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Originally Posted by orangeblossombaby
the math: The gulf of mexico was named as such in 1552. The landmass known as texas was part of mexico.
Texas didn't become a state until the 1800's, after the texan-mexican war.
In the 1550's, florida was inhabited by indigenous peoples, and ponce de leon, from spain, came and brought assorted diseases with him. Florida didn't become a state until the 1800's.
The gulf of mexico was the gulf of mexico for 300 years before texas and florida became states. Another 150 years, totaling 450 years (give or take) until the us government thought it'd be a great idea to change its name.
My opinion - when the usa is the usa for more years than the gulf has been the gulf of mexico, then maybe america will have earned the right to change its name. The gulf has only occupied the edges of the us since the mid-1800's, and that's less than 200 years. So get back to me in 250 years and we can talk about what i will call it then. Until then, it is, and has been, the gulf of mexico.
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so a naming ceremony 600 years ago attended by a few invading and murderous conquistadores supercedes the right of an american president to rename our own territorial waters to honor our nation? I don't think so . That privilege was earned for the president by the sacrifices of our nation's dead and wounded in the cause of world peace.
The U S. Navy has fought and won in 2 world wars and today it's 16 ballistic missile submarines patrol the world's oceans with their over 2500 strategic nuclear warheads to keep the world free and safe from evil people. America has been called the arsenal of democracy, not mexico
america has lost patriots in ww1, 2, korea, vietnam, gulf and iraq wars
not mexico
america has lost over 72,135 american naval personnel in ww2 fighting for freedom on the world's seas
not mexico
even today america's navy patrols the oceans to preserve the right of navigation for all countries to sail upon
not mexico
the blood and sacrifice of us navy patriots alone justifies the presidents order to rename the gulf to honor american exceptionalism.
The order to rename it the gulf of america is in effect for all U S. Citizens even those who don't like it.
You can have a watch party for 250 years if you so desire as history dustbin awaits.
I'll party now