# Columbus Day v Indigenous People's Day v Leif Erikson Day

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**Post date:** [October 12, 2021, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/columbus-day-v-indigenous-peoples-day-v-leif-erikson-day/952323/36 "2021-10-12T21:34:06Z")

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[Civic nationalism, also known as liberal nationalism, is a form of nationalism identified by political philosophers who believe in an inclusive form of nationalism that adheres to traditional liberal values of freedom, tolerance, equality, and individual rights.](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civic_nationalism)

Or:

[Ethnic nationalism, also known as ethnonationalism, is a form of nationalism wherein the nation and nationality are defined in terms of ethnicity, with emphasis on an ethnocentric approach to various political issues related to national affirmation of a particular ethnic group.](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_nationalism)

Traditionally, or at least overtly, the US has been a Civic Nationalist state. Columbus Day, unlike the 4th of July, Presidents’ Day, Memorial Day, etc. doesn’t serve that tradition. As _certain forces_ have worked to shift the US to become _their_ ethno-religious state, the issue went into heat.

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