In my opinion, a country that celebrates a person like Columbus, shouldn't be frowned upon. Do I agree with Columbus Day? No. I don't. However, I don't feel that people who do believe in Columbus Day should be looked down upon. Everyone has their own opinion of things, right? It just so happens that not everyone's opinion is the same, because then the word 'opinion' wouldn't exist.
Obviously, whoever thought of Columbus Day believed we had a reason to celebrate Christopher Columbus. As for me, I honestly don't care about the purpose behind Columbus Day, so yes, I would change it. To me, it doesn't make any sense to celebrate Christopher Columbus, because technically, he didn't 'discover' America. It was apparently already here, and people were too. Those people were the Native Americans.
Now, as for what it says about people who celebrates this day, I can only give my opinion. I don't think it says anything about a nation that celebrates this. At least, nothing negative. The same way that we celebrate Christmas, and many others don't, is the same way that America celebrates Columbus Day. Is it wrong? No. It's simply how things are. That doesn't mean that you personally need to celebrate this day, because no one's frocing you to do so. It's simply saying that yes, the inventor of this day felt Columbus was a great man. That's not so bad, is it?
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