Why did President Trump suggest Canada become the 51st state? Trump’s absurdity has a deeper brilliance.
I believe I have a prophetic insight to offer
Of course any prophetic insight needs to be tested with the Word of GOD, ruminated over, contemplated.
But recently I had an “Ah ha!” Moment and I’d like to share it with you now…
Why did Donald Trump tell the people of Canada to join the USA?
Not a few months ago, Donald Trump suggested Canada would benefit if it were “the 51st state”. And he also said he wanted Greenland as strategic protection to the US.
Why on earth would DT suggest Canada should be part of the USA? As a Canadian, I can tell you it didn’t go down well north of the American border.
As for Greenland, both the people of Denmark and those in Greenland said, “No.”
But why did he even suggest?
Initially, I thought of the very long shared border across Canada/America and the relatively small population and GDP of Canada, and explained that Trump is simply suggesting Canada needs to put more $$ and oomph into security and defence.
As for Greenland, I think he was deliberately winding up Denmark… in order to wake up Denmark to the strategic value and importance of Greenland and that “if you won’t boost defence, we will.”
But then!
Recently another person asked me, “Why did DT suggest Canada join the United States?” This person was a Messianic friend. I don’t know whether that’s relevant but in case it is, I mention it.
I began my usual explanation, but I suddenly realised a much better explanation.
Why annex Canada?
Trump is consciously (or absentmindedly) drawing a parallel to the absurdity of the 2-state solution in the Middle East, which has repeatedly been turned down by the Palestinians, although until recently, accepted by the Israelis.
Trump’s suggestion is absurd. But he is setting up a parallel situation to that in Israel, where that nation is under attack by terrorists, yet experiences international pressure and accusation to allow the terrorists to run another nation state alongside geographically, in perfect harmony with its own.
Wow! If Canada or Greenland were to be annexed by the US, this would create a huge international issue. Canada’s sovereignty is not questioned, nor is Greenland’s. But Israel’s sovereignty is repeatedly undermined, not only by Palestinians but by many in the international community as well. ‘Give up some of your land! to give peace to the Middle East and peace to the nations around the world!’
So, I think Trump’s suggestions are genuinely absurd… but with crystal clear brilliance:
If the world keeps thinking it reasonable for Israel to be divided, why not show the absurdity in spades?
Why not create a parallel universe, where Canada, a sovereign nation, becomes a part of another more dominant nation — just for the sake of it?!
If you suggest one absurdity, why not usher in another — just for the sake of it.
Trump’s motive
I don’t know whether Trump consciously had this in mind; probably. He’s more brilliant than I am, so if I thought of it, it is very likely he proceeded me. But whether he did nor not, GOD is genius and in the bigger picture, I’m sure He thought of it, simply to raise the ire of egotistical international leaders who demonstrate their audacity interfere with / determine the borders of Israel.
Food for thought…. Nothing is as it seems nowadays.
Genesis 10:5 says,
“From these the coastland peoples of the Gentiles were separated into their lands, everyone according to his language, according to their families, into their nations.”