not that pretty.
Even if we did get a half-way decent country out of it.
For the full-way decent country, let’s do something about racism and income inequality.
Very interesting. Scott has stated that Carmen is Hispanic, and so Winslow’s not entirely incorrect.
It’s one thing to say that, without Columbus, there would be no United States of America.
But I think it’s also fair to say, there was a whole lot of other stuff going on, caused by “discovery” of the Americas, from 1492 up and through at least 1864, that might have been better left undone.
Yes, I’m thinking of how the Europeans treated native peoples here on this continent, and not just the British. But I’m also thinking of the slave trade – and even the Spanish participated in that – heavily.
Columbus may be gone, but maybe it is time to rethink a lot of our history.
A lot of our history is not that pretty.
Even if we did get a half-way decent country out of it.
For the full-way decent country, let’s do something about racism and income inequality.
Peace and love!