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Originally posted by !!!
I have another theory for this. The constant U.S. interventionism in Latin American affairs may have pushed some crazy nationalists to prevent the monopoly over the term "America". Last year I took American history and I had to read this serious 500-page book that not even once referred to the U.S. by its full official name, the United States of North America was used instead. 
I know it may sound crazy but the anti-American sentiment is pretty strong here. |
That sounds entirely plausible even if it's difficult to understand why any individual or nation would be
seriously offended by their continent's name becoming associated with a particular country. On the other hand, i understand the minor level of frustration involved, since Americans have hijacked the term and redefined it in the eyes of most, considering it's more associateed with the U.S far more than any geographical region...
I guess it's as if a new nation came about in Europe and named itself the United States of Europe, and in turn hijacked the term European for their own nation. I could definately seeing that being frustrated to other Europeans since they identified with the name as well.
