@fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish • 27 days agoChat, is this true?mander.xyzimagemessage-square67fedilinkarrow-up1979arrow-down10
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minus-square@DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglish13•26 days agoIf we want to rename things (Mexico was a LOT larger in the olden times) why don’t we call it “Gulf of the Americas?” Oh because it doesn’t support imperial single minded nationalism and isn’t USA centered
minus-square@double_quack@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish1•20 days agoAmerica is a continent, not a country. “Americas” is as correct as “Europes”. But certainly those who decided to call it gulf of america are not aware of that.
If we want to rename things (Mexico was a LOT larger in the olden times) why don’t we call it “Gulf of the Americas?”
Oh because it doesn’t support imperial single minded nationalism and isn’t USA centered
America is a continent, not a country. “Americas” is as correct as “Europes”. But certainly those who decided to call it gulf of america are not aware of that.