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Politics : Evolution
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To: average joe who wrote (39390)7/23/2013 2:11:23 PM
From: Solon  Read Replies (1) of 69300
 
"Was Columbus an evil man? Not by 15th-century European standards. He was a devout Christian, persistent in his endeavors and fully loyal to the Spanish crown --three attributes that were needed at the start of the New World era-- but by today's standards he was amazingly indifferent, callous and cruel toward the natives of the New World.

On his first day in the New World, Columbus wasted no time in showing what he was about when he had six natives seized, believing they would make good "servants." Their names of course are not recorded, but these were undoubtedly the first of many millions of slaves made miserable in the New World."

I wonder if Columbus had read about the myriad rapes and genocides commanded by God through Moses, Joshua, et al?

"you shall not leave alive anything that breathes. But you shall utterly destroy them..."
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