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https://buddycarter.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=15398

Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) released the following statement today after introducing a bill authorizing President Trump to acquire Greenland and renaming it Red, White, and Blueland:

“America is back and will soon be bigger than ever with the addition of Red, White, and Blueland. President Trump has correctly identified the purchase of what is now Greenland as a national security priority, and we will proudly welcome its people to join the freest nation to ever exist when our Negotiator-in-Chief inks this monumental deal.”

  • Cheems@lemmy.world
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    15 hours ago

    Every other country should unanimously vote to call the USA something stupid since apparently countries can just rename other countries

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      13 hours ago

      Or they should start viewing America as a rogue nation bent on taking the land of others. 👀

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        10 hours ago

        I mean if they do that then they’re late to the party. He’s been doing talking about doing it since day 1

    • psivchaz@reddthat.com
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      13 hours ago

      I mean countries have always done that, just not quite this stupid but also often very stupid. People in Japan call their country Nippon, not Japan. People in Germany call their country Deutschland. There’s a ton of countries that English just straight up changed the names of for reasons varying from some form of probable racism to misunderstanding that they never bothered resolving.

      I’m not defending this move, it’s dumb as hell. Just pointing out that “dumb as hell” isn’t new.

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        8 hours ago

        In French Deutschland is Allemagne because of some random tribe we named for how they said everybody.

        I’m pretty sure we just sent some half deaf guy to Asia too. And that’s how Nippon became Japon, Beijing became Pekin, etc.

        Amyways, exonyms are cringe.