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I mean, the sea travel was rough and cruel. No wonder that people who survived such a long voyage, became just as vile.
I had a bad month, I guess I'm now a psychopath.
not quite, but it's hard to say that by constantly experiencing nothing but sufferring you'd grow into a kind and empathetic, let alone pleasant person to be around
71 days as the captain of an expedition, likely best fed and treated person of the whole crew.
If you think that justifies what he did, I hope you never board a cruise ship.
I don't know who'd admire a person like Columbus, but considering the crual fate he survived, no wonder he was as wretched as he was is all i'm saying. I wouldn't be justifying any of his actions. If he enjoyed it, then let the hell actually exist to burn this bastard for eternity, but if he didn't, penitentiary afterlife existence is not necessary, as the life itself was a penalty enough in his case.
the world is a cruel place, let's enjoy our luxury of being able to be nice and good, and let's share it with others.