I have to say I have no problem with changing the name of the Gulf. Humans have renamed Continents, Territories, Countries, Cities, Oceans, Rivers and so on. The Gulf is adjacent to North America, Central America and South America. So it’s not a big leap to call it the Gulf of America. Just because it has been called the Gulf of Mexico for a long time doesn’t require it to never change, a point you referenced in your post, I will address next. I happen to like the sound of The Gulf of America, I have spent many vacations on those shores.
On the pledge of allegiance scenario. I understand one not wanting to pledge their allegiance to a symbol, state or anything for that matter. Some Christian religions do not wish to take part in the pledge. However, I grew up in the era of doing so every day in school. As a child I never felt that I was doing something untoward. I was simply acknowledging how lucky we are to be born in America and to be proud citizens of America. It wasn’t until much later on in life that I became aware of some aspects of America that I wasn’t proud of. However every thing including countries have to be looked at as a whole, and the USA is still something to be proud of and offers more opportunities than anywhere on earth. So sorry to be long winded, but those days of youth solidarity to our country are very much missed in my estimation. We could use some better understanding of our country and pride in ourselves and country. So a little bit of Pledge in the mornings might go a long way in the long run.
But it’s not called the Gulf of Mexico! I imagine the denizens of Constantinople had a hard time switching to Istanbul. It doesn’t tell the history of the place!
I don’t have any objection to patriotism, I just don’t like the idea of having little kids swear their fealty to a government. If it were North Korea, you’d think, ‘are they brainwashing those kids?’
Kids should learn why America is exceptional, and that’s why we must take Greenland and Canada to reestablish our hemispheric hegemony. Love ya pa.
I have to say I have no problem with changing the name of the Gulf. Humans have renamed Continents, Territories, Countries, Cities, Oceans, Rivers and so on. The Gulf is adjacent to North America, Central America and South America. So it’s not a big leap to call it the Gulf of America. Just because it has been called the Gulf of Mexico for a long time doesn’t require it to never change, a point you referenced in your post, I will address next. I happen to like the sound of The Gulf of America, I have spent many vacations on those shores.
On the pledge of allegiance scenario. I understand one not wanting to pledge their allegiance to a symbol, state or anything for that matter. Some Christian religions do not wish to take part in the pledge. However, I grew up in the era of doing so every day in school. As a child I never felt that I was doing something untoward. I was simply acknowledging how lucky we are to be born in America and to be proud citizens of America. It wasn’t until much later on in life that I became aware of some aspects of America that I wasn’t proud of. However every thing including countries have to be looked at as a whole, and the USA is still something to be proud of and offers more opportunities than anywhere on earth. So sorry to be long winded, but those days of youth solidarity to our country are very much missed in my estimation. We could use some better understanding of our country and pride in ourselves and country. So a little bit of Pledge in the mornings might go a long way in the long run.
That’s all, fingers are tired, haha
But it’s not called the Gulf of Mexico! I imagine the denizens of Constantinople had a hard time switching to Istanbul. It doesn’t tell the history of the place!
I don’t have any objection to patriotism, I just don’t like the idea of having little kids swear their fealty to a government. If it were North Korea, you’d think, ‘are they brainwashing those kids?’
Kids should learn why America is exceptional, and that’s why we must take Greenland and Canada to reestablish our hemispheric hegemony. Love ya pa.