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    Robert C. Koehler: Columbus Day in pretend America

    by Robert C. Koehler, Tribune Content Agency Oct 15, 2020 4 minutes

    Before the fake holiday known as Columbus Day completely disappears for another year, I want to grab hold of it for a moment and look at what it really has to offer us: a dizzying dose of historical realism.

    We’re not who we think we are. The social order in which we find ourselves is far more the result of dominance and dehumanization than principled integrity — a reality that demands deep introspection, not celebratory lies and a silent shrug as the worst of who we are continues.

    The scariest part about the legacy of Columbus, and Europe’s “Age

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