Happy Columbus Day! Millions of people throughout the world will commemorate the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the New World.

Media outlets generally don't shy away from exposing the truth about this American hero and most people who educate themselves outside the propaganda vacuum of public schools know that in the 21st century the man would be put on trial for crimes against humanity - well, unless he managed to reach the summit of political power.

There is, however, one aspect of Columbus' sins that gets ignored.

When he set sail for what turned out to be the American continent, he carried with him the commandment of King Ferdinand of Spain: 'Get gold, humanely if possible, but at all hazards - get gold!'

In his lust for gold, Columbus robbed and forced the local population of the newly discovered land to work in his gold mines, slaughtered the opposition and became the progenitor of the transatlantic slave trade - girls as young as 9 years old were sold into sexual slavery.

The acts of genocide committed by Columbus and his successors filled up the coffers of the Spanish Crown with stolen gold, making the ruling class of the country fabulously wealthy.

As the stolen gold made its way into the Spanish economy, prices began to skyrocket. Inflation was rampant because the gold supply was radically expanded, yet the volume of produced goods didn't change. Pr.