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Originally Posted by braisler
Hey, that's a whole lot of text and post to read to find out what most of us already know. I think only pretty young kids still hold the impression that Columbus was someone to be admired. Most adults I know understand that 1. He didn't discover America, 2. He was greedy and cruel is his dealings with native peoples. Not much new here. Unless I am wrong about most adults already understanding this.
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I think you are wrong. Most don't understand the complexity of the history.
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Originally Posted by braisler
He did have enormous faith (or foolhardiness) to attempt a trans-atlantic crossing at a time when all of his contemporaries insisted that it couldn't be done.
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This too is a good point...
Ultimately, this is the main thing about history (hell even the news of things that happened yesterday), they are coloured by those who tell the story.