Disinventing History, …, Again

The Spanish press of September 11 heaps ridicule on the attempt in the USA to erase Christopher Columbus from the history books. The press points out that many of the  victims of racism are named Gómez, Pérez and Martín  so getting rid of Columbus will do little to hide the fact that many of their ancestors were rapists, thieves and thugs. Rewriting history never serves to perfect it.. Get over it! Even when we disinvent our history one is still mediocre. The fact that Governor Shumlin or mayor Berry declare Columbus to have been a naughty man, only makes them look silly. Nothing important to worry about in the poorer neighborhoods, guys? Governor Walker of Alaska may be right when he insists that the Chinese got there first but they have never been models for race relations. Ask their neighbors! Governors, if you can´t prove it or make it go away with facts, shut up. The outraged mobs that were against Robert E. Lee yesterday and Columbus today will never vote for you anyway. In case  you haven´t guessed, I think that much of political correctness is mental trash.  History is there looking at us.