[conspire] Federales in Portland?

[Deirdre Saoirse Moen]

> On Jul 24, 2020, at 14:50, Rick Moen <rick at linuxmafia.com> wrote:
> 
>  Truth to tell, it was strictly 1930s
> Italian-American ethnic boosterism, and as such it wasn't really about
> Columbus at all.  Italian-American civic leaders merely glommed onto 
> Christopher Columbus as the very most accomlished and famous Italian
> in history, and proposed to have a public holiday (and statues) as, 
> in effect, celbrations of Italian-ness.  This is the way politics works.

This is why I’m a fan of the idea of the Boiardi statue idea.

https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/cleveland/petition-seeks-to-replace-christopher-columbus-statue-in-clevelands-little-italy-with-one-of-ettore-boiardi-aka-chef-boyardee/95-b9f4b44d-6899-4306-bddb-4a7f70552e11

Regardless if Boiardi was an asshat, it’s got to be an improvement.

Deirdre
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