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In reply to the discussion: JD Vance called Native Americans the 'enemy' and Indigenous Peoples Day a 'fake holiday' [View all]DBoon
(24,477 posts)64. "Columbus was accused by some of his contemporaries of significant brutality "
As a colonial governor, Columbus was accused by some of his contemporaries of significant brutality and removed from the post. Columbus's strained relationship with the Crown of Castile and its colonial administrators in America led to his arrest and removal from Hispaniola in 1500, and later to protracted litigation over the privileges he and his heirs claimed were owed to them by the crown.
- Wikipedia
I have a hard time imagining what "significant brutality" looked like to the 16th century Spanish government. For Columbus to be removed from his post for brutality makes him a truly evil MF.
This is not someone worth a national holiday.
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JD Vance called Native Americans the 'enemy' and Indigenous Peoples Day a 'fake holiday' [View all]
Bundbuster
Jul 2024
OP
I can't see Trump getting along with Vance for very long-both have ego's too big
riversedge
Jul 2024
#44
Ignorant and unempathic are two I would start with, but not stop there. . . . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Jul 2024
#51
I realize the playing field was different, but why didn't Tim Ryan expose this guy in the 2022 Senate race?
Raven123
Jul 2024
#10
Not to mention Arizona, New Mexico, Alaska, the Dakotas, and even in lost causes like Oklahoma
Botany
Jul 2024
#35
JD vance: "Of course Joe Biden is the first president to pay it any attention."..
riversedge
Jul 2024
#36