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President Trump calls on New Mexico to change its name to ‘New America’ (edition.cnn.com)
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[–] 34 points 1 week ago (4 children)

There's dozens of us New Mexicans here! Dozens!

It's such a stupid idea because even people who voted for him have New Mexican pride and wouldn't agree with this change, it's simply stupid

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  • [–] 9 points 1 week ago (3 children)

    Are there still Americans who don't know NM is part of the US, or it that long past?

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  • [–] 10 points 1 week ago (2 children)

    No that's still something you come across, not as often as it used to be. 10-15 years ago I had someone ask if they needed their passport to visit NM, which was funny because they were dead serious. I think since Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul got as popular as it did people figured out NM was a state but I cannot confirm this, it's just my head canon.

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