The REAL History Of Christopher Columbus
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- Monday, October 12th is Columbus Day, which we have celebrated in this country since the eighteenth century… and that’s probably long enough. When you find out the actual facts of what Columbus did when he got to America, you’ll find one of the darkest chapters in American history. Cenk Uygur and John Iadarola (Think Tank), hosts of the The Young Turks, break it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
"Second, Columbus wasn't a hero. When he set foot on that sandy beach in the Bahamas on October 12, 1492, Columbus discovered that the islands were inhabited by friendly, peaceful people called the Lucayans, Taínos and Arawaks. Writing in his diary, Columbus said they were a handsome, smart and kind people. He noted that the gentle Arawaks were remarkable for their hospitality. "They offered to share with anyone and when you ask for something, they never say no," he said. The Arawaks had no weapons; their society had neither criminals, prisons nor prisoners. They were so kind-hearted that Columbus noted in his diary that on the day the Santa Maria was shipwrecked, the Arawaks labored for hours to save his crew and cargo. The native people were so honest that not one thing was missing.
Columbus was so impressed with the hard work of these gentle islanders, that he immediately seized their land for Spain and enslaved them to work in his brutal gold mines. Within only two years, 125,000 (half of the population) of the original natives on the island were dead.”*
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Look who is talking?
100 yrs ago, the young turks movement massacred millions of, Armenians, Assyrians, and Greeks , in addition to unknown number of arab civilian casualties who died at the hands of the young turks during The Arab Revolt.
+Fixing Democracy Can't Wait - Get Lessig in the Debates So, are u saying what Columbus did was ok
no,
but he cannot say don't celebrate Columbus, if he celebrates a fascist murderous movement.
+Mike Navazio
The young turks may have been good for the turks, but millions of innocent non-turks paid the price.
Actually, I think they are Turkish that at one time were young...I really don't think they are aligning themselves with the ones who slaughter millions...its just a nickname
+Mike Navazio
look at his made-up definition of the young turks
IN AMERICA, WE NEED TO BECOME MORE AWARE OF TRUE HISTORY BEHIND THE HISTORY THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED AND NOT TURN OUR CHEEKS!
He killed babies for dog food? this is beyond barbaric
The Spanish Crown was againts that..But most Conquistadors thought they could get away with taking all lands the barbaric way..in 50 years most Natives died in the Caribbean..
and delicious......
Jina Dev he is the greatest man to ever live
Dave G Kousudhan he killed my people that s how u white s got our land
Dave G Kousudhan they also feed black babies to crocodiles
Why is this still a holiday. What a evil man.
tells you a lot about America doesn't it
+Wil Benton great question I have never celebrated this so-called holiday even when I was young.
This is Amerikkka. That's why it's a holiday.
that's what i would like to know why is this still a holiday
No school so I’m not mad😜
Was anyone else taught in elementary school that Christopher Columbus thought that the world was round and that everyone else thought it was flat and that was the reason why he sailed across the ocean? 😂 because that's what I was taught, the school system didn't teach me what he really did until 7th grade😂😂😂, the school system was white washed af!!!!
+Rico Suave Funny thing is, virtually nobody back then believed the Earth was flat, that's a rather common myth.
I was taught the same thing.
+Esquelito Manchito how is calling something whitewashed anti-white? You're the one who calls other people racial slurs, gtfo you fucking hypocrite
+Esquelito Manchito not to mention the fact that you're a homophobe, stop making up stories of your fake girlfriend, a racist and a bigot like you wouldn't be able to date an ethic girl
+Rico Suave I was taught in elementary school that Columbus thought he could find a quicker route to the east indies and cut the time and cost it took to trade with them.
I thought this was a well known fact and I'm not even from the US...
+MooMilkMilk It is, just some people like to pretend like people don't know this stuff.
+MooMilkMilk sadly no. You don't learn the truth till you go to college and willingly take the history classes and such. Sad fact is that not everyone in high school ends up going to college. So they live their lives with the lies told to them since first grade. I honestly feel that the books should have been updated a long time ago. there are way more facts learned now about our history that strongly contradict what is being taught to the children. I don't understand why they are still teaching them the lies. Guess it is true that they are raising the kids to be workers and not thinkers.
I'm from Massachusetts, and I've known Columbus was pretty horrible from a young age. It's everywhere besides the northeast and west coast that doesn't know this pretty basic information. Hell, in Texas, they're probably teaching the children that slaves were just regular works… OH WAIT-
+MooMilkMilk Claus ignorance is hip in USA.
+MooMilkMilk Burning spear was right in his song all those ages ago. Christopher Columbus is one damn blasted liar.
I was fortunate enough to have a teacher in high school that had us read some of his journal entries. Then we had a debate as to weather or not it should be a holiday at all. I've never looked at it as a holiday since then
maybe you should join antifa 🥴
Same! My university prof was amazing. He really made us question all of the "hero's" of the past.
Yet this man gets national holiday, parades, statues, and praise. Monday should be Native American appreciation day...
***** As long as you remember how it was made great: genocide, slavery, rape, disease, war, too many atrocities to speak of!
God will judge
Yep
@@iloveourholyfather9287 ?
OldskolFan well he created western civilization though.
So were the Young Turks, but that hasn't stopped you from taking their name.
LOL tea
+Yellow King Unfortunately this would require anyone at TYT to have a shred of self awareness to appreciate.
"but that's none of my business"
That's why he has an Armenian as the top show host.
+Yellow King REKT
if you are italian, there are way better figures in your history you could celebrate like Galileo or Da Vinci. Columbus was barbarian, why associate your people with that?
+Derrick Wade Scarface is a better person to celebrate.
+Derrick Wade Tradition mostly. Most dumb behavior is because of tradition and habit
+John S And why shouldnt he? Its a mans actions and morals that defines him, not his "race". He have every right to call Columbus a barbarian.
+John S mira los diarios de abordo, cristobal colon escrivia en catalan , y mataron aquien tenian que matar. los holandeses compraban. ingleses. compraban. esclavos lo que vosotros icierais no es culpa nuestra,
Lol how u gone judge a 15th and 16th century man by today's standards? You do know imperialism, spreading christisntity, slavery, etc. we're very common practices during time. It's deemed I humane today but not by the standards of the time.
funny how schools seem to forget this part of history...fascinating =)
Columbus NEVER set foot on the North American continent.
Dennis , Brevard NC The Bahamas are part of North America
Ok where did he land if not America
@@barrybenkaruma3193 He landed in SOUTH America. He never set foot in North America.
He landed is hispaniola which is in north America
@@slaveoftmh8179 its in the Caribbean...
Columbus day should become a day of solemn remembrance of the atrocities that were committed. May we never commit them again.
I understand that Native people now refer to this as a national day of mourning. I would stand with them.
Mara Jade’s Fire
They always have.
I am no longer celebrating this day. Slavery is immoral and evil.
whatz sad is most americans will never know the truth
+Jordan Williams no what's sad is that Americans DO KNOW and they don't care
***** It doesn't sound like you know much about Muslims or Islam. You are trying to paint a pretty broad picture buddy. My advice to you is to at least understand what it is you are talking about before you form an opinion. I'm sure you don't want to come across like this. IT's like any other religion. There is a fringe. Christianity is no exception. People do a lot of pretty reprehensible things in the name of Christianity too. However not all Christians have the same belief system for Christianity. IT is the same for the Muslim faith.
***** yeah dude. I read your entire post. You have absolutely no working knowledge of what you are talking about. Nothing's wrong with that if you decide to educate yourself.
***** Argument? You are the one that is arguing and asking if I am stupid. I don't argue. I don't need to. I didn't say I am superior to anyone. I just know for a fact you don't have an understanding of what you are talking about or what you are reading. Do you think all Christians are accepting of Homosexuals? I never said I was a genius. I have a full understanding of the topic. I don't need homework assignments. I know my shit. What you are talking about really doesn't have any merit and neither do your sources. Which explains to some level why you don't. Just because it is on the internet, that doesn't make it true. It makes it what you wish to believe. You don't have a basic understanding of what religion is. The very principle of religion is to restrict what is viewed as not conforming. That is every religion. You think Christianity doesn't have restrictive religious laws? You don't think Christian's owned slaves and still do? There are too many to name. It's a religion and we aren't in position here to say one is better or worst than the other. It is a way of life that is literally many thousands of years old. Listen, I am just being honest with you. You don't know the topic...and really it sounds like you don't want to know.
that was left out of the text books- except the parts of the western expansion.
Wesley Groth it's in the Caribbean textbooks
It was my textbooks in school
Definitely was in my textbooks
In school I was taught he discovered america 🤣 🤣
This left me speechless and in tears.
We need to change Columbus Day to the *_"Indigenous People of the Americas Day."_*
+Commodoor64 Yeah, good idea. I'm guessing there isn't such a day...
+Commodoor64 that would be a step in the right direction, and I know you said it with good intentions but really one day, for all the people who originally inhabited this land is still an insult..✌
Every time....
+Commodoor64 fuck yea fuck that Columbus bullshit!
"fighting terroism since 1492" - Geronimo
Now that's the truth.even to this day.some of them still do autrociatis to the people. They have no souls.they are happier living a lie than facing the the truth.
Geronimo fate go
The realest shit I've heard today
HAPPY NATIVE AMERICAN DAY EVERYONE!
@Anthony Giovanni stfu nobody wants to celebrate that dick ass white man
😂
No it should e a mournful day, but of course you wouldn’t know you’re probably an Anglo Saxon , you probably came from Europe and your ancestors didn’t go through this!
are you saying we should leave isis alone cause some barbaric dude from 400 years ago did the same thing? WTF is the point of this video?
+Saul T. Knots If you listen carefully, you will find that no one but Saul T. Knots suggests that isis should be left alone.
+Saul T. Knots They covered why we shouldn't be fighting ISIS in a different video.
+Saul T. Knots
You sir, are an idiot.
I know thats not what they said, but I'm saying what is the point of this vid? that was obviously a ridiculous question i made to give context to my question.
Le Kanraposte no u
Make it Indigenous Peoples Day
Heidi Jaster go back to europe so they will be happy
Memphis DBz and what if she wasnt born in Europe?
🙄
Slavery wasn’t just for black people. Keep in mind guys
What are you talking about?
@@nomad9598 black people weren’t the ONLY race that was affected by slavery
Obviously, you are unaware of the fact that Native Americans enslaved BLACKS for 100 years, before during and after the Emancipation Proclamation.
In fact, they.captured and returned BLACKS to plantations for WHITES.
In many instances, Native Americans murdered runaway slaves for compensation.
So, what's your point?
Many East Indians were brought to the Caribbean as well as africans
Christopher Columbus conducted a mass rape, murder and enslavement. He enslaved us brutally raped tourtured , massacred and committed many brutal atrocities towards us. White men raped and took many women as their slaves and raped them it's in our dna now. Its part of our history and our forever dna. Most latinos today especially from Puerto Rico and Cuba are the result of the enslavement of us by White men Spaniards Italians and Portuguese raping the brown women. Go to Spain and italy they are white and blonde, red haired and brown haired white people they are a completely different culture. They colinized us. They are the reason why latin people speak spanish today in latin america. I can't Imagine what these women had to go through i cant imagine being raped by a white spanish italian rapist. Dna studies show puerto ricans have alot of european and the island has one of highest white european ancestry in the caribbean and it shows we where raped the hardest in puerto rico and hispanola. He conducted massacre, killings, executions and terrorized the island. He is great to white people but Columbus was really bad. But yeah lets celebrate him. He described them as peaceful a and handsome and gave them everything they want that's why he took advantage of them and enslaved them. Many latinos in Puerto rico and cuba and latin america today are half breeds due to the rape and enslavement in the colonial period that's how our history is. White masters often raped enslaved and made the natives look for gold.
It's disgusting that people celebrate this dark time in human history.
Boycott any business with a Columbus Day sale. And not just this weekend. Let them know too
Now if you cant help this day from being celebrated , celebrate the man is dead !!! And bye the way : the bozo wrote his compass in the apposite direction !!! The smart bozo ass !!! How filthy can any one ever get ?!?
Tim Benson no
I wish schools would stop focusing on these few years and instead focus on the thousands of years of our history before Columbus.
So, I'm no fan of Christopher Columbus. But I find it interesting that the thumbnail to this video isn't Columbus but instead Hernando de Soto from Spain. Nice research Young Turks...
If I have to go to school or work it's not really a holiday
that's actually genocide
@rvtrcr what? Liberals, and any other decent human beings for that matter, does not want to celebrate a genocidal murderer.
Christopher Columbus is like hitIer to latinos
How can you discovered something that somebody lives in
When America says it's my land. I say no, it's red Indians land
my history class is doing a project were i am forced to try and defend columbus. finding it pretty hard
All of these nationalist are pissed😂😂😂. THE DISLIKE SQUAD IS HERE!! Can't be mad at the truth.
Dang! This made me so angry! I used to think he was a good person as a child. He is a monster!
Ten years ago, my son was attending a Christian school. I remember I was educating my son about the atrocities committed by Christopher Columbus and his men on the natives. A few months later, his teacher was lecturing about Christopher Columbus and my son raised his arm and said that in 1493, Columbus returned to what is now Hispaniola and enslaved the whole area. His teacher told my son to hush. My son told me about this incident upon returning from school. Several days later, I spoke to his teacher after class was over. We got into a heated discussion about Columbus. The teacher said that Christopher Columbus was a devoted Christian. I said that is correct but he built more gallows than crosses there. I said Columbus had planned to slave the whole area the first day he set foot in Hispaniola. The teacher said how did you know that. I said it was documented in Columbus' diary. The teacher quickly responded that diary can not wrong. I knew then, that it was time to remove my son from that school which was built on propaganda. I often thought why are we celebrating Christopher Columbus birthday which I call it slave traders day. It is sad really sad that Americans just cannot read the facts.
Christopher Colombus didn't know where the hell he was, nor what those people where and slaving another population was the most common thing in those days, it tells nothing really significant about Colombus, other thhan he was just like anyone else was at the time. The slave trade did not start with Colombus, so you are either ignorant or very manipulative.
I'm not Christian or Muslim no disrespect to either but I don't celebrate any holidays at all I'll eat food cuz it's cooked but I'm straight bro
+Yusef Peace to you have you seen the documentary HIDDEN COLORS its about the accomplishments of our ppl globally there are 4 installments.
How the fuck are you comparing a person that was living in the 1400's to people that are living in 2015
+Rusty Kuntz Because times change but people don't.
+Rusty Kuntz I still have your old baseball card.
+Rusty Kuntz After his 3rd trip to "the New World", Columbus was imprisoned for atrocities against his own people, they didn't care about the indigenous people. You have to be pretty twisted to be considered immoral by 16th century standards in Europe.
to be fair. Columbus wasn't the first European to discover America. they Vikings did that a long time ago before he did.
That's being fair?
Africans were there before Vikings. Check out the Mali empire.
Avinash Singh thry said that in the video..
Avinash Singh who cares
Avinash Singh the moors had been there too
TYT - thanks for shining a light on this - its extremely important to recognise exactly how things came to be without bias.
It is still hard for me to fathom that so many Americans are blind about this, when the truth has been known for decades.
Let Columbus Day be for the First Nations people.
Columbus's true history needs to be told.
SMH.
Never mind the blindness of so many Americans, I mean, there are a lot of sheep in this country that believe, say and do exactly what they are told, i put this on the founders, the government, the leaders of our country that knew the real Columbus and taught this shit anyhow...
Brando wanted it told in the movie "Columbus", but that didn't happen, and he pretty much phoned in his performance.
Literally Tears, I can believe what my ancestors had to go through
I know Man' This happened to the Jews and blacks . colored people point blank period were defenseless . Just imagine the families that had to be broken up . The wives that were raped in front of their husbands and even young girls too 😞 But it's okay tho . I highly doubt Columbus is in Heaven
I know Man' This happened to the Jews and blacks . colored people point blank period were defenseless . Just imagine the families that had to be broken up . The wives that were raped in front of their husbands and even young girls too 😞 But it's okay tho . I highly doubt Columbus is in Heaven
@@esanena3527 Irish people also went through alot.
Me and my family don't celebrate Columbus Day. I was told by my family that he never step foot in North America and their were already people here.
GLAD MY FATHER TOLD ME THE TRUTH ABOUT THIS RIH DAD 💯💯💪🏽🤟🏾
Learn something new everyday. I had no idea, but OMG is all I can say. I'm glad I work that day.
It wasn't until I took US history at my local community college that I learned of this. It was eye opening. It speaks volumes to why we are the type of country that we are and the values we stand for.
Country built on blood
EXACTLY!!! Very good...
he may have been worse but he also did it 500 years ago, times change. we progress.
He who forgets history is doomed to repeat it. No one should ever revere such a monster.
+Moy O So what about Bartolome, the man who witnessed these acts? A man living during that time, wrote that he was trembling from these experiences and he knew it was wrong. If he was able to realize it was wrong, why can't we?
+Moy O So that means we should overlook it because it was in the past, and continue to celebrate him? Maybe we should realize that he was wrong in what he did, and that we shouldn't celebrate him, you know... because times change and all... right?
+JR Valencia Who doesn't realize it was wrong? Do you think if Chris Columbus existed today doing the same things people would not say it was wrong?
+Moy O sure thats the whole point is we are still celebrating him. We can't do that if we want to be congruent with modern day values.
Thanksgiving -- thanks for "giving" me your land, loved ones, valuables and resources.
Thank you for this.
I guess so was every other conqueror who ever lived. Genghis khan, alexander the great and so on
Yeah they were mass murderers and committed genocide. Only the retards would consider those people "great". The right minded would know they were sick people.
+Zee Gamingg they we're people good and bad. History didn't begin when you were born
+Nixon Perez And Mohammad. Don't forget Mohammad
what date Is Genghis Khan day
+justhateme israel lol especially mohammed
To be fair, people celebrate terrible people all the time. Heck they even start religions based on these people.
genocide apologists
+D Nice I am not a genocide apologist. I thoroughly despise Columbus and believe we should stop celebrating him. I just think its unfair for Cenk to call anyone who watches this and celebrates Columbus day a "terrible person" while ignoring all nuances. Muslims celebrate the life of Muhammed who was a warlord who slaughtered thousands for his religion. They aren't all terrible people. People celebrate Genghis Khan who exterminated and raped so many people that a good 3% of the world's population is related to him to this day. Is anyone who likes Genghis Khan a bad person? Heck Cenk named his channel "The Young Turks" which is the name of a genocidal group in Turkey that murdered over a million Armenians, Greeks, and Assyrians. Is Cenk a horrible person?
+KingLink95 So, you won't care if Columbus day is changed to "Day of Indigenous Peoples"?
***** Love the name ' all hail the blind swordsman'
***** " Muhammed didn't slaughter innocents though."
Yeah he did. People who didn't convert or pay the jizya tax were killed. Does that seem fair to you? ISIS does that to this day.
"Genghis Khan still had equality in religion in his societies. "
Freedom of religion isn't everything. Genghis Khan slaughtered scores of villages and committed multiple rape filled genocides.
"Only Christopher We Acknowledge Is Wallace"
Where can one finds these notes.. and use with out copywrite infringement?
How bout you do a video on Mohammad.
+justhateme israel We don't have Mohammed Day in America, dumbass.
+philpot kentucky That's not the point. He calls people monsters for celebrating the founding of America @ 2:57 on the basis that Columbus was a barbaric man when you compare him to today's standards. He would not dare call muslims mosters for celebrating Mohammad. He has a problem with Atheists who crticize Islam who we all know was founded by a man a million times worse than columbus and yet he would not dare call Muslims monsters. The hypocrisy
+justhateme israel But he was bad by 1492 standards as well. Remember that weird guy Bartolome de la casas?
***** We do have a Muhammad day. It's held on May every year. It's called draw Muhammad day. It's very fun. I encourage you to join. One time I drew him a tissue paper and I used this tissue paper to wipe my ass after I poop. I actually won first place for it and received a koran as an award. You know what I did? I tore the pages out and burned it. Yes I burned it. I wish you were there so you can see. FUCK Muhammad the pedophile. ALALALAHALALAHAKABAR
haha, as expected. Very intelligent.
Actually idk why the US celebrates Christopher Columbus he didn't even lan on North America, he landed on the Caribbean Islands near modern day Haiti and Cuba etc.
+Irvin Gomez Yeah, it doesn't make much sense.
HyperOpinionated yep
+Irvin Gomez America celebrated Columbus to celebrate the Italian community.
***** seems legit
***** Cause he got Europeans excited about the amount of resources available.
Damn, I didn't know it was that bad
They should get rid of Columbus Day and call it “Mon” day
hey roland
Hi Kingsley
Who can we celebrate?
Our calendar was commissioned by a man who ordered genocides for breakfast, our language itself is but mere cultural remnants of the most brutal and efficient invaders of the English Isle. Our religion is only so prevalent because of the sword.
Martin Luther King Jr. himself would be subject to personal ridicule for his views on black culture at the time AND women in general.
It's just mind boggling how much of our history wasn't taught in school .
This hurt my soul. Thank you for informing me. We do not celebrate him in Canada, but the very washed-out version of his story is still spread in our history books. So thank you.
Still celebrate this day, celebrate it as “Indigenous people’s day” and celebrate the Native American peoples
Sick !!!
1:07 to one-forty two; those who are greedy and void of compassion are evil. Only evil sees goodness as a weakness, a thing to be exploited rather than embraced. My heart aches.
Can't wait for the thanksgiving video.. Kappa.
I am a proud Native American and I celebrate native heritage month but I do not celebrate or support Christopher Columbus or his day. But it’s Sad that they do not teach the proper and true native American history in schools these days most schools don’t even teach Native American education Period.
You said it...when I grew up, I put childish things aside. 🙌🏾
You know what's really sad Dominican Rep. Where the Tainos were originally from actually have a park and statue of Columbus
just wondering if there are any really useful resources on this? my dad tries to defend him and im not articulate/confident enough to debate him on it so i'm hoping to send him reliable info ^_^
Tyt. You have jumped the bed, shit the shark, flown the coupe, missed the barn, broken the knob, and confused the goose.
it was genocide
lol here comes the hate train
Wait a minute. Where are you getting this information? This is history? This journal you talk about, is it authentic? Where can get a copy? Are there other contemporary (from eyewitnesses) testimonies?
Yes the journals authentic I have to read for school, the eye witness are of truth. None of this is lies, I have to write an essay for him and I am thoroughly disgusted.
Spain and the Spainard inquisition was the monster. Cruel and sadistic, I don't have enough adjectives to describe such barbarism.
WHITE RAGE LOL
I see you support the gay agenda.
+deenman23 Because he saw that the guys name was, I support the gay agenda.
I'm aisan and i already knew this, thanks to.... Adam ruins everything™
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Thank you for shedding light to this.
@ 3:30 - Just what is this guy talking about? Actually Columbus was intending to get to India because of the high value of their spices back then. Instead of usually sailing eastward across the Mediterranean, he headed west because he strongly believe the world was spherical. Even on his death-bed Columbus was convinced he had got to India when he really didn't. This is why we still mistakable refer to these natives as Indians, when in reality they're Mongoloid descendants that cross Beringia around 12-15 thousand years ago.
Columbus didn't die believing he had arrived in India, that's a myth. He actually wrote that he was convinced he had discovered a previously unbeknownst continent.
Ron R That information came from another documentary here on YT. It just goes to show how the history books differs on the same topic.
Afrocanuk yeah, no man you're wrong. Columbus even wrote to the queen that there were plenty of natives to convert to Catholicism.
No. Actually you're wrong! Originally he did not know of the existence of the American continent. And he intended to get to India for the high value of their spice business. This is what I'm referring to. His ORIGINAL intentions. It was only after he unexpectedly met up with the Taino tribe in La Espanola he changed his objectives.
Afrocanuk Yes, obviously he didn't know there was another continent there to go to, nobody did. But after he arrived there he knew and told the queen. But he did not die still thinking he landed in India.
History Is A Weapon - Zinn
Best video yet!!
You would consider me a "right winger" but I show ZERO support for Columbus. As a Native American we celebrate Piomingo Day and Indigenous People Day. You might want to stop thinking in labels and boxes. Not everyone that disagrees with you is a conservative and not everyone who agrees with you is a leftist. Identity politics is absolutely KILLING the Democrat party.
I don't understand the hostility in this comment section. We all agree Columbus was a horrible human, and so where his men. I get why you think the comparison is ridiculous but it it just a way for us to understand just how bad of a human this guy was. Why are you bringing up other terror groups and calling them hypocrites. Wtf that doesn't make any sense. Yeah the young Turks where a terror group or something else, I'm not completely sure what they where, but it has no relevance to this video.
+that guy down the street 1. Columbus was terrible but he was not a terrorist. 2. The Young Turks were also not terrorists and they were terrible. It is relevant because it they are asking why do we celebrate this terrible human being? They are celebrating a terrible political group by using their name for their company. Cenk says you have to be consistent with your opinions, they are really really failing to do that here.
Eh ,I wouldn't say having the same name as a genocidal group and having a national holiday getting school and work off for a genocidal lunatic are the same form of celebration. Not really comparable at all. That's like celebrating Osama binladen on the twin tower and the subway bombings and all that bullshit he pulled. And then naming your child Adolf Ms comparing those as the same thing. But I get where you are coming from. And it is understandable but it doesn't make what you say a valid argument.
+Militant Anti-theist Then be civil and write Cenk and ask him why he named the channel?
+that guy down the street Comment section is mad because Cenk is apologizing Islamic terrorism again. Here's how he does it: 'Columbus committed massacres in 1500's. Oh look, ISIS is no different than Columbus, but we celebrate Columbus day, right, right, RIIIIGHT, so how bad can ISIS really be!'
+valgehiir Is that seriously what you got from what he said...? Seriously? Or are you trying to spin things on purpose? Cenk clearly is comparing him to ISIS because we ALL hate Isis and think they are the scum of the earth, but then we turn around and celebrate people who committed terrorism and did crimes against humanity to a greater degree than isis. He is trying to point out that we as a people are hypocrites by how we behave, not that he is supporting isis... I thought that point should be obvious to even the most dim-witted.
History 101. I don't know if I would've made the comparison to ISIS though
+Manny F. Agreed. Rather than simply engaging a wider audience with the truth about Christopher Columbus, they used a buzz word comparison that instantly tuned out the people who most needed to hear it.
You need to read: “The Open Veins of Latin America” by the Uruguayan writer Eduardo Galeano, he describes this the best way.
Schools need to get real in giving this man credit.
Yesterday I was in Spanish class and my teacher put a video on about Christopher Columbus and growing up I always thought that he was this good genius man because he discovered America. Boy when I tell you my entire attitude changed about this man we call Christopher Columbus (which by the way isn’t even his real name) I was so furious like mad just an uproar of madness came over me after hearing the things he did. I’m honestly just so glad that I can get this information from people who know and have studied it and chose the share the correct information about this man we “praise” who is actually a very terrible and disgusting man.
1492 worst year of my life. :c
+Derrick Barney
it was all freedom until 1492!!!!!!!!!!!!
mikeNM08 sure there might of been war and other terrible things in the Americas before he came along, but at least it was more or less under our terms.
Derrick Barney Sure, some little dark ages here and there and some fighting, but we all traded more than fought. It was under the terms of our ancestor's.
+Derrick Barney Blame Mexican ancestors.
Thank you for changing the title...wait, it still comes up as "worst than Isis" but up top it says "The REAL history..." I think this is an excellent, concise expose on Columbus that is "overshadowed" by any reference to Isis because of it's own push back and controversy in this country...I wish there was no mention of it. The comparison in my opinion was not needed in the title...I wold let the host's button up their comments with it as they do...
now that I think about it, not all Tino Indian were killed off because there are some Dominicans and Haitians that when they do their ancestry testing they have Taino Indian blood running through their veins, so that makes me wonder maybe a little bit of them did survive and kept well-hidden from those evil bastards.
Do a video about the Kkk, were they liberal? Was there a great title switch between conservatives and liberals? Please explain tyt!!
The first native Americans were actually black Africans pre-dated Indians.
GOOGLE The frist Amricans were African by Dr. David Imotep. Check out a youtube video called the black history decption on that video he lists his resources. GOOGLE black hsitory hidden by white supremacists. Google pyrmaids and hieroglyphics in the United States. Look a documentey film called Hidden Colors 1 ,2 , 3, 4.
Emily Budinger No not really it is true there is overwhelming evidence to support the claim check a book called the first Americans were African by Dr. David Imotep. Also CZcams black history decpition.
Emily Budinger Google search pyrimaids and hieroglyphics both into youtube and google.
That is not evidence but delusion..and bullshit..
+Filmon Tewolde I can see where you get that from because when you read world history, you find out that Africans been traveling around the world for quite a long long time centuries on at that.
One thing that this video left out was the African experience in this country.African explorers were responsible for Columbus making it safely to the western hemisphere.
This was uploaded on my bday.
Columbus and ISIS aren't really comparable, considering that Columbus lived in the 1400's, and ISIS exists in 2015. People should know better in this day and age. That being said, Columbus was a monster
+Jim Bob
Well, they were conquistadors after all. Who do you not invite to a party? Militants and conquistadors.
+Jim Bob I find it interesting how a lot of people just think that everyone in the past was ignorant about everything. I think they were pretty conscious but were horrible people with the means to create horrible outcomes like explained in the video.
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You mean Turkey is always committing genocide.
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That shouldn't matter horrible is horrible. You shouldn't take 2 terrible acts put it up to each other and weigh which one is slightly less horrible than the other there both terrible. And you saying that because we live in 2017 we should know better than them giving the thought process that because they lives such a long time ago there is a lack of common sense and conginitive self responsibility. Like they didn't know murder and rape and genocide us wrong. They just didn't care look at ISIS they know what they are doing is wrong deep down they don't care or there brain washed themselves to see what their doing as holy and right. disgrace honestly.
England was definitely the more civil empire. Spain was just absolutely brutal and barbaric.
Both where extraordinary evil don't try to justify two evils.
+Kerry Ann Piper exactly ! England raped and pillaged people's countries also .
+John R I hope you know that no one cares that you're upset (: well at least I don't . it is a well known fact that whites weren't the only conquerers . Relax .
British brought slave to north america known as African american for their personal use. no one is perfect even England did some horrible things.
+Mr R maybe you're right lol
Where did they find his journal? I am just curious. What they are saying he did makes me angry, but I want to make sure it's true first before I believe it.
Why has it taken so long for the journals to be made public? I had never heard of them before.
The Young Turks is the second show to reveal the facts about Columbus Day. I truly admit that Christopher Columbus was no hero. These are facts that you would have never learned in school.
thanks for the info....
Did they change the title?
How do you know he wrote the journal? How do you know if the journal is real? And I am not trying to say he discovered anything, just saying how do we trust anything we are told by others, especially on tv or internet??