James Fulford - VDare: Hello, Columbus! The Day When Hate Speech Is Okay - "Now, of course, people are discovering that Columbus was white"

TO THE MEMORY OF CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS WHOSE HIGH FAITH AND INDOMITABLE COURAGE GAVE TO MANKIND A NEW WORLD

BORN MCDXXXVI DIED MDIV

(1436—1504)

That`s the inscription on the monument to Christopher Columbus in front of Union Station in DC. The monument, a really great sculpture group by Lorado Taft, was dedicated in 1912, by people who thought that discovering America,, in the face of great odds and great dangers, was a Good Thing.

Now, of course, people are discovering that Columbus was white, and so it’s okay to hate him. At the top of the page I have a picture of the sculpture group as it was defaced in 2002 by a “Native American” activist. [Credit, Sam Durant.net]

Of course, it’s only okay to hate Americans on October 12. ...

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