Comment on Mexican President Threatens to Sue Google Over 'Gulf of America' Label on Maps.
raef@lemmy.world 6 days agoIs there Google maps in China? If there is, I’d be surprised if it didn’t say that. That is claiming ownership. Countries can’t own a gulf beyond the domestic waters convention. But, I don’t know, that’s a good question because a regular Chinese person would just be confused. It wouldn’t effect any policy change
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 6 days ago
I did not say in China. Google Maps says “Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America)” in most of the world. It sure is here in Britain.
Also, calling the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America is a clear claim of ownership.
raef@lemmy.world 6 days ago
Mexico didn’t own it before any more than the US owns it now. I don’t like the nationalistic intentions, but I can rationalize it to myself that Mexico is also part of [North] America
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 6 days ago
No shit they didn’t. And they never have. Because it was called the Gulf of Mexico before Mexico as a nation existed. It was called that because it was named after the Valley of Mexico, which was part of New Spain.. Mexico as a country didn’t exist until centuries later.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valley_of_Mexico
Maybe actually read the history of this before deciding this is about anyone other than Trump claiming ownership of that gulf.
raef@lemmy.world 6 days ago
No one can own the Gulf anyway. Trump just wanted to stir shit up and people like you getting all bent out of shape are just playing into it. It’s just a name