Get with it, Mr. Morris
Doesn’t Glenn Morris understand that if it hadn’t been Columbus, in time it would have been someone else? (“‘Cowardice’ cited in Columbus fight,” May 9.) It could have been a Viking, an Englishman, a Frenchman — some other European. And where does he think the American Indian population would be today if some European, or eventually perhaps, an Asian, hadn’t “discovered” America?
I’m sorry, but Morris is just using Columbus to keep his own name out there. There are so many other things he could be doing to help his people. He’s wasted a lot of years that he could have been helping them in so many ways. Get with it, Mr. Morris. There’s still lots to do.
Corinne Hunt, Denver
Why don't we just have two parades, on different days? One could be the Columbus Day Parade, which could allow people to celebrate their Italian heritage and whatnot, and the other could be the Columbus Day Sucks Parade, which could celebrate other things.
Regardless, we gotta seperate these two groups of people--I'm tired of them both acting like diaper-wearing little babies. Surely there are more important things for people to be so passionate about.
Posted by shaupeen on May 17, 2007 07:44 AMOf course there are, and don't call me Shirley.
Posted by mr. crab on May 17, 2007 10:17 AMCorine,
If I understand you correctly you are saying that somebody was going to come along and brutalize them at some point, so it might as well have been those that did.
Would you say your argument applies only to Native Americans or would it apply to others, like Gypsies, Jews, Africans, etc.
I am also curious to know if you feel that this argument excuses the action, or just explains it.
shaupeen -
you say, "Regardless, we gotta seperate these two groups of people--I'm tired of them both acting like diaper-wearing little babies."
Morris and his group are the ones causing problems,not the backers of the parade.
Posted by Get Real on May 17, 2007 07:39 PM