Columbus was not the man who "discovered" America. He was the murderous invader who started the slave trade. End the hero worship of the man that we now know was greedy for gold, ran a sex slavery ring of girls only nine years old, tortured the natives, started the slave trade, and killed thousands.
Why is this important?
I am starting this petition because the hero worship of this horrible human from history needs to end. He murdered thousands of natives, encouraged the sex trade of girls aged 9 and 10 years old, started the slave trade, tortured native peoples and robbed them of anything of value.
This "holiday" was created in the 1930s, when we celebrated anything that held up the power of the white male. It's 2013 and we are VERY clear as to the history of Columbus and his maniacal and greedy desire to get as much gold as he could for himself, and to "rule" the natives as a king.
There is absolutely no reason that we should celebrate this man any longer and it's time for us to move forward and end the hero worship of this murdering lout.
