Italian-Americans Will Never Let Christopher Columbus Become Robert E. Lee

Sep 15, 2017 2080

BY: DAVID MARCUS

In late August, the Los Angeles city council voted to end the city’s celebration of Columbus Day. That same week, across the continent, a furor was foaming over the fact that New York City mayor Bill de Blasio was considering taking down the iconic statue of Columbus atop a pillar in the circle near Central Park that bears his name. In response, city councilman and CNN personality Joe Borelli held a rally at New York’s City Hall in defense of the Columbus statue. It was a small but remarkable event.

The rally didn’t attract thousands, it wasn’t counter-protested by peaceful or antifa leftists. It was basically a press conference for local officials opposed to the removal of the statue. But something stood out, something rare in the raging wars of identity politics. The Italo-American politicians, and their guests, including the comedian and radio host Joe Piscocopo weren’t making apologies for Columbus. They weren’t stipulating that he was a horrible Hitleresque atrocity of a man. They still think he’s a hero.

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SOURCE: http://www.weeklystandard.com

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