• Columbus Day

    From Dude@punditster@gmail.com to alt.buddha.short.fat.guy on Sat Oct 11 10:16:33 2025
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    People are asking. Was Christopher Columbus the genocidal European
    maniac who sought out the New World in order to exploit its riches,
    commit genocide among its peoples and spread incurable plagues to finish
    them off? Or was he rather closer to the traditional understanding of
    the significance of his discovery of the New World?
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  • From Noah Sombrero@fedora@fea.st to alt.buddha.short.fat.guy on Sat Oct 11 14:24:49 2025
    From Newsgroup: alt.buddha.short.fat.guy

    On Sat, 11 Oct 2025 10:16:33 -0700, Dude <punditster@gmail.com> wrote:

    People are asking. Was Christopher Columbus the genocidal European
    maniac who sought out the New World in order to exploit its riches,
    commit genocide among its peoples and spread incurable plagues to finish >them off? Or was he rather closer to the traditional understanding of
    the significance of his discovery of the New World?

    The truth will lie somewhere in the middle.
    --
    Noah Sombrero mustachioed villain
    Don't get political with me young man
    or I'll tie you to a railroad track and
    <<<talk>>> to <<<YOOooooo>>>
    Who dares to talk to El Sombrero?
    dares: Ned
    does not dare: Julian shrinks in horror and warns others away

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