Since America's namesake Amerigo Vespucci was an immigrant, what should the United States of America be renamed to? (no wrong answers) - eviltoast
  • Etterra@discuss.online
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    17 minutes ago

    Stolidus

    • It sounds strong and powerful
    • It’s Latin, and therefore properly awesome.
    • It’s definition is: foolish, absurd, dumb, forceless, powerless
  • Stamets@lemmy.world
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    Listen. I know you said no wrong answers but unfortunately due to the past few decades of the American Political system, pretty much anything is now effectively accurate. Even such things as:

    • The Divided States of America
    • McMilitary Industrial Complex
    • The Paycheck-to-Paycheck Republic
    • Red vs Blue
    • Gilded Ruins
    • AmeriKKKa
    • Walmartistan
    • Gunlandia
    • Yeehaw Reich
    • Methlehem
    • Debtlandia
    • Live, Laugh, Lawsuit
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    35 minutes ago

    Serious answer: the Viking settlers named the land “Vinland” long before Columbus was even born. That name is of Germanic origin, same as the English language, and would be appropriate for settlers of Germanic origin (England, Germany, etc.)

    Alternatively, a name in the Native American language would be most appropriate given that they were the original inhabitants of the land.

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    56 minutes ago

    ing

    “All hail the ing of ing! The land without a KKKing!”

    Greenland… ing
    Japaning
    Australiaing
    Taiwaning
    Uniteding Kingingdoming
    Congoing
    …and Chinaahhuh… …was once a great, uhh, eM, -ing but they lost their way to our holey grate ing-dumb…
    - “ing out”
    “Now gather all ing suffixes and affixes to kiss the holy kock ring. Don’t be shyyy.”

  • ivanafterall ☑️@lemmy.world
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    3 hours ago

    Given the religious fervor throughout its history, how about naming it after an ancient biblical region?

    Transjordan?

    Wait. Shit, that won’t work, even Jordan’s gone woke. Maybe something else in the region?

    OH! How about Gilead!?

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      Except Transjordan isn’t biblical. It’s the region of Palestine that became The Kingdom of Jordan. As opposed to Cisjordan, which is the region that became Israel and the present Palestine.

      But I don’t think we’re allowed to say cis anymore. /s

      • ivanafterall ☑️@lemmy.world
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        Except Transjordan isn’t biblical

        I know, but when I Googled to confirm the name of the country in Handmaid’s Tale, I noticed the real Gilead was in Transjordan, saw a joke opportunity sitting there, and that was the smoothest I could work it in. I’m open to workshopping it.

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    3 hours ago

    United States of Lee (after General Robert Lee)

    New motto

    All For Me and None For Thee