To my knowledge (that is, a couple YouTube videos on the topic, this could be outdated/false information), there are some people who aren’t happy that the U.S. names itself after the continent of America (implying that they have a right to all of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.

  • TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works
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    7 hours ago

    The thing is, these tribes would only have had names for small bits of it, not the whole land as a whole.

    Maybe we could lean into Columbus even more and and call it ‘India’ /s

    • AlexLost@lemmy.world
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      6 hours ago

      Yes, they had no concept of “owning land” because at the end of the day, that’s ridiculous.