In McDonald, Pa., 30 miles southwest of Pittsburgh, fourth-grade students at Fort Cherry Elementary put Columbus on trial this year — charging him with misrepresenting the Spanish crown and thievery. They found him guilty and sentenced him to life in prison.
"In their own verbiage, he was a bad guy," teacher Laurie Crawford said.
I find this sort of nihilistic behavior disgusting. Sure, Columbus was no saint. But this behavior seems to serve no other purpose than to tear down historical figures in order to rewrite history to match socialist ideals. It all feels so 1984-like, right down to the "freedom is slavery"-style confusion of ideas:
"Heroism and villainy are just two sides of the same coin."
Feh. All the more reason to homeschool my kids.
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