Hitler or Colombus, Who is worse? Options

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Who do you think is worse? Consider the facts. Colombus is responsibe for killing far more than Hitler. He really started the war between white men and "Indians" and hs voyage brought many diseases to America that killed even more people (The natives weren't immune like the Europeans and couldn't fight off the illnesses)

Then again Hitler was evil. But he was crazy too. In the courts if you commit a crime you can plead insanity and get out of it so........ i'm not really sure which way I'm leaning.

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Though accidentally, he did forged a new pathways and inspired exploration. What's there not to celebrate?

well, although he certainly wasnt as terrible as he was thought to be by whoever started this topic, he was not a good man. he did rape people, and such. he only found the islands of the west indies by accident, and even the he could not recognize that he was in fact not in india. i assume he did eventually though, did he not? im a bit rusty on my american history. but anyway, he was not even the first explorer to discover the islands that he landed on, as others arrived there first. he was merely the cockiest of them all, and thus ended up recieving the most credit. but basically, he did not accomplish any of what he is celebrated for. you have a point in saying he forged new pathways and inspired further exploration, but thats not why we have columbus day, or atleast thats not why they tell little kids we celebrate him for. ask my little sisters, or most any american really, what we have columbus day for and theyll most likely say he discovered america, which is untrue