The historical significance of Columbus was the EUROPEAN discovery of
America- what that meant for GOOD or EVIL to Western Civilization.
Most of the misery of " indigenous people " in the centuries following was parallel to the misery of working class people on both continents during the so called " industrial Revolution ", the rise of capitalism and the Age of Imperialism.
Democratic socialists - guided by a scientific view of history -reject this phony " identity politics " view of history.
Nothing is more ridiculous than this now effete, moralizing philistine view of the great explorer Christopher Columbus. It is being promoted by individuals with no quarrel with modern capitalism and the New Colonialism in the Middle East.
President Andrew Jackson was also no friend of the indigenous people of America. Yet we still celebrate " Jacksonian Democracy ". And honor Jackson on our currency .
The American Indians did not have the sense of " private property " and " individualism " so characteristic of our capitalist master class.
What can we really do for indigenous people today - except de-fang global capitalism and imperialism ? Build more casinos on Indian land ?
Most of the misery of " indigenous people " in the centuries following was parallel to the misery of working class people on both continents during the so called " industrial Revolution ", the rise of capitalism and the Age of Imperialism.
Democratic socialists - guided by a scientific view of history -reject this phony " identity politics " view of history.
Nothing is more ridiculous than this now effete, moralizing philistine view of the great explorer Christopher Columbus. It is being promoted by individuals with no quarrel with modern capitalism and the New Colonialism in the Middle East.
President Andrew Jackson was also no friend of the indigenous people of America. Yet we still celebrate " Jacksonian Democracy ". And honor Jackson on our currency .
The American Indians did not have the sense of " private property " and " individualism " so characteristic of our capitalist master class.
What can we really do for indigenous people today - except de-fang global capitalism and imperialism ? Build more casinos on Indian land ?
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