Honoring Imperfect Men: What To Do About Columbus
Didn’t anyone teach the idiots who defaced the statue of Christopher Columbus in Central Park that two wrongs don’t make a right (“American Graffiti,” Sept. 13) ?
I understand protesting, but defacing a statue is not only childish, but criminal.
How do you claim higher moral ground if you are committing criminal, immoral acts?
Don’t break the law to make a point or force change. Linda Calabrese Brooklyn
Does anyone else see the absurdity in removing a statue of Columbus on the grounds of his treatment of Native Americans during the 1400s?
How far do we want to take this? There are bigger issues that our city officials need to address, but they’re much more difficult to accomplish.
It’s easier to take down statues than work on problems of crime, housing, education and employment. Linda Bermingham Garden City
There are plenty of great Italians and ItalianAmericans worth celebrating: Columbus is not one of them.
The Post article refer- encing the graffiti on the statue of Columbus in Central Park didn’t mention that there are records of Columbus and his men enslaving thousands of people during their time in the New World.
These slaves were allegedly used for gold mining and, by some accounts, if a slave didn’t mine enough gold, his hands were cut off and tied around his neck.
During his time as governor of the West Indies, he was accused of being so brutal that the Spanish crown had to have him replaced. Aubrey Jackson Staten Island I’m simply sick of snowflakes trying to take down reminders of our American heritage.
If these politicians continue down the rabbit hole of insanity, at least they’ll get less support from constituents who care more about breadand-butter issues than partisan politics. Edwin Moreno-Murillo Hempstead
Columbus and his men allegedly disemboweled Native American resisters with swords, burned people at the stake and enslaved men and women.
Columbus’ statue should be replaced with a truly great Italian, like Amerigo Vespucci, for whom our country is named. Manny Martin Manhattan
How many people have walked by these cold, lifeless pieces of concrete and metal and cried about what happened centuries ago?
In response to a few complainers, progressives come out with their signs.
Don’t these people have enough to do without worrying about ancient history? S. Kane Brooklyn