Talk:Columbus Day
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Template:Onlinesource2004 While I can not disagree with any of the content or wording of any one part of this article, taken as a whole I did not think it met the NPOV guideline. The high proportion of text given to the opposition view (Columbus Day as a form of oppression) gives that viewpoint credence out of proportion to the actual usage. I'm all for discussing the controversy, but only in proportion. That said, I'm not happy yet with my own attempt to achieve balance. Please help. Rossami 17:58, 2 Dec 2003 (UTC)
I can't agree that Columbus Day is an american holiday. Columbus Day, or october 12 is the day every nation in the Americas celebrates the discovery of the New World (note that Columbus didn't arrive first to the US, but to other caribbean and latin american countries). The article is way too US- "American", it should be edited so that it can be used as both a page talking about columbus day and the discovery of America (read the Americas..etc..)
I reinserted the quote from Ward Churchill because it adds important content. I appreciate Rossami's concern about balance. I believe that the sollution to the problem of imbalance is to add more content, not delete useful content. Perhaps someone else can add more imormation about the history of Columbus day or its role in celebrating Italian-American culture in the USA, for example. We must have faith that balance will come with time, as long as NPOV and useful content are respected. Slrubenstein
