Seems to me that he was right on time with his discovery.Naw.
He was just a little late to the party.:lol:
Didn't Columbus die thinking he'd found India, because his incompetence lead him to grossly underestimate the size of the Earth?
Ehhh I don't know if that's really an accurate parallel. Don't mistake me, I'm actually quite a fan of Western imperialism believe it or not, as I think it's largely had a net benefit on the world's economic and social situation.
Even so, I do think there's merit in observing an untouched culture, for what you can learn about different cultural evolutionary pathways, and so it is something of a shame to see the cultures of the New World so utterly and totally extinct.
I think it's a defensible position to both support that the Western Hemisphere has become an extension of Europe and European ideals, and still mourn the loss of a culture that developed in strikingly different ways to those in the Old World.
I have to do a doublethink on the "less objectively terrible" comment. That would be less objectionably terrible from the "European"oint of view - which makes it subjective. :lol:
Whaaaa!
We honor him for his discovery.
Get over it.
I don't know what that is, but in any event, no, I would like our nation to stop celebrating genocide.
Why does Christopher Columbus get credit when it was actually Leif Erikson?
even better, why does columbus get credit when it was probably one of the crew who saw land first? then again Columbus controlled the ship's logbooks, so he had the final say of what was written down.
Why does Christopher Columbus get credit when it was actually Leif Erikson?
Why does Christopher Columbus get credit when it was actually Leif Erikson?
Because at the time, it was thought Columbus actually discovered America, it wasn't until much later that archaeology found that it was the Vikings. It's a little bit hard to change to "Viking Day" now.
Not really, the Vikings found Canada, they didn't find America. Columbus did that.
Not really, the Vikings found Canada, they didn't find America. Columbus did that.
Leif just hung out for a while and didn't really do anything. A few settlements, meh. Columbus brought Europe.
He still wasn't the first to discover it though.
Not really.
I would say it wouldn't be changed to such because the Viking discovery did not lead to this Country being established, where as Columbus's discovery did.Because at the time, it was thought Columbus actually discovered America, it wasn't until much later that archaeology found that it was the Vikings. It's a little bit hard to change to "Viking Day" now.
I would say it wouldn't be changed to such because the Viking discovery did not lead to this Country being established, where as Columbus's discovery did.
Better?It should be because it's better.
Better?
How so?
Well. That is an interesting argument.It just is.
Not really, the Vikings found Canada, they didn't find America. Columbus did that.
I would say it wouldn't be changed to such because the Viking discovery did not lead to this Country being established, where as Columbus's discovery did.