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>I tend to look at most of our 'explorers' as violent colonisers, and consequently have complex (but mostly negative) feelings towards them. It also seems that'
by okmokmz 8y ago
>I tend to look at most of our 'explorers' as violent colonisers, and consequently have complex (but mostly negative) feelings towards them. It also seems that's the way the public opinion here is moving
Yes, I would say it is generally the same in the US, although I'm in Seattle which is a very liberal area. I imagine the opinion likely differs depending on where you're from and how you were raised
- poulsbohemian 8y agoKeep in mind that you are in Seattle, where many people will today celebrate "Indigenous Peoples Day." Outside of liberal enclaves like Seattle, I guarantee you that there will be lots of schoolchildren singing about how "Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492." One can't help but enjoy the delicious irony of there being a federal holiday for a person who never stepped foot in this country, who sailed under a flag that wasn't his own nationality, who by all historical accounts was a raping / murdering / pillaging rogue. And then getting schoolchildren to sing about him. Says something about our country, its values, and its education system.