Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, has suggested North America could be renamed ‘Mexican America’ in response to Donald Trump’s pledge to rename the Gulf of Mexico the ‘Gulf of America’. Sheinbaum used a map from 1607 to demonstrate an early portrayal of North America, including the United States. The comments came after Trump talked about a broad expansionist agenda that could include taking control of the Panama canal, Greenland and Canada.

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      12 hours ago

      If you legitimately can’t tell the difference between the two, I don’t think anyone can help you ever understand.

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        You’re right. Cartels forceibly take “protection” money from you and leave you alone. If you can’t pay, they might kill you.

        US Healthcare wont FORCE you to pay them. But even if you do, you still might die because whatever you’re dying from isn’t covered. Much less blood on their hands.

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          And even though they technically don’t FORCE you, like you said, American society does everything within its power to convince you that you really, REALLY should

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        Its okay having your head up the US Exceptionalism Arse. I was just doing a funny re-whataboutism.