Renaming everything into βof Americaβ is entertaining, but ultimately diminishing to us. All these gulfs, lakes and straits are named according to where they are in relation to us.
We canβt have America of America all over the United States, so we have the Gulf of Mexicoβlooking from the U.S., itβs near Mexico. Ontario is a province on our border, so itβs Lake Ontario. We are the subject naming the objects.
Once Trump is gone, all these bodies of water will be returned to their previous designations. The memes are good, though.
Rochester City Council unanimously approved a proclamation Friday affirming that the city will continue using the name Lake Ontario in all official local capacities, despite President Donald Trump's executive order renaming the lake "Lake America."
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