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> They want to be named after a geographical region which is way bigger than their borders. Surely that can't be the whole reason for this dispute. I mean, the
by lhorie 8y ago
> They want to be named after a geographical region which is way bigger than their borders.
Surely that can't be the whole reason for this dispute. I mean, the name "United States of America" would also fall into that description, but nobody's up in arms about it.
- jimmydddd 8y agoThink of it like a portion of Canada bordering Montana seceding from Canada and calling themselves Montana. Also, a lot of the people of a certain ethnicity from that portion of Canada move into Montana in the US. In time, the ex-Canada Montana people lay claim to the US Montana region. After all, it's all Montana, right? That's what they are worried about.
- kd5bjo 8y agoHistorically, this is pretty much what happened with Texas. A bunch of Americans moved there, fought their own war of independence, and then immediately asked to join the US.
- GFischer 8y agoI mean, the name "United States of America" would also fall into that description, but nobody's up in arms about it. Many people in South America think it's a ridiculous, pretentious name. It's not even the only United States in America (for example, Mexico is formally United States of Mexico). But nobody is that worried, it's true.