Linguoboy wrote: ↑Tue Jan 07, 2025 3:34 pmWhat "efforts"? I've heard about him grandstanding on the issue in speeches, but has there actually been any kind of official proposal, let alone an attempt to contact anyone who could conceivably entertain an offer?
Trudeau said there wasn't "a snowball's chance in hell" that Canada would merge with the USA, the Prime Minister of Greenland has repeatedly stated that Greenland is not for sale, and President José Raúl Mulino says Panama has no intention of selling the canal. Granted, these could simply be hard initial bargaining conditions, but until there's an actual offer it's all nothing more than bluster from someone with a strong track record of not following through on his promises and proposals.
Everyone said the same thing when Hitler came to power, that he was merely bluffing about wanting to expand Germany and annex neighboring countries. We should start with the assumption that Trump, like his spiritual predecessors, is sincere in his malign declarations.
keenir wrote: ↑Tue Jan 07, 2025 4:35 pmAlso, it took us over 200 years to accept the possibility of a Catholic President...we turned down the Philipines(sp), and have been doing a song-and-dance with P.R......does Trump think MAGA is going to accept Quebec?
That assumes they decide to grant statehood to Canadian provinces. It seems more likely to me that Canada becomes a US territory (or several) like Puerto Rico with some level of autonomy but no vote in US elections or congressional seats.