What a Useless "Holiday"
by Kane-O!
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posted Jul 22 2010 11:42AM
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Columbus Day. That's the holiday where you get a good buy on a new sofa, right? Or is it a great deal on a new car? Or possibly, some savings on a new set of clothes...I forget which. Lookit, I learned in school that Columbus "discovered" America in 1492. I get it that Italian Americans celebrate their heritage with this day, and I certainly would never demean anyone's right to observe or celebrate. But here's what I say: Columbus was lost. He got here by accident, and when he did, he found that the land was inhabited by Native Americans, who had pretty much settled throughout the country. In the name of "European Colonization," he disrespected, slaughtered, and displaced the rightful inhabitants of our land. And we "celebrate" this? From an economic standpoint, it's a huge waste of people's productivity. You think anyone really gives a s**t about who discovered America or whatever? Nah, people like a day off from work though...
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Middays: 10:00 - 3:00
