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[–] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

I mean, I guess each country has the right to make up their own names if they want to…

[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 19 points 2 days ago

This will go over about as well as the Sacagawea dollar coin, and the coin had the advantage of actually being a good idea.

[–] FundMECFS@slrpnk.net 18 points 2 days ago

Delusional LMAO.

[–] Chainweasel@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)

America isn't even the countries name, it's "The United States OF America" with North America being the continent it's on.

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[–] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago

The symbolism is on top of the "warmongering on allies" rhetoric, that could, in this case, push for a war on Mexico or takeover of its territorial rights to oil extraction in the Gulf. The lust over Greenland is its strategic role in attacking/defending Europe. The resources there are very expensive to extract due to infrastructure needs. The Panama canal is to stop Chinese trade/influence, but usual US policy is threats/coups instead of offering market prices. Panama canal fees are high due to droughts related to global warming which Trump wants to increase beyond reparability.

[–] letsgo2themall@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

whew! I'm glad we solved all the REAL problems so now we can focus on this shit!

[–] RubberElectrons@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago

Fine, then we gotta spend the money to care for the natural life there as if it were ours.

Oh you don't want to spend the money? Figures, you cheapskate "conservatives".

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

Eehhh, not to rain on your parade but in Ukraine it was Putin's Russia doing the funding and support, not the US.

Not that it matters much, the US has a long history of fucking over other countries, Nicaragua, chile, Iran, just a few examples.

Either way, they've never been as brazen and petty about it

[–] SelfProgrammed@lemmy.today 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

And French Fries are now Freedom Fries /s

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago (3 children)

20 some years ago when that happened, I remember saying "What? That's stupid....". I was a teenager at the time. I was yelled at by adults saying "NO! IT'S NOT STUPID!!! WE'RE AMERICANS!!! FREEDOM FRIES ARE AN AMERICAN FOOD!!! WE GROW POTATOES IN IDAHO!!! NOT PARIS!!!!"

Today, I'm 41. Teenager me wasn't immature. Well, ok, I was, on a lot of things. But NOT on this. 41 year old me looks back and says teenager me was right.

This IS stupid.

French fries then, french fries now.

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[–] QubaXR@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago (4 children)

How about New Mexico state?

[–] ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Trump tomorrow: "we're renaming the state of New Mexico to the state of New Murica!"

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[–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago

I guess "Bumpkin Bay" is a little too on the nose.

Or maybe "Gulf Of Florida Man."

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