return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 hours agoGoogle officially changes the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America on Mapswww.usatoday.comexternal-linkmessage-square95fedilinkarrow-up1291arrow-down122cross-posted to: aboringdystopia@lemmy.worldactually_infuriating@lemmy.worldnews@lemmy.world
arrow-up1269arrow-down1external-linkGoogle officially changes the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America on Mapswww.usatoday.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 hours agomessage-square95fedilinkcross-posted to: aboringdystopia@lemmy.worldactually_infuriating@lemmy.worldnews@lemmy.world
minus-squareubergeek@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 hours agoChanging facts to suit a nationalist and fascist state, purely for jingoism, is appeasement.
minus-squareOpinionhaverlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·2 hours agoThis doesn’t really have anything to do with facts, though. Names of people, objects and places change all the time.
minus-squareubergeek@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-210 minutes agoYes, based on nationalist reasons, to chnage facts to suit governments. This is no different to google kowtowing to China’s imagined borders. The fact is the worls knows this is the Gulf of Mexico. Not whatever Trump imagines it to be callled. Denali is still Denali, as well.
Changing facts to suit a nationalist and fascist state, purely for jingoism, is appeasement.
This doesn’t really have anything to do with facts, though. Names of people, objects and places change all the time.
Yes, based on nationalist reasons, to chnage facts to suit governments.
This is no different to google kowtowing to China’s imagined borders.
The fact is the worls knows this is the Gulf of Mexico. Not whatever Trump imagines it to be callled. Denali is still Denali, as well.