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Should the US continue to honor Columbus Day?
Results so far:
| No | 60% | 987 votes | Total: 1658 votes | |
| Yes | 40% | 671 votes |
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by Jan Fulton
Created on: November 10, 2007 Last Updated: May 24, 2010
No, the US should no longer observe Christopher Columbus Day, because he wasn't responsible for the
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Created on: April 15, 2009 Last Updated: June 22, 2009
I have a personal opinion about this since I am a mixed blood Native American. When growing up, all
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Created on: June 21, 2009
The Genocide of an Indigenous People
"In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue..."
The original text
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Created on: May 06, 2008
What Honor is There in Columbus Day
How can we as human beings continue to condone the celebration of
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by Terry Lucas
Created on: October 09, 2009 Last Updated: October 11, 2009
I will say this, there are some more far valuable people from the past who made many great contributions
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by Abe Litteral
Created on: October 12, 2008
How easy is it to forget that Columbus Day is actually a federal holiday here in the United States?
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by Kent
Created on: October 08, 2007
Traditions die hard. If we take a serious look at Chistopher Columbus'legacy, it certainly does not
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Created on: September 30, 2011
In 1492, the Indians discovered Columbus, lost at sea.
That was the message on a T shirt I bought at
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Created on: September 26, 2007
Should the U.S. continue to honor Columbus day? No, Columbus did not discover any part of what is now
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by John Brant
Created on: March 17, 2010 Last Updated: March 18, 2010
Genocide deserves no honor. Christopher Columbus himself did not kill Native Americans throughout
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Created on: July 01, 2008
Interesting choice of words. Should we "honor" Columbus Day? Taken at face value, I felt a need to write
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Created on: October 08, 2007
IT'S COLUMBUS DAY-WHAT ARE WE CELEBRATING FOR?
By Kalyn Free INDNs List Founder"We shall take you and
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by Jason Lusk
Created on: October 08, 2007
I have heard a lot of stories about what Columbus was trying to accomplish when he set sail from Spain.
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by KD Dawson
Created on: October 08, 2007
What kind of question is this? For the simple fact that this has to be asked for a debate question proves
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Created on: October 08, 2007
The United States should not honor Columbus Day. I say that it is a disgrace that the whole nation celebrates
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Created on: October 13, 2008
Let the Europeans honor Columbus Day! It was their idea to begin with!
Cristoforo Colombo, known as Cristbal
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by Donald Moore
Created on: October 08, 2007
Point of Order, please! Except for marking it on the calendar, what do we do to honor Columbus Day.
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Yes
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by Jesse Lyman
Created on: April 06, 2010
It has been said that the Vikings were the first Europeans to “discover” America and the
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by T.C Leonard
Created on: October 08, 2007
When I was a child, nobody seemed to question the fact that Columbus discovered the western world. We
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Created on: October 13, 2008 Last Updated: February 19, 2011
Whether or not the Vikings arrived and even founded colonies that later failed in North America prior
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Created on: September 28, 2011
Columbus Day represents the early beginnings of our country. Few events can hold that stature
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Created on: October 08, 2007 Last Updated: May 15, 2009
Political correctness has made cowards of of many modern Americans-Christopher Columbus was the greatest
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by Terry Booth
Created on: October 08, 2007
The history of mankind is replete with stories of war, enslavement and wholesale slaughter. Cristobal
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by Rex Coker
Created on: October 08, 2007 Last Updated: September 29, 2010
Christopher Columbus may not have discovered the Americas but his exploration opened the door to other
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by Dan Zinski
Created on: October 08, 2007
The U.S. must continue observing Columbus Day. If we don't, then people will forget all about Columbus,
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by Nita Frazier
Created on: October 09, 2007 Last Updated: November 17, 2010
OK so it is questionable whether Christopher Columbus ever set foot on the north American continent.
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by Ted Sherman
Created on: October 08, 2007
Cool it, professional marchers! Protesting Columbus Day because Chris had slaves. Pulleeeze! Let's trash
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by Tad Wesley
Created on: October 08, 2007
It is indeed true that Christopher Columbus (Cristobal Colon is his proper name, why does everyone have
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by Stushie
Created on: October 08, 2007
Today is Columbus Day but the only way most people are going to notice it, will take place when they
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by Jerry Curtis
Created on: June 14, 2008
Complaining about Columbus Day is a useless and ill-informed political statement. First of all, the
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by Micah Olson
Created on: October 09, 2007
Apart of the downfall of America and its youth has been how we have departed from our old values. An
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by Joseph Malek
Created on: October 08, 2007
You must remember that Columbus was financed by the Queen of Spain, and we all know that the Spanish
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by Bob Swanson
Created on: October 10, 2008
The United States should continue to honor Columbus Day. However, it should be thought of more as the
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Created on: February 21, 2008
Why not? Columbus' discovery of North America is one of the most important part's of our country's history.
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Created on: September 26, 2007
The real question at hand has very little to do with our honoring Columbus the person. In theory, Columbus
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Created on: October 08, 2007
Why should the United States NOT honor Columbus with a day of his own?
Oh, sure, he was wrong about what
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by henigan
Created on: October 12, 2008
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