The truth is this man discovered the new world for us all.
No he didn't. My ancestors had already been here for thousands, if not millions of years.
IF not? Not very conversant with the theory of the habitation of the Americas, are you Peepzie?
Shouldn't that be honored?
Honor the beginning of the genocide of North America's native people, a very cultured people? No thanks.
The discovery of the New World by Europeans was not a beginning of genocide. Granted, the clash of cultures DID have serious tragic consequences. But overstating your case makes you look pretty silly.
Exploration and discovery is at the core of human nature.
Apparently, so is blood-lust and greed.
That is not "apparent." It is, however, true that there is a long story of violence written in the pages of human history. Do you not consider it possible that humanity can, eventually, overcome that darker tendency?