Nautilus said:
But its already part of our culture.And he had a different perspective and moral than we have now.We are, after all, talking about a difference of 500 years.Good people in that age though that black people were animals, because their religion said to them that they had no soul, and so killing them wasnt wrong.And people believed it because they thought it was right, that what their religion said was right.It was ignorance in most cases, not real evil.It isnt completely fair to judge them by our standards, when they had a completely different view about the world.We actually have a better society today because of them, because of their mistakes, and we learned about them. Well, i think in the end it really depends on people, if they want to give more importance to the good side of Colombo or its bad side, but in the end for me renaming it(the day) is just foolish.Most people just celebrate the day and its meaning, not the person, and renaming it would just cause more harm than good.(confusing people and all) |
I think there can be a balance. Besides, if you were to ask your average American what they think of when they hear Christoffer Columbus, I doubt murder, mutilation etc. are the first things they'll say. The good side of Chirstoffer Columbus is given vastly more importance, so we aren't in any immediate danger of the bad side getting "overrepresented".
