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To my knowledge (that is, a couple YouTube videos on the topic, this could be outdated/false information), there are some people who aren't happy that the U.S. names itself after the continent of America (implying that they have a right to all of America, manifest destiny to the max). Whether that is true or not, naming stuff is always fun, so what is a good name that is representative of what the U.S. is?

My personal suggestions:

  • The Liberty States
  • since Argentina is the only country named after an element (silver), why not another? Perhaps the U.S. could be named after gold, after the Gold Rush which I think was a big thing? That or an element that can be red, white, and blue. Speaking of...
  • The Republic of Red, White, and Blue

Please assume that stale carrot man isn't in office and that the U.S. is currently being a reasonable and humane country that actually stands for democracy, liberty, and freedom.

edit: Some people really want to make it about dry orange tomato man, which is not the point of this exercise. Also note that, yes, you could argue that the U.S. was always an imperialist power that replaced democratic leaders with dictators that were favourable to American interests, and that it certainly wasn't very nice to the native peoples.

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[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 1 points 17 hours ago

The official name for Mexico is the United Mexican States, a similar name to the United States of America but focused on the region of Mexico, the area which has Mexico City and the State of Mexico.

The problem with applying this to the USA is that, unlike Mexico, the USA was a collection of various colonies with different political and religious traditions coming together rather than the more unified viceroyality of Mexico.

Using words like Atlantic or Piedmont wouldn't work well as the words described the colonies as is but the nation was partially rebelling to be able to settle lands on the other side of Appalachian Mountains.

Columbia might work as the word was used as a by label for the USA, so the United States of Columbia. This would likely cause Gran Colombia to choose a different name for their country.

Outside of Columbia, I can't think of a name which would act as a label in which all colonies would agree.

[–] jenesaisquoi@feddit.org 2 points 1 day ago

Literally anything at all, any name would be better than the arrogant misuse of the name of the continent as is today

Maybe pick a name the natives used, to honour their memory and culture

Name it whatever. An alarming number of Amerikkkans can’t read anyway

[–] JennyLaFae@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 days ago

North American Union.

Setup like the European Union with each state promoted to country status.

[–] howrar@lemmy.ca 39 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Perhaps the U.S. could be named after gold

The United States of Aumerica

[–] sbeak@sopuli.xyz 4 points 3 days ago
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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 42 points 4 days ago (1 children)

"The Country Between Canada and Mexico Formly Known as the United States of America."

CBCMFKUSA for short.

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 17 points 4 days ago

All I see in that is

MTHRFKNUSA!

[–] devolution@lemmy.world 31 points 3 days ago

Eminem had it right. The Divided States of Embarrassment.

The Patriotic Republic of Democratic Free Republicanistan.

Of course it won’t be democratic, or free, and the patriotism is punitively mandatory.

[–] altphoto@lemmy.today 3 points 2 days ago

Its still the USA. Let's just vote for a government that works for us and not try to murder us.

[–] Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world 26 points 3 days ago

Country McCountryface

[–] Pamasich@kbin.earth 29 points 4 days ago (9 children)

I think the US naming themselves after America isn't really any different from the European Union naming itself after Europe.

It's "United States OF America", not "United States that are America". It's a bunch of united states that exist in America, not the states that make up America.

Please assume that stale carrot man isn't in office and that the U.S. is currently being a reasonable and humane country that actually stands for democracy, liberty, and freedom.

It's not like the US was a leader in those things before Trump. He didn't invent the issues, he just made them more visible. The US has always overthrown democratically elected governments to install dictators, and people have complained about its own election system for ages. There's a lack of consumer and labor protections, and the fact you only have two right-wing parties and anything left of center is considered extremist opinions doesn't help at all. It's honestly hard to imagine the US actually standing for democracy, liberty, and freedom, beyond empty propaganda.

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[–] lemmy_outta_here@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Please assume that stale carrot man isn’t in office and that the U.S. is currently being a reasonable and humane country that actually stands for democracy, liberty, and freedom.

How absurd. Why not choose a name for the USA that is timely and appropriate? Or, if you're going to embrace fantasy, why not choose a name for the US that assumes it's not a country but in fact some variety of small vibrating egg?

[–] sbeak@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Because I already have enough U.S. politics from the internet...

The small vibrating egg does sound way more interesting though, let's talk about that instead. What makes it vibrate? How is it so small? What will happen to the egg after the vibrations? How many varieties are there??

[–] lemmy_outta_here@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Because I already have enough U.S. politics from the internet

I feel you. I wish i could turn it off.

The egg thing was inspired by an old movie (maybe woody allen). But if the USA were such a vibrating egg, i would call it “Shekky shekky brekky,” or SSB for short.

[–] lemmy_outta_here@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Donald Trump's Personal Toilet

[–] RBWells@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

South Canada?

North Mexico?

[–] SoulKaribou@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 days ago

I.C.E.land.

[–] vane@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago
[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 days ago

NeoneoAssyria

Even without Trump in office it still could not be reasonably called the liberty states

[–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

Strong Badia. There's probably lots of chocolate.

[–] als@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 4 days ago (2 children)
[–] abbadon420@sh.itjust.works 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] FelixCress@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Are you referring to Southern Canada?

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[–] Mantzy81@aussie.zone 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Several different names for the 4 different countries it should split into.

Cascadia (obviously) - in the west border line is the Rockies. Mississippi - all the flat corn states and those whose purpose comes from the river. Basically all the land between the Rockies and the Appalachians, but not including the great lakes states.
Southern states - all those East of the Appalachians but South of Virginia including Florida.
Northern states - all those North of Virginia and may include the lake states too but...

The lake states might just join Canada or go independent and call themselves Iroquois or something..

Alaska is Canadian, as it should be. Texas is Mexican (again), as it should be. Hawaii is now independent and tied to New Zealand, as it should be.

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[–] Little8Lost@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago
[–] GlenRambo@jlai.lu 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)
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[–] cabbage@piefed.social 6 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Go back to the original European name - Vinland/Vineland/Wineland. Though that might have been in Canada, technically.

Better yet, find some pre-Columbian name for the land that was used by the actual locals. I'm sure there's plenty of alternatives, and some of the most beautiful state names in the US came about that way. Maybe some Native American name for the Mississippi river could be a good starting point.

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[–] LeSeiko@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago
[–] cv_octavio@piefed.ca 2 points 3 days ago

Klown Kar Kountry 

[–] daslfc@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

Trumpstein Island

[–] DosDude@retrolemmy.com 4 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Everything is bigger in the USA. So, Bigland

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Non United States of America

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