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Kalcifer@sh.itjust.works to OpenStreetMap community@lemmy.mlEnglish ·
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The OSM Community discusses the Trump Administration's renaming of "The Gulf of Mexico" to "The Gulf of America"

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The OSM Community discusses the Trump Administration's renaming of "The Gulf of Mexico" to "The Gulf of America"

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Gulf of America - Gulf of Mexico
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President Donald Trump just said during his inauguration that he wants to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. Aside from the political aspects, how does that even work? How does OSM choose a source for that? I’m curious! Also, somebody executed what I thought while I wrote this post:
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  • “Gulf of America - Gulf of Mexico”. stillhart. General talk. OpenStreetMap Community Forum. Published: 2025-01-20T17:37:25.493Z. Accessed: 2025-01-21T08:47Z. https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/gulf-of-america-gulf-of-mexico/124571.
  • “Restoring Names That Honor American Greatness”. The White House. Published: 2025-01-20. Accessed: 2025-01-22T06:59Z. https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/restoring-names-that-honor-american-greatness/.
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    Legtimacy? The guy won the popular vote. Like it or not, legitimacy there is.

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      He only won in one country… I’m assuming that the dozen or so non-USians on the web are allowed to use OSM…

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        Obviously. I’m one of them

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      Yes…that’s why we call them “Freedom Fries”… riiiight…

      The idiot president of one country can call it whatever he wants. But it doesn’t make it internationally recognized.

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      Do you like the taste of boots better on a rainy day or on a dry, sunny day?

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