Mexican President Threatens to Sue Google Over 'Gulf of America' Label on Maps.
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This is accurate. Here's a screenshot from my friend in France.
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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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I'm thinking that there was a reason for the change; drilling for oil was blocked in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Oligarchs
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Dicktater brought to mind very unpleasant images
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OK, but how is Google supposed to know what nationality you are?
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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?
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americans can call it whatever the fuck they want, that wont suddenly change its local or english name in any other countries
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In the world I want to live in...
Google would have taken a principled stand against such an attempt at a govt.
Instead, they bent the knee along with every other Tech Oligarch and, therefore, deserve the hit.
