History is more important than an activists feelings

So why do you never see statues of John Cabot? Serious question.

If you are talking about the navigator, I have not been to cities that have them.

That's right! You absolutely haven't been to cities that have them! I think there's literally only one, actually.

Do you know why?

I do not but unless someone tore them down, there are several just in Canada.

They DID!

I'd like to fill you in, if I may. John Cabot was the navigator exploring on behalf of the British state.

We had a war against the British - quite a big one! And after the revolution, anti-British sentiment was so high that it was decided - two hundred and forty years ago - that we would pay reverence to Christopher Colombus who discovered Cuba or something and not to John Cabot, who discovered literally us (for the purposes of international trade).

Did I say that clearly enough? Christopher Columbus IS THE HISTORICAL REVISIONISM. The John Cabot statues were taken down BECAUSE HE WAS AN OFFENSIVE SYMBOL AT THE TIME.

Now. In all my years of following politics, I have not heard ONE SINGLE ONE of you f**kers saying "you know what? We believe in history so the confederate statues should stay up, but we're in agreement that Christopher Columbus' statues should be taken down and replaced with John Cabot ones."

And we all know why: because the excuse of preserving culture and history is ONE BIG FAT LIE on your part.

You assume a lot about people you never met and the childish insults do not add anything to your argument. If anything, you proved my point that attempts to change history to fit modern politics is wrong and should not happen.

I admitted that I knew nothing about John Cabot, blame public education for that. In the country that I grew up in Columbus was a respected historical figure and not just for discovering America (it is what we were taught). Clearly, that historical record should be researched and either corrected or validated. It might be as simple as honor both men, I do not know at this point.

In my own case, I could claim portions of several cultural groups and I just think attacking them for political gain is only opening the doorway to attack them all. Hate breeds only hate.

I DON'T blame public education. I blame people like YOU who will do and say just about anything to avoid having a proper conversation about the appropriate roles of historical figures because it doesn't suit you.

You need to carefully read what I posted. I answered all of your questions and did so without attacking you, your values or beliefs.

No you didn't. You wrote garbage, as usual.

More insults? This is why I can not take you serous and see you as just a troll.

"serious"

Lol, baited you