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Donald Trump Says Gulf of Mexico Will Now Be Called 'Gulf of America.' Congress Is Already Prepping Legislation (people.com)

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

This is not good obviously, but it's also very US-centric to think that name Gulf of America indicates it belongs to the US. In an alternate timeline it would totally make sense to have a gulf between two Americas called the Gulf of America or even the American Sea. But the US has effectively hijacked the name America

[–] [email protected] 2 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (1 children)

We could then call it Gulf of ~~the~~ Americas, by simply adding something. (Vandalizing Maps is easy that way)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

All you need is a sharpie to vandalize maps!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 13 hours ago

Correct!!!