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return2ozma@lemmy.world to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months ago

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

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

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return2ozma@lemmy.world to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months ago
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During a press conference on Tuesday, Jan. 7, the 78-year-old president-elect shared his plan for renaming the Gulf of Mexico. “We’re going to be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America,” Trump told reporters.
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    But Mexico has 63 more miles of coastline on the Gulf than the USA does. We should just leave it alone.

    Wouldn’t surprise me if this was inspired to circumvent the new ban on oil drilling Biden just enacted. “We’re drilling in the Gulf of America, not the Gulf of Mexico.”

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      The US doesn’t have exclusive rights to “America” as a name. In fact strictly speaking “Gulf of America” is not a bad name since it is the largest gulf in the Americas AFAIK.

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        Removed by mod

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          The reason is racism

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        Then maybe “Gulf of the Americas” would be more appropriate.

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        True, they’ll probably call it Gulf of 'MURICA!

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        The US doesn’t have exclusive rights to “America” as a name.

        Agreed. Let’s also change our demonym to Unitedstatian.

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          You joke but in many languages they do that, for instance “statunitensi” or “estadounidenses”

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            I don’t joke actually. I chose “Unitedstatians” exactly because that’s what other languages do.

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      Canada has more land mass than the US does. Perhaps Trump should be talking about integrating the US into Canada (and doing away with the now-redundant US Presidential position).

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        I’m sure Canada would love that influx of crazy

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        Cascadia awaits…

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          Cascadia, the one envisioned as a racist white ethnostate?

          What the fuck is wrong with you?

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            I was born and raised in Cascadia and I have never once heard of it being some white racist ethnostate it’s more of a bioregion/cool people thing…I googled it and it looks like some folk in the 1840s wanted to do that but comparing us with them is ridiculous on your part to tell ya the truth.

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              I have never once heard of it being some white racist ethnostate

              I was raised all over the country - but got an education in history. I’ve known the chud’s plan for Cascadia since I was a kid. Why don’t you read history? Don’t you think you should know what you’re endorsing before you start suggesting people support a plan for a white racist ethnostate?

              Now that you know it’s history are you in any way reconsidering?

              It’s not just a historical motivation, the scumfucks are still pushing for it.

              https://www.cascadepbs.org/2015/07/hate-filled-zone-a-group-of-white-racists-wants-a-nw-secession-a-vile-dream-with-deep-historic-roots

              https://thebaffler.com/latest/cascadia-lokting

              https://www.kuow.org/stories/i-went-undercover-seattle-s-white-nationalist-group/

              wake up

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      But Mexico has 63 more miles of coastline on the Gulf than the USA does.

      USA != America. USA is a country that resides on the North American Continent.

      While I know Trump is doing this to try and claim it as the USA’s… It actually makes sense if you actually use “America” properly to refer to North, Central and South America.

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      But Mexico has 63 more miles of coastline on the Gulf than the USA does.

      He’ll solve that too.

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        We’ll croatia them and canada.

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