Augdewst 2026: Summer's Last Stand

[SnoSki14]

1 hour ago, TauntonBlizzard2013 said:

Owning the libs! While the world points and laughs at us. 

Nonsense, I think he should rename everything with America or Trump, it's what the founding fathers would've wanted. 

[vortex95]

5 hours ago, WxWatcher007 said:

**Not making a political statement**

It’s an executive order for an executive agency and afaik there’s no law preventing that kind of renaming so they are obligated to follow it.

A little more complicated, I think, for something like the Department of Defense, where federal law clearly requires a name change to be approved by Congress.
 

 

Name changes to locations happen more often than many think from all levels of govt and globally.  It is nothing new. 

Idlewild Airport in NYC was changed to J.F.K. in 1963.  Manchester Airport was changed to Manchester-Boston Regional Airport in 2006.

In 2023, Fort Bragg NC was changed to Fort Liberty and then back to Bragg in 2025.  Other military bases had this done in the previous administration and current. 

Mt McKinley was changed to Denali in 2015, and now is back to Mt McKinley.  Barrow AK was changed to Utqiaġvik in 2016.  Hot Springs NM changed to Truth or Consequences in 1950. 

There are many others examples in the country and worldwide  Leningrad changed to St Petersburg in 1991, Myanmar was Burma, Belize was British Honduras, Eswatini was Swaziland.

So anyone thinking name changes to locations are not allowed/llegal or unique to just the current administration or political reasons for changes did not occur during prior administrations is incorrect and may be displaying bias and/or selective outrage.

And the above is not a political statement, it is a factual statement.

[vortex95]

39 minutes ago, SnoSki14 said:

Nonsense, I think he should rename everything with America or Trump, it's what the founding fathers would've wanted. 

 

[Hailstoned]

13 minutes ago, vortex95 said:

Name changes to locations happen more often than many think from all levels of govt and globally.  It is nothing new. 

Idlewild Airport in NYC was changed to J.F.K. in 1963.  Manchester Airport was changed to Manchester-Boston Regional Airport in 2006.

In 2023, Fort Bragg NC was changed to Fort Liberty and then back to Bragg in 2025.  Other military bases had this done in the previous administration and current. 

Mt McKinley was changed to Denali in 2015, and now is back to Mt McKinley.  Barrow AK was changed to Utqiaġvik in 2016.  Hot Springs NM changed to Truth or Consequences in 1950. 

There are many others examples in the country and worldwide  Leningrad changed to St Petersburg in 1991, Myanmar was Burma, Belize was British Honduras, Eswatini was Swaziland.

So anyone thinking name changes to locations are not allowed/llegal or unique to just the current administration or political reasons for changes did not occur during prior administrations is incorrect and may be displaying bias and/or selective outrage.

And the above is not a political statement, it is a factual statement.

And how often in this opus of factuality, does a major landmark get a name change due to the namer having erupted, yet again, into an epic hissy fit?

[vortex95]

3 minutes ago, Hailstoned said:

And how often in this opus of factuality, does a major landmark get a name change due to the namer having erupted, yet again, into an epic hissy fit?

You are being specific as to why a given change occurs, when I was talking in only in general about how it is nothing new for name changes and how they are more common than many think.  Your statement is non-sequitur argument.

The implied deriding statement "opus of factuality" is an ad hominem attack/poisoning the well statement.

I suggest you avoid committing logical fallacies in your statements if you want to have a reasonable discussion.  I said my post was not political, and you turned it into one.  I stuck w/ facts..