Columbus and Other Cannibals The Wétiko Disease of Exploitation,
Imperialism, and Terrorism By Jack D. Forbes Seven Stories Press
| 234 pp | $14.95 Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in
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that we can compare the commemoration of Columbus with the
doings of the neo-Nazis organizations in Europe and the
Americas, groups which commemorate the great dates of Hitler's
regime. The difference is that the neo-Nazis are a minority and
their commemorations usually do not receive much attention. The
followers of Columbus, on the other hand, occupy seats of power
throughout much of the Americas. Their holidays are national
ones, often imposed on their respective societies.” - - Jack D.
Forbes From "Columbus and Other Cannibals" Christopher Columbus
is an enigma in America. For many Americans, Columbus is viewed
with romanticism of a heroic explorer who "sailed the ocean
blue." He is part of the American construction by an educational
system that creates heroes of l