It makes more sense than 'Indigenous Peoples' Day': Philip Bump
(NEWSER) - Christopher Columbus is seen by some as the person who opened the door to the genocide of Native Americans—and as such, those people celebrate today as Indigenous Peoples’ Day rather than Columbus Day. On Mediaite , Philip Bump appreciates that sentiment, but notes that it’s a little “knee-jerk.” After all, if we’re honest, “the door of genocide … would have been opened sooner or later,” because “people are—and always have been—selfish jerks.” Europeans and Americans oppressed Native Americans and did “horrible things to them,” Bump acknowledges. But he has a better idea for today’s holiday. More»
