Gulf of Mexico to be called Gulf of America, and Denali, highest North American peak, reverts to Mount McKinley

Gulf of Mexico to be called Gulf of America, and Denali, highest North American peak, reverts to Mount McKinley

  • BrikoX@lemmy.zipOPEnglish
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    10 days ago

    This order will make it mandatory to use in all official US documents. Will be funny and a headache for everyone involved though.

    There are a few similar cases:

    • Iran calls Persian Gulf, Saudi Arabia calls Arabian Gulf.
    • Japan calls Sea of Japan, South Korea calls East Sea.
    • There are also numerous name disputes involving China.
    • PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat
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      10 days ago

      Yeah but the American culture is supposed to be different from those. One of the genuine strengths of American culture is that if the boss tells you to echo some bullshit they came up with, most Americans will either just laugh it off, or if they have to put up with it, they hate it and stop as soon as they’re able.

      I realize Trump is trying to turn the US into an Iran- or Saudi-style top-down system where the leader tells you what you’re allowed to call things. Like I say, he will certainly succeed to some extent, I just can’t decide how much or how scared to be about that particular aspect of it.

      • JokeDeity@lemm.ee
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        9 days ago

        I think that is an image some have of Americans, but I think the reality is that we’re a lot more likely to sit on our hands than do something. You can tell because gestures at literally everything.

        • PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat
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          9 days ago

          Some of us, yeah. On the other hand, the BLM protests were the biggest in history, and resulted in significant systemic changes that decades of complaining had failed to produce.

          I think a lot of the issue is that people just don’t have time. During the pandemic, people had time to realize how fucked everything was and do something about it, without endangering their ability to buy housing and food the next month.

          • JokeDeity@lemm.ee
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            9 days ago

            Bro as someone who went to BLM events and have friends who were injured by pigs for peaceful protesting (including a guy who’s eye got shot out by a pig with a fucking tear gas canister), what significant change are you referring to??? As far as I can tell we’ve only moved backwards as a country for the past… Shit, decade? Longer? Enlighten me because here in bum fuck Indiana I don’t see it.