Posted on Oct 9, 2018
At what point in the United States will political pressure rename or completely abandon Columbus Day?
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We are a very divided nation when it comes to Columbus Day and its namesake Christopher Columbus. Do you see a time when that holiday is no more in America? Why or why not? And if so, when?
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Can you elaborate on this with peer reviewed citations or is it more of a "feeling" thing?
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People are only mad about it because the internet and TV told them to be. The outrage is new in the last decade or so from what I recall. The first celebration related to it was in 1792 for the 300th anniversary. Benjamin Harrison also called for an observance in 1892 for the 400th anniversary. FDR officially made it a holiday in 1937.
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LCpl Shane Couch
I've never cared for the "holiday" itself. I never understood the reasoning behind it's celebration. Columbus was not first to discover the North American Continent, hence the fact that people were already living here and native stories of Europeans visiting centuries before. These days, it is just an excuse for the government offices and banks to be closed for an extra day.
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The political pressure to rename and/or abandon Columbus Day is already here. So far since 1992 there are 91 cities, 3 states, 7 universities, 5 counties, 1 school district, 1 school board and 1 country (Trinidad and Tobago) have changed from Columbus Day to Indigenous People's Day. Interestingly enough, 3 cities and one county celebrate both. What I am waiting for is people to start screaming about cultural appropriations since Indigenous People's Day has been around since 1989.
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