Yeah, trust the pseudo-Americans to lay claim to a holiday in commemoration of their antecedents' genocidal tendencies. Go figure.
Mind you, they used to have a Dingaan's Day here in South Africa and while being a very significant and influential Zulu Chieftain of yore, he was actually a homicidal maniac.
The holiday has subsequently been renamed.
A nation lauds its heroes upon whom they've based their ethos and culture so I'm guessing in the US we can soon look forward to a Charles Manson Day, Bernie Madoff Day, Columbine Mass Murder Day right alongside the good old genocidal Columbus Day and so on....
In Australia they must by default then have a Terra Incognito Day to make the settlers feel better about nicking the Aboriginals' land before exterminating them in droves.
The point is - have we learned from this and more important - have we moved on and improved?
Not sure that we have on either count.
Mind you, they used to have a Dingaan's Day here in South Africa and while being a very significant and influential Zulu Chieftain of yore, he was actually a homicidal maniac.
The holiday has subsequently been renamed.
A nation lauds its heroes upon whom they've based their ethos and culture so I'm guessing in the US we can soon look forward to a Charles Manson Day, Bernie Madoff Day, Columbine Mass Murder Day right alongside the good old genocidal Columbus Day and so on....
In Australia they must by default then have a Terra Incognito Day to make the settlers feel better about nicking the Aboriginals' land before exterminating them in droves.
The point is - have we learned from this and more important - have we moved on and improved?
Not sure that we have on either count.
http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/American_Indian_Holocaust
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