Being “Indigenous” is Not an Achievement

Columbus Day refers to an achievement–the achievement of Christopher Columbus doing the equivalent of reaching Mars in our own day.

Being “indigenous” is neither an achievement nor a failure. It simply refers to one’s position at birth. Of more relevance is the fact that the indigenous people being celebrated by wokesters never grew or improved across the generations; they mainly existed. Stagnation is not achievement; growth certainly is!

It doesn’t make you a racist to prefer Columbus Day over indigenous people’s day, whatever the hell that means. It does make you a fool to pretend an achievement that changed millions of lives for all time–including your own–doesn’t matter.