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Third: I have acknowledged the all the "sins" presented. I have not "whitewashed" them as you have charged. I would indeed say that if anyone is "whitewashing" (or perhaps more correctly, "blackwashing"), it's those who chose to have as myopic a view of historical individuals in a black light as those who hold them in a white light.
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We all know the good CC did. Blackwashing would be to say 'Columbus never did anything good or positive'. We aren't saying that. We are pointing out the less popular aspect. That's not a wash of any color. You have been charged with whitewashing because you have yet to reply to the topic. When we say, "CC was bad and he did this, this, and this.", you reply "stop looking at the negative. Why are you spreading hate?". That's whitewashing.
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And finally: This a discussion board. I was once told long ago that the poster cannot dictate the direction of the discussion. It is not up to you (or me) to dictate the responses to your post. If some defend Columbus, then some defend Columbus. If others say "move on" then they say "move on". And likewise, if some agree with you, then they agree with you.
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This is a discussion about the attrocities of CC. If someone started posting about the war on terror or homosexual marriage rights, they'd be off topic. Discussion or not. Talking about balance of good and bad, or questioning the entire topic in this thread is equally off topic.
THE TOPIC TO DISCUSS: THE ATTROCITIES OF CC. Nothing to do with the good, or some balance of good and bad. This is bad. If you can't follow such a simple guideline as this, we'll never get a decent discussion going.