MicroWave@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoHistorian hails Trinidad plan to remove Columbus ships from coat of armswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up1143arrow-down12
arrow-up1141arrow-down1external-linkHistorian hails Trinidad plan to remove Columbus ships from coat of armswww.theguardian.comMicroWave@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square10fedilink
minus-squaredeegeese@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down7·2 months agoAre you trying to argue for honoring Columbus, or just being contrarian to try to sound smart?
minus-squaremasterofn001@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·edit-22 months agoMy interpretation: History happened. That doesn’t change. Changing symbols doesn’t change that. Columbus doesn’t deserve honour. Nor a place on the coat of arms. Columbus was an asshole. History still happened. Trinidad now chooses who / what they wish to celebrate and honour. History is not deleted.
minus-squareexpatriado@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down9·2 months agoneither, you’re overthinking
Are you trying to argue for honoring Columbus, or just being contrarian to try to sound smart?
My interpretation:
History happened.
That doesn’t change.
Changing symbols doesn’t change that.
Columbus doesn’t deserve honour. Nor a place on the coat of arms.
Columbus was an asshole.
History still happened.
Trinidad now chooses who / what they wish to celebrate and honour.
History is not deleted.
neither, you’re overthinking