Comments on: The Curious Case of Christopher Columbus: A Study in Historical Revisionism

By: Cyn

Cyn — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 07:16:54 +0000

Write more, thats all I have to say.

By: Jack S. Fogbound

Jack S. Fogbound — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 01:34:55 +0000

WoW, This article has generated mixed emotions with love and hate, just because a navigator of his time believed by sailing west he would find a shorter route to India and by accident he discovered a new continent. How many people he killed in the process has nothing to do with his discovery. These were the days of the Spanish Inqusition that forced people to submit to accepting religion under the pain of death. The use of expletive language to plead your case only detracts from the art of conversation

By: Aishah Bowron

Aishah Bowron — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 21:39:20 +0000

Christopher Columbus was an evil bloodthirsty tyrant who abducted, enslaved, murdered and chopped up millions of native Americans he called Indians because he thought he was in the East Indies. I fucking hate Columbus’s guts, he’s a bloody genocidal murderer who takes pleasure at people’s suffering and watching them die !. He’s more beast than human being, more sinner than saint and more butcher than explorer. The guy never even set foot on North American soil, he discovered the Caribbean.

By: James

James — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 22:02:09 +0000

Seriously? You are definding this guy? Columbus was a pirate before he went to the Americas, launching raids on Italian shipping for the French and Spanish Kings. In the Americas he was a looter and slaver responsible for widespread atrocities against the Indians (enslavement, chopping off the hands of those who didn’t find enough gold). He provided his buddies young girls to be raped by sailors. He was such a cruel governor that his own government sent him back home in chains for embarrassing them. See this article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2006/aug/07/books.spain for just a taste. And read Bartolomé de las Casas’ Account of the Destruction of the Indies for more atrocities than you can stomach.

Being an adult means occasionally realizing the world is not always the way we thought it was when we were young. Columbus was not a good man, and his legacy is something that I for one don’t want to honor. If that’s ‘political correctness’, sign me up.

By: S.S.

S.S. — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 10:05:32 +0000

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By: dangermom

dangermom — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 03:48:14 +0000

Just ran across this while looking for CC talk. Just to let you know, everyone at that time knew that the world was round. Columbus’ theory was that the globe was much smaller than everyone thought, so he insisted it would be possible to sail to the East without much trouble. In fact, the prevailing opinion about the size of the Earth was much more accurate and Columbus was wrong–it’s just that no one expected a whole ‘nother continent in the way. Lucky for Columbus!

Eratosthenes, a Greek mathematician and librarian, estimated the circumference of the Earth in 240 BC and was very nearly correct–he was only about 1% off. People have known that the world is round since ancient times.

By: Turtle

Turtle — Sat, 22 May 2010 18:39:54 +0000

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By: Ka

Ka — Sat, 22 May 2010 14:10:25 +0000

Great article.

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By: Effie

Effie — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:05:13 +0000

Yet another instance of the politically correct attempting to obliterate our traditions. I’m one of the people who do remember the parades on Columbus Day. They were peaceful and joyous, full of civic pride.