Columbus has a holiday named after him here in the US, so there’s a visible target. He’s more an avatar than anything else, though obviously problematic.
There are plenty of terrible people - living and dead - that are worthy of disdain. But the dead, like children, can’t speak for themselves so they’re decent as far as avatars go re: making a point.
There are plenty of terrible people - living and dead - that are worthy of disdain. But the dead, like children, can’t speak for themselves so they’re decent as far as avatars go re: making a point.