America.gov – Whatever you need from government, start here

Re:America.gov – Whatever you need from government, start here by r0l1 on Wednesday September 30, 2026 @05:18AM (#49906363)

Why not usa.gov or something similar? From a geographical standpoint, America refers to the entire landmass of the Western Hemisphere, which is made up of North America and South America.

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Re:America.gov – Whatever you need from government, start here by drstewart on Wednesday September 30, 2026 @05:28AM (#49906440)

Because it isn't america.geography, it's america.gov, and everyone who isn't playing dumb knows exactly what government that refers to.

Not to mention the only context you ever hear people using America to refer to both South and North American continents is people complaining that it should be only used in this way.

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Re:America.gov – Whatever you need from government, start here by askonomm on Wednesday September 30, 2026 @09:11AM (#49908456)

Ah yes, American Exceptionalism. USA is the best and that's why they reserve the right to the word America. And also to Greenland. And Cuba. Probably Venezuela. Middle-east. Hmm...

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Re:America.gov – Whatever you need from government, start here by drstewart on Wednesday September 30, 2026 @10:00AM (#49909108)

If you want naming exceptionalism, here's where you should be looking: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/24/france-says-eu...

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Re:America.gov – Whatever you need from government, start here by r0l1 on Wednesday September 30, 2026 @04:14PM (#49913718)

I am not from the US and that was my first question coming to my mind.

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Re:America.gov – Whatever you need from government, start here by wavemode on Wednesday September 30, 2026 @10:39AM (#49909650)

You would have a point if it were called "america.com". But ".gov" is reserved for the US government, so it would be redundant for such domains to specify "USA" in their name.

Though I do wish it were called chat.gov or america-ai.gov or something else actually descriptive of what it is

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Re:America.gov – Whatever you need from government, start here by r0l1 on Wednesday September 30, 2026 @04:21PM (#49913829)

Thanks for the explanation! Makes sense. ai.gov would be a better fit.

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