Message from @The Real Head Honcho

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2018-10-08 16:01:00 UTC  

**Please discuss his actions and controversy. No Shitposting**

2018-10-08 16:01:03 UTC  

Dat imperialist life

2018-10-08 16:01:13 UTC  

they brought their animals and shit with them that was full of germs the europeas were immune to, not the natives

2018-10-08 16:01:15 UTC  

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2018-10-08 16:01:22 UTC  

Campodin

2018-10-08 16:01:30 UTC  

There is evidence of Romans on the americas

2018-10-08 16:01:42 UTC  

Roman weaponry, a submerged roman vessel in Brazil, etc

2018-10-08 16:01:54 UTC  

Obviously they never colonised it or anything even close

2018-10-08 16:01:56 UTC  

must mean Roman america happened amiright

2018-10-08 16:01:56 UTC  

But they got there

2018-10-08 16:02:05 UTC  

No, of course not

2018-10-08 16:02:18 UTC  

But the point his, Columbus did not discover America

2018-10-08 16:02:32 UTC  

of course he didn't

2018-10-08 16:02:38 UTC  

no one thinks that

2018-10-08 16:02:44 UTC  

people have been living there for centuries

2018-10-08 16:02:50 UTC  

he had only discovered it for europeans at the time

2018-10-08 16:03:01 UTC  

the roman discovery was irrelevant at the time just like it is today

2018-10-08 16:03:13 UTC  

I wouldn't say it was "irrelevant"

2018-10-08 16:03:25 UTC  

I mean they didn't keep any documents of the discovery

2018-10-08 16:03:26 UTC  

But I understand what you mean

2018-10-08 16:03:35 UTC  

Well actually we don't know that

2018-10-08 16:03:46 UTC  

The likelihood is that they did but they have since been destroyed

2018-10-08 16:03:49 UTC  

the jews did it

2018-10-08 16:04:06 UTC  

Especially since its possible to read the entirety of the remaining roman documents from the entire period in a lifetime

2018-10-08 16:04:33 UTC  

There was much, much more and the Americas were probably mentioned, but it was most likely destroyed in the centuries to follow

2018-10-08 16:07:38 UTC  

If it was discovered and completely forgetten about for the next upward of a millennium, I'd say the Romans discovery was insignificant

2018-10-08 16:07:54 UTC  

Then you're a fool

2018-10-08 16:08:26 UTC  

The fact they were capable of doing so, and so early on in itself opens up an entirely new area of discussion on roman history

2018-10-08 16:08:38 UTC  

Assuming it was even intentional

2018-10-08 16:08:50 UTC  

Intentional or not, it was achieved

2018-10-08 16:09:14 UTC  

And, sure, it may open a discussion on Roman history, but that's not the topic at hand

2018-10-08 16:09:37 UTC  

No, the topic is on Christopher Columbus, and somebody made the claim he discovered America

2018-10-08 16:09:42 UTC  

I simply pointed out he didn't

2018-10-08 16:11:17 UTC  

Christopher Columbus was the first modern european to reach the new world besides the vikings in north canada

2018-10-08 16:11:29 UTC  

I say modern because of Solutrean exploration

2018-10-08 16:11:31 UTC  

For the intent of this discussion, he practically did. The Romans may or may not have been here, and it was completely forgotten. The Vikings actually created a settlement, and it was completely forgotten. And all those back in Europe and the world at large had no idea both the Romans and Vikings were here. Colombus' final "discovery" was the most significant one

2018-10-08 16:12:01 UTC  

And might as well be considered its actual discovery for what it created and the fact it wasn't forgotten

2018-10-08 16:12:34 UTC  

Yes he is

2018-10-08 16:12:39 UTC  

If something's forgotten, anyway, it has to be "rediscovered"

2018-10-08 16:13:26 UTC  

If it was still common knowledge that there was a new world, settlements would have started shortly after the vikings

2018-10-08 16:14:07 UTC  

Leif Erikson day is tomorrow