Comment on I felt so betrayed when I found out Germany isn't called Germany in Germany
ThomasWilliams@lemmy.world 3 days agoAmerica was originally just the name of South America, then the English lazily coined the term “North America”.
Comment on I felt so betrayed when I found out Germany isn't called Germany in Germany
ThomasWilliams@lemmy.world 3 days agoAmerica was originally just the name of South America, then the English lazily coined the term “North America”.
Katrisia@lemmy.today 3 days ago
Entire nations: You cannot keep “America” for yourself. There is history, maps, books, the independence of other countries in the region called for the liberation of “America” (e.g. Simón Bolívar “the liberator of America”; “America for the Americans”; Sentimientos de la Nación: “America is free and independent of Spain and all other nations, governments, or monarchies”).
The U.S. of A.: Yeah… No. I’m America now. There’s no other “America” because there’s only North America and South America, 🤷🏼♂️ don’t you know? And the land is The Americas because it’s two in one. Duh. Erasure? I call it freedom! 🇺🇸🦅