• Ptsf@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    Oh I agree it’s entirely stupid and pointless and so many other negative things, but the law is emplaced to technically allow him capacity to do it. Unlike the vast majority of stupid illegal shit he has and is doing.

      • Courtney (she/her/they) @lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        1 month ago

        … Nobody sane suggested otherwise?

        Several countries have decided to rename things up to and including the spelling of their own name, no other entity on the planet is required to acknowledge the change.

        If the head of some government wants to rename a body of water, nothing is stopping them from declaring the name change, whether there’s a law in-country saying they can or not is irrelevant. Nothing is making anyone else use the changed name, either.

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        1 month ago

        Agreed, but within them he can force the government to call shit what he’d like*

        *Currently and unfortunately.

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          1 month ago

          Ok but forcing US government agencies to call something the wrong name is just pathetic and accomplishes nothing. And most notably, it doesn’t actually change the name of the thing.

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            1 month ago

            Well, it does change the name in a substantial amount of circumstances relevant to us citizens. I don’t disagree with you otherwise. It’s entirely pathetic and acutely stupid.