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10-12-15
tags: Columbus
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10-12-15
Pro-Columbus twitter page turns into a riot of racism
Breaking Newstags: Columbus
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In response to criticism of Christopher Columbus, supporters established the hashtag #ColumbusWasAHero. It was promptly taken over by white racists.
A sampling of opinion follows.
#ColumbusWasAHero because he represents the adventurous spirit of the white race. #ColumbusDay
— End Cultural Marxism (@genophilia) October 12, 2015
I won't apologize for my heroic ancestors. They fought that I might live. #ColumbusWasAHero
— Trainspotter (@Trainspotter001) October 12, 2015
Um, Columbus won, the indigenous people lost. I think we're on the VERY right side of history. #ColumbusWasAHero https://t.co/zsEeRvFYnn
— Giovanni Alighieri (@GAlighieri3) October 12, 2015
#Antiwhites ignore the Bantu Expansion & conquests by Turks, Arabs, and countless other non-whites. But boy, they hate #ColumbusWasAHero.
— Trainspotter (@Trainspotter001) October 12, 2015
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