Taken from JRE #1419 w/Daryl Davis: https://youtu.be/oGTQ0Wj6yIg
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Taken from JRE #1419 w/Daryl Davis: https://youtu.be/oGTQ0Wj6yIg
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I agree with most of this. But I don't agree with the whole "Columbus discovered nothing" argument. I think it's being pedantic. We often might say "a child discovers the world" or "I discovered this TV show today". We don't talk about an absolute discovery for all mankind. We talk about discoveries for individuals or groups. The vikings discovered America for themselves, but not for Europe. Columbus discovered America for Europe. And at the same time, the natives discovered Europe.
If a child is playing with a battery and some magnets and makes a wire rotate around the battery, they discovered that. Yeah, they aren't the first person to discover electromagnetism or simple motors, but they did discover it for themselves. They didn't know about it, and then they found it without outside reference to prior discoveries.
Someone can discover this video for the first time (even if they aren't the first person to watch it). That's just how we use the word. So yes, Columbus did discover America. We don't need to dampen or remove achievements just because he was a dick. The nazis discovered hypothermia treatments by subjecting people to extreme cold. Yeah it sucks but they still discovered it.
I feel similar about pride month. Ngl it's just a way for companies to sell you things. Oh you better buy your pride coloured thing this months because it'll be gone next month.
This man been smoking reefa 🤣🤣🤣 amazing guy though really enjoyed this podcast
It is literally segregation in the education system. It’s apparently okay though because it’s supposed to be good for black people. The same argument people used to use for segregation.
MLK doesn’t have a national holiday all to himself, really. In some states, they celebrate Robert E Lee day instead of MLK Day, and in some states, it’s called Robert E Lee/MLK Day. It’s technically not a national holiday at all.
Seriously look it up.
Also, MLK Day only started in 1987. Older people already know that, but being born after 1987, I had no idea until I read about it. I assumed the holiday existed since shortly after he was murdered.