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Google Maps changed to show Lake Ontario as Lake America

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Re: Google Maps changed to show Lake Ontario as Lake America

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So you want them to take a political stance on every naming and territorial dispute?

I wasn't asserting that, I was only pointing out that they can call any feature anything they like on their own maps. But no, I don't want them to take a political stance on every naming dispute. In this case, however, when the "dispute" is between a clearly incompetent president and the nation he presides over, yes, seeing companies standing up against the madness would be welcome.

That is taking a political stance, which also means that everytime that they accept a change will also be implicitly a political stance.

Re: Google Maps changed to show Lake Ontario as Lake America

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The correct name depends on your context. I know it’s unpopular but it’s true.

True! And the correct name in all contexts that matter is "Lake Ontario". It's almost as if people don't know that "Ontario" is not a Canadian name, it's a native American one, and the province is named after the lake, not the other way around. It was called "Lake Ontario" before Canada or the US even existed.

I completely understand and respect that , but the reality is that the U.S. governments opinion matters, even if you don’t like the leadership.
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