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Nye Bevan

(25,406 posts) Tue May 13, 2014, 05:23 PM May 2014

Should Columbus, Ohio be renamed, now that Columbus is considered to be a genocidal maniac? [View all]

Many streets and squares in Germany were named after Hitler, but needless to say, all have subsequently been renamed. Now that many consider Christopher Columbus to be little better than Hitler, one may question whether it is inappropriate to have a major city named after him.

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Should Columbus, Ohio be renamed, now that Columbus is considered to be a genocidal maniac? [View all] Nye Bevan May 2014 OP

How about Eirikssonville? Jackpine Radical May 2014 #1

Yes, but keep it simple and just change it to Columbo. NYC_SKP May 2014 #2

Columbus was far from perfect.....but he wasn't Hitler, TBH. So, I don't think it's necessary. AverageJoe90 May 2014 #3

Well, he did institute the enslavement and eventual destruction of the Arawak people. Maedhros May 2014 #6

What about Custer, North Dakota? Spider Jerusalem May 2014 #4

Er, you mean, Custer, South Dakota? I know that one exists. Comrade Grumpy May 2014 #7

Probably. Spider Jerusalem May 2014 #8

I knew a Benedictine nun in Yankton, SD, on the Missouri River. Comrade Grumpy May 2014 #10

Columbus, Ohio isn't the only one. LuvNewcastle May 2014 #5

Not to mention the District of Columbia Spider Jerusalem May 2014 #9

like Reagan National Airport Arugula Latte May 2014 #11

I refuse to use that name. It'll always be National to me. Comrade Grumpy May 2014 #12

I am still astonished an airport was named for Reagan Terra Alta May 2014 #21

Columbus derives from the Latin name for dove or pigeon. So call it Pigeon, Ohio. FarCenter May 2014 #13

Name it Script pinboy3niner May 2014 #14

Or Buckeyeville....whatever (nt) Jeff In Milwaukee May 2014 #17

Let the people who live there decide. oldandhappy May 2014 #15

I am there. Springslips May 2014 #18

smile oldandhappy May 2014 #20

Nominated for the dumbest thread of the day. Any time you compare someone to Hitler madinmaryland May 2014 #16

maybe instead of changing the name, change who it was named for instead. Terra Alta May 2014 #19