@sun @threalist @unabomber

> Christians were oppositional

Some, sure. Just like there's somewhere in the range of 1-5% of Jews who are opposed to Zionism. But it still remains that the whole premise of Columbus' actions was based on Catholic doctrine. The Anglican's and other protestants no less so, as they all adopted the Doctrine of Discovery as the pretext for their colonial activities.

Also, the colonisation of the New World is just one example of a pattern which has repeated itself ad nauseam since at least the 4th century right up to the present day, practically non-stop. It's a feature of Abrahamic superstitions, not a bug.