To my knowledge (that is, a couple YouTube videos on the topic, this could be outdated/false information), there are some people who aren’t happy that the U.S. names itself after the continent of America (implying that they have a right to all of America, manifest destiny to the max). Whether that is true or not, naming stuff is always fun, so what is a good name that is representative of what the U.S. is?
My personal suggestions:
- The Liberty States
- since Argentina is the only country named after an element (silver), why not another? Perhaps the U.S. could be named after gold, after the Gold Rush which I think was a big thing? That or an element that can be red, white, and blue. Speaking of…
- The Republic of Red, White, and Blue
Please assume that stale carrot man isn’t in office and that the U.S. is currently being a reasonable and humane country that actually stands for democracy, liberty, and freedom.
New Europa
Trumpire
The US can never be “a reasonable and humane country that actually stands for democracy, liberty, and freedom”, since it is an empire built with the blood of stolen people on stolen land.
Fair enough actually.
Strong Badia. There’s probably lots of chocolate.
I.C.E.land.
Why not Columbia?
No, no Colombia (🇨🇴)!
The Empire
Trumpistan
Klown Kar Kountry
Epstein island, just because they have tot open up the epstein files
Perhaps the U.S. could be named after gold
The United States of Aumerica
amazing
I actually giggled :)
Eminem had it right. The Divided States of Embarrassment.
Country McCountryface
“The Country Between Canada and Mexico Formly Known as the United States of America.”
CBCMFKUSA for short.
All I see in that is
MTHRFKNUSA!
I think the US naming themselves after America isn’t really any different from the European Union naming itself after Europe.
It’s “United States OF America”, not “United States that are America”. It’s a bunch of united states that exist in America, not the states that make up America.
Please assume that stale carrot man isn’t in office and that the U.S. is currently being a reasonable and humane country that actually stands for democracy, liberty, and freedom.
It’s not like the US was a leader in those things before Trump. He didn’t invent the issues, he just made them more visible. The US has always overthrown democratically elected governments to install dictators, and people have complained about its own election system for ages. There’s a lack of consumer and labor protections, and the fact you only have two right-wing parties and anything left of center is considered extremist opinions doesn’t help at all. It’s honestly hard to imagine the US actually standing for democracy, liberty, and freedom, beyond empty propaganda.
If they stopped calling themselves “Americans”, it’d be fine, but they call themselves as if they owned 2 continents (and they behave that way too). A renaming would be very much in order. Liberteria, The States, Trumpia, Costa to Costa, Burgerland, whatever.
What’s funny is the old usage of American was a slur to denote people who came from the New World from old money and “classical” tradition. Now people like you are mad that it’s now being embraced as an identity. Some folks can never be happy and want to share.
That old usage is still very much still in use in the UK. It’s usually used to signify uncouth and crass behaviour with being loud and obnoxious.
Not every USian is, but those that follow those traits are usually USian.
“My identity is neocolonialism and megalomania”
I’m super mad right now.
“USians”
Fair enough, actually.
Best take on this really dumb subject.
We have real problems to deal with, quit with this nonsense.
