The Trump administration has designated eight Latin American crime organizations as “foreign terrorist organizations,” upping its pressure on cartels operating in the U.S. and on anyone aiding them
Which is not renaming. That’s not what that word means.
Sure it is. It’s altering the name that the federal government uses – that’s a rename. It’s not renaming it from Mexico’s standpoint. There is absolutely nothing about “rename” that requires it specify what some other entity uses. Trump can rename the thing from the US government’s standpoint, and the Mexican government can rename it from their standpoint.
Google, a private organization is legally required to call it the Gulf of America because they’re a defense contractor.
Ah, fair enough, that might be true…though I suspect that that’s not true of what it does outside of government contracting. Not generally true of private stuff, though.
EDIT: No, I’m pretty sure that you’re incorrect. I can’t find reference to any ties to their contracting status, and Google’s saying that it’s their choice here:
The company said it has a “longstanding practice” of applying name changes when they have been “updated in official government sources” and for the U.S. that would be the names displayed by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
I quite literally don’t have the mental fortitude to fight with your incompetence. It absolutely amazes me that we live in a day and a time when people like you don’t understand what renaming something is. It makes me want to fucking cry–how we could have fallen so far as a civilization…
See my analogy about the school principal. I pray you’re smart enough to connect the dots, but I’m not holding out hope.
I can’t find reference to this, and Google’s saying that it’s their choice here:
Of course it’s their choice. In the same way that it’s your choice whether or not to pay taxes. That doesn’t mean there’s no consequences if you don’t.
Sure it is. It’s altering the name that the federal government uses – that’s a rename. It’s not renaming it from Mexico’s standpoint. There is absolutely nothing about “rename” that requires it specify what some other entity uses. Trump can rename the thing from the US government’s standpoint, and the Mexican government can rename it from their standpoint.
Ah, fair enough, that might be true…though I suspect that that’s not true of what it does outside of government contracting. Not generally true of private stuff, though.
EDIT: No, I’m pretty sure that you’re incorrect. I can’t find reference to any ties to their contracting status, and Google’s saying that it’s their choice here:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2025/01/28/google-maps-will-show-gulf-of-america-and-mt-mckinley-to-us-users/
I quite literally don’t have the mental fortitude to fight with your incompetence. It absolutely amazes me that we live in a day and a time when people like you don’t understand what renaming something is. It makes me want to fucking cry–how we could have fallen so far as a civilization…
See my analogy about the school principal. I pray you’re smart enough to connect the dots, but I’m not holding out hope.
Of course it’s their choice. In the same way that it’s your choice whether or not to pay taxes. That doesn’t mean there’s no consequences if you don’t.