Do you think that Columbus should be glorified? Should Columbus Day still be celebrated?
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Columbus should not be glorified in any way whatsoever. This darranged man brought disease and famine to the native people of what he believed to be India. He enslaved many of the indigenous people and forced them on a journey back to his home. Only a few of the captured salves survived the trip. Along with slaves he brought invasive species of plants and animals as well. This man caused so much destruction to the people of the carribian islands, and only saw them as unintelligent people who could easily be converted to Christianity.
Yes, Columbus should be glorified. The voyage of Christopher Columbus and his men was not easy. He risked a lot to set out to discover new worlds. Also, Christopher Columbus brought people together. Even though he did enslave most of the people on the islands, slavery was inevitable. If Columbus wouldn’t have brought them to England, someone else probably would have. Also, the natives didn’t understand that they were slaves. They believe Columbus and his men were gods and followed their orders. Furthermore, Columbus did his best to communicate with the Indians and assist them in their day to day lives. He had very good intentions at heart.
I believe that Columbus himself should not be glorified. He brought on disease, slavery, and unfair treatment of women and children to the natives. Meanwhile, he did discover an unknown land and for that reason Columbus Day should be celebrated. It is the day our country was discovered to the rest of the world. However, maybe the name should be changed in order to not glorify Columbus himself.
Columbus should be glorified and the holiday should still be celebrated. He was a European who came and discovered the new land. From my perspective, where would we be today if he did not? Most likely the Americas and the islands surrounding it would not have been colonized during the time 1492 and would have likely been colonized later in time, where there would be more advanced weaponry and possibly a harsher rule brought to introduce and enforce the “proper” religion to the land. This could be done by any number of different religions of the different countries with more radical beliefs. The natives would not have advanced much in that time and still have lived a primitive lifestyle without outside intervention. Who can say for sure how much worse the natives would have had it, if the weaponry they fought against was much greater. More casualties would cause it to be a slaughter and probably be easier to round up more of the natives leading to a larger genocide. With more advanced technology, there would need to be more resources being taken from the land rather than just gold. In the probable time that the island would be conquered if it were conquered later in history, the slave trade would not have diminished, still leaving the colonists to exploit and capture the natives. Overall my point being, there is a possibility that cannot be ignored that the conquering and imperialization of the new land could have lead to more deaths if Columbus had not colonized it first
Columbus should not be glorified in any way whatsoever. This darranged man brought disease and famine to the native people of what he believed to be India. He enslaved many of the indigenous people and forced them on a journey back to his home. Only a few of the captured salves survived the trip. Along with slaves he brought invasive species of plants and animals as well. This man caused so much destruction to the people of the carribian islands, and only saw them as unintelligent people who could easily be converted to Christianity.
Yes, Columbus should be glorified. The voyage of Christopher Columbus and his men was not easy. He risked a lot to set out to discover new worlds. Also, Christopher Columbus brought people together. Even though he did enslave most of the people on the islands, slavery was inevitable. If Columbus wouldn’t have brought them to England, someone else probably would have. Also, the natives didn’t understand that they were slaves. They believe Columbus and his men were gods and followed their orders. Furthermore, Columbus did his best to communicate with the Indians and assist them in their day to day lives. He had very good intentions at heart.
I believe that Columbus himself should not be glorified. He brought on disease, slavery, and unfair treatment of women and children to the natives. Meanwhile, he did discover an unknown land and for that reason Columbus Day should be celebrated. It is the day our country was discovered to the rest of the world. However, maybe the name should be changed in order to not glorify Columbus himself.
The land was not unknown. It had people with their own culture and civilization.
Columbus should be glorified and the holiday should still be celebrated. He was a European who came and discovered the new land. From my perspective, where would we be today if he did not? Most likely the Americas and the islands surrounding it would not have been colonized during the time 1492 and would have likely been colonized later in time, where there would be more advanced weaponry and possibly a harsher rule brought to introduce and enforce the “proper” religion to the land. This could be done by any number of different religions of the different countries with more radical beliefs. The natives would not have advanced much in that time and still have lived a primitive lifestyle without outside intervention. Who can say for sure how much worse the natives would have had it, if the weaponry they fought against was much greater. More casualties would cause it to be a slaughter and probably be easier to round up more of the natives leading to a larger genocide. With more advanced technology, there would need to be more resources being taken from the land rather than just gold. In the probable time that the island would be conquered if it were conquered later in history, the slave trade would not have diminished, still leaving the colonists to exploit and capture the natives. Overall my point being, there is a possibility that cannot be ignored that the conquering and imperialization of the new land could have lead to more deaths if Columbus had not colonized it first