• 3abas@lemmy.world
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    2 hours ago

    It isn’t…

    It’s shared between the US and Canada, it could just as well be named Lake New York.

    From Wikipedia:

    Ontario is likely derived from the Iroquoian word Kaniatarí:io or Oniatarí:io meaning “lake of shining waters” or “beautiful lake”.

    So it’s a better name for sure, at least keeping the memory of the natives colonized and cleansed by the French to make Canada… But it’s not like naming a lake in memory of people you erased erases the crimes…

    This is such a stupid thing to spend any energy being upset over, just roll your eyes and call it wherever you want.

    The empire is collapsing (thank fuck) and its citizens are upset about the name of a lake instead of revolting because they’re ruled by an ultra rich pedophile class.