07-29-2004, 12:55 PM
Anyone who says that the claims against Columbus are "rediculous" are quite misinformed. It is no secret that Columbus was a murderer. These facts are widely denied or simply not talked about in most American primary and secondary schools, but that doesn't change the fact that they happened. Columbus also has a lot of backers in the United States, especially amoung Italians (Columbus was Italian.) Every year of Columbus day, Italian groups stage big parades for him, and American Indian groups have counter-rallies. Obviously, this guy pissed some people off.