Friendly reminder...

@thomas Das erinnert mich an die Sage, wie spanische Seefahrer damals an Land gingen und einen Indigenen trafen. Einer der Spanier fragte den Mann: "¿Hombre, como se llama esta tierra?"*
Dieser antwortete in seiner Sprache: "Yucatán!" (= Ich verstehe nicht).
Seitdem heißt die mexikanische Halbinsel.... 🤣

*Ey, Mann, wie heißt dieses Land?

@MargaXeyat @thomas die gleiche Geschichte habe ich über die aboriginals und den Namen Känguru gehört.
@thomas Columbus: "I sailed westward and encountered people with darker skin than myself speaking a language I don't understand. This must be India, because that's the most Eastward place I've heard of!"🤗
A 'Columbus Day' Claim Debunked in 1892

In 1492, Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue, but he never actually set foot in mainland North America.

Snopes
@thomas And besides, Columbus didn't even land in the continental U.S.
@thomas Menschen, die sich selber in Gefahr bringen, sollte man besser ersaufen lassen, dass ermutigt sonst nur Nachahmer. </Zyn>
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Vespucci Amerigo actually 'discovered' America. Columbus only got to the West Indies, I believe.
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That should probably read Amerigo Vespucci, Even I wasn't around at the time though, in my defence.

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In line with current right wing ideas about immigration, it would have been better if the native population had turned back the boats. instead, they were swamped with criminals, murderers and rapists.

@thomas another great genocide sponsored by the white man