First map to name America goes on display at Library of Congress

Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.

So. The continent was originally named America. But it should be renamed since the US has usurpated its name and fooled a lot of people into thinking that it is a nation or a country.

There is no such thing as an "american" flag. There is no such thing as an "american" dollar. This continent has no flag or currency. Mexico is on the same continent as the U.S. and - believe it or not - they are de facto americans too.

The United States used to be just a part of America, not America itself; hence the name: United States OF America. Trying to set it straight is absolutely impossible now given the jingoistic and fanatical closed-mindedness of US citizens.

The Continent should therefore be renamed.

Add your comments

Your comments:

Remember me

E-Mail me when someone replies to this comment

Please keep your comments relevant to this blog entry. Email addresses are never displayed, but they are required to confirm your comments.

When you enter your name and email address, you'll be sent a link to confirm your comment, and a password. To leave another comment, just use that password.

To create a live link, simply type the URL (including http://) or email address and we will make it a live link for you. You can put up to 3 URLs in your comments. Line breaks and paragraphs are automatically converted — no need to use <p> or <br /> tags.