Commentary U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has called America’s period of colonisation a “shameful past.” According to Harris’ recent address to the National Congress of American Indians commemorating Columbus Day, those Americans descended from European settlers should be ashamed about their nation’s history. She said the settlement of North America was based on land theft and was devastating to tribal nations. She went on to pledge that the Biden Administration would confront this “shame.” It seems extraordinary that a world leader could air such a limited view of history. But, of course, this myopic perspective is shared by many left-wing activists who want to rewrite history to portray European empires as evil and villainous. The radical Left favours simplistic villain-victim narratives because their whole strategy is predicated on persuading segments of society that they are victims, then stirring these “victims” into action and revolution against alleged villains. Such activism deploys …