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Mexican President Threatens to Sue Google Over 'Gulf of America' Label on Maps.
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this post was submitted on 13 Feb 2025
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I did not say in China. Google Maps says "Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America)" in most of the world. It sure is here in Britain.
Also, calling the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America is a clear claim of ownership.
Mexico didn't own it before any more than the US owns it now. I don't like the nationalistic intentions, but I can rationalize it to myself that Mexico is also part of [North] America
No shit they didn't. And they never have. Because it was called the Gulf of Mexico before Mexico as a nation existed. It was called that because it was named after the Valley of Mexico, which was part of New Spain at the time the Gulf was named. Mexico as a country didn't exist until centuries later.
Maybe actually read the history of this before deciding this is about anyone other than Trump claiming ownership of that gulf.
No one can own the Gulf anyway. Trump just wanted to stir shit up and people like you getting all bent out of shape are just playing into it. It's just a name
"Mount McKinley" is "just a name" for what is supposed to be called Denali. Ask an indigenous person if they think changing the name of a sacred mountain to the name of a man responsible for one of them many genocides of their people is "just a name."
Then ask virtually any black person if they don't care about Trump and Republicans restoring Confederate generals' names to military bases. Find out if they think it's "just a name."
Names have power and I'm amazed you don't realize that.
I'm telling you this is what he wants: people to get all worked up and virtue signaling for MAGA
Ignoring my entire post is a choice, I'll give you that.
And I'm saying it's just a name. Call it whatever you want. He means it as a distraction. There's more important things
Still ignoring what I wrote.
I'm not ignoring it. I'm saying it's just a name. I will continue to call it the Gulf of Mexico for the rest of my life, or probably just "the Gulf". I never used another term for French fries, # is still a pound sign, and I'm not going to worry about this.
You are ignoring it, because you won't address what I said about Denali and forts named after Confederate generals.
You apparently didn't even bother reading what I wrote.
Whatever. Enjoy your rant. It's going to be a fun four years for you
Yes, that is one way to show that you never actually read the post.
You conflate not agreeing with not reading, because if someone reads your posts, they have to agree, right? So if someone doesn't agree, it simply means they didn't read your post.
If names mean so much, what about naming things after slave owners? Tell me how many slaves were at Mt Vernon? History has very few perfect saints.
But back to the Gulf. It's just not worth it. Call it what you want. It'll revert one way or another eventually
You neither agreed with what I said nor disagreed with what I said. You did not address what I said at all. I will give you one last chance, but I doubt you will bother:
So, since you've claimed you addressed it and all you keep saying is, "it's just a name," is your contention that Mount McKinley and Fort Bragg are just names and those people of color shouldn't get so uppity about them?
Since you have completely hijacked this from talking about the Gulf, as I said, call it what you want. I'll probably continue to call it Denali, because it's just a name.
Enjoy your privilege.