Gregg Popovich he has never minced his tongue and his pulse does not tremble when it comes to speaking openly on any subject that is asked of him. Especially if it has to do with politics or the history of your country. For this reason, the veteran Spurs coach has not hesitated to leave your opinion about Cristbal Coln and the fact that some American cities continue to celebrate their day instead of celebrating Native People’s Day.
“He started the New World genocide“, assured the Spurs coach at a press conference when asked about the figure of the Renaissance navigator. Dominican Republic. He made them slaves, mutilated, and murdered. “
He started the genocide of the New World. He set in motion everything that came after, slavery, mutilation, murder … “
Popovich went one step further when asked whether the idea of celebrating Columbus Day was an honor for Italian-Americans because of its alleged Genoese origin: “That’s nonsense, it’s like saying: ‘We should be proud of Hitler for being German‘. Has no sense. It is a day about Columbus, not about Italian-Americans. “
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