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Holy fucking shit, imagine being a Columbus apologist ๐Ÿ˜ฌ (lemmy.nz)
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[โ€“] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

What about within the context of today? He'd probably be part of the US government I assume.

[โ€“] QuoVadisHomines@sh.itjust.works 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Depends on the time period. He would be a hero for most of US history except 1950-2024.

[โ€“] ICastFist@programming.dev 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Nah, he'd be a hero throughout, just not to all mericans. Just look at confederate flags and whatnot