South Dakota has already made the switch, and a handful of cities have too.

UGH, Genocidal Dickwad Day. Why is this even still a thing? Yeah, let's set aside a day to honor a man who enslaved, raped, and attempted to murder the entire population of the place he "discovered". Stop pretending that this disgusting excuse for a human was a hero who should be celebrated. End rant.

I guess it doesn't make me much of a difference I guess but I've been under the impression that Columbus is actually pretty much an assclown, douchecanoe, buttwand, etc.

...that's the spirit.

Is Columbus Day really a thing? Celebrating the start of colonialism and thus the advent of atrocities against the original inhabitants of the land? Can't say I'm surprised, Australia has the same thing except worse, because it's dressed up as the patriotic and generic "Australia Day". On the date that the first British coloniser entered the country. Yeah lol so inclusive, you can bet that everyone wants to celebrate the start of a genocide. Perfect day for being proud of your country, don't you know.

Then all the nationalists complain "those events [genocide and the decimation of the Indigenous Australian population by over 90%) were 200 years ago, get over it" while similtaneously paying respect and getting emotional about every other piece of Australian history (like World Wars) with unparalleled passion. The hypocrisy astounds.

My friends, the two greatest political threats in the current day: nationalists and climate change deniers.