"The Angels"

mar-a-lago => mer-a-merica!

South America, Colored

What about Michigan? I grew up in Detroit. I loved visiting Mackinac Island and Kalamazoo, places whose names carry traces of the Indigenous languages and cultures that existed here long before European settlement. Kalamazoo is often translated as “boiling water,” although its precise meaning is uncertain, while Mackinac is traditionally associated with “great turtle.”

Then you have Ypsilanti, named after a Greek military commander who fought in the Greek War of Independence, and Detroit, whose name comes from the French word détroit, meaning “strait” or “narrow passage.”

And that's just one state in the Midwest.

Does this guy understand that America is not simply a country of wealthy white people? This country has always been a complicated mixture of Indigenous nations, European colonial powers, immigrants, and countless cultures that helped shape what we now call America.

The French established settlements throughout North America, including Detroit and New Orleans. Spanish-speaking communities existed in what is now the United States long before the country even became independent. Indigenous peoples had their own languages, cultures, governments, and civilizations for thousands of years before European colonization. And those influences haven't simply disappeared. They're embedded in our geography, our language, our food, our music, and our institutions.

And here's an important correction to a common misconception: until March 2025, the United States had no federally designated official language. English has now been designated the official language by executive order, but that doesn't erase the country's multilingual history or the many languages spoken here today.

America's history is far more complicated than a simplistic narrative about one ethnic or cultural group. You can see that history just by looking at a map of Michigan.

Honestly, I can't tell whether this guy fundamentally misunderstands the country he's governing or whether he's employing a political strategy so calculated that I'm struggling to comprehend it. Is this genuine ignorance, deliberate messaging, or some combination of the two?

Because I find it difficult to understand how anyone can look at the actual history of this country and conclude that America's identity belongs exclusively to one group of people.

He'll say he likes the music of Henry Churches and King's Wool as well as being a fan of movies featuring Tony Flags

Florida could use a change.