Join the dots

With the wave of a magic wand, or actually the scrawl of a sharpie on an executive order, a ‘concept of a plan’ becomes an apparent reality as the Gulf of Mexico becomes the Gulf of America, soon to be confirmed by Google Maps.

What other Trump executive orders could be confirmed on Google Maps? The border line between the US and Canada could be removed in anticipation of a 51st state Executive order. Beware as some jokes aren’t funny if they become reality.

The reality of international borders is far more complex and fluid as demonstrated by the numerous disputed South China Seas maps. Google Maps doesn’t seem to show any of the possible territorial borders, possibly because it’s too difficult or they don’t want to annoy the numerous countries involved.

Will President Trump achieve his ‘first day’ tasks by just getting Google Maps to redraw the Ukraine-Russia border and the Israeli-Palestine territories border?

Dennis Fitzgerald,

Melbourne, Australia