Conservatives, by ideological bent and temperament, believe in preserving what has worked well in the past. They are a useful brake on non-conservatives who tend to propose all sorts of odd things in response to issues of the moment, particularly those that are misperceived or misunderstood – accidentally or deliberately.
So I’m not quite sure why journalists and ideological opponents haven’t used this reasoning on the Republicans to point out they’re a bunch of hypocrites when it comes to the name of the Gulf of Mexico. I mean, it could have just as easily been renamed to a far more ancient name,
House of Chalchiuhtlicue
… at least according to Wikipedia. I suppose I could call up a cousin of mine who happens to have a doctorate in Central American history and see if he knows the issue, in case you don’t trust Wikipedia, which I can understand. The hot issue du jour does cause relevant Wikipedia pages to change content galvanically sometimes.
So I just needed to vent after reading this screed concerning Google (they get no bold as a punishment for their ruinous behavior) running around showing how obedient it is to the will of President Trump, rather than the somewhat cloudy traditions for naming bodies of water. They used to Do No Evil! These-a-days, it’s all about the money.
