MicroWave@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoHistorian hails Trinidad plan to remove Columbus ships from coat of armswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-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 · 4 months agomessage-square13fedilink
minus-squaredeegeese@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down7·4 months agoAre you trying to argue for honoring Columbus, or just being contrarian to try to sound smart?
minus-squareexpatriado@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down9·4 months agoneither, you’re overthinking
minus-squaremasterofn001@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·edit-24 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.
Are you trying to argue for honoring Columbus, or just being contrarian to try to sound smart?
neither, you’re overthinking
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.