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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So what would you replace them with and how would you handle telling Italian Americans that their heroes and their people no longer matter?[/quote] You tell them that those statues need to be removed for the same reason Mussolini ones are removed in Italy. But this is an interesting question nonetheless. All Columbus statues in Italy date from roughly 1900 and forward, a time that coincides with mass Italian immigration. He was not celebrated or a hero before then. I get it that for an immigrant he may be a nice symbol, a source of pride and a way to assert with the discriminating WASPs that they were here first. I also wonder why they chose Columbus vs. Vespucci for whom the country and the continent is named. Italy is a country with such rich history and accomplishment, I hope Italian-Americans are open to the perspectives of others in their community.[/quote]
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