Mexican President Threatens to Sue Google Over 'Gulf of America' Label on Maps.
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Google are an American company, and the government of the USA has changed the name. What else do people expect them to do?
Besides, it still say Gulf of Mexico if you're outside the USA.
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It shows up as "Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America)" outside of the US apparently. That seems like enough to make a fuss to me; bodies of international water have specific rules around name changes and the US can't unilaterally decide differently.
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the government of the USA has changed the name
When did they do that?
Or are you one of those people who would agree if Trump said "I am the state"?
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What are the rules? And who makes them?
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It was changed by executive order, which the president has the authority to do. Google doesn't get to go "nuh-uh" and keep it the same.
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I was unaware that the executive branch encompassed the entirety of the government. Please, do elaborate.
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Oligarchs
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Dicktater brought to mind very unpleasant images
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That's a valid point, but why do you expect Google to take a principled stand on this? Take it up with your government.
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Doesn't need to (but yeah yeah they're Google, I know...). They just should name it "Gulf of MĂ©xico" or whatever the translated name is to the user's device, and add an asterisk somewhere that shows a note to the effect of "a small fraction of Confederate remnants think it should be called 'Gulf of America'".
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If you want to know more about how the US government works, I'm not the person to educate you.
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Then why are you here trying to tell people that one asshole with an opinion is the government?
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This is stupid and cowardly of them,
What else did you expect?
