Because he is a thin skinned crybaby who thinks any failure to fall flat and agree with everything he says is an insult.
By the way, given the level of self rule that Denmark has granted Greenland for the past few decades it's pretty nebulous whether they even could sell it.
By the way, given the level of self rule that Denmark has granted Greenland for the past few decades it's pretty nebulous whether they even could sell it.
Perhaps we should approach Greenland then? I mean, they would maintain the same amount of self-rule they have now given how much freedom we give our own non-state territories and they would get the added benefit of protection from the world's top military power.
Perhaps we should approach Greenland then? I mean, they would maintain the same amount of self-rule they have now given how much freedom we give our own non-state territories and they would get the added benefit of protection from the world's top military power.
I was wondering how that would work. Clearly, it would need to be a sale. So, both Greenland and Denmark would have to benefit from the arrangement. And because it's not a forceful seizure, negotiation means that all three parties could get a good deal.
That said, it's also interesting to think that there is possibly some arrangement where the government could invest more in Greenland in order to benefit the home government. And that this investment is not already taking place. Because, logically, the people of Greenland should only switch alliances if they perceive it to be in their self-interest.
Would you voluntarily become a territory of the United States? I'm thinking of Puerto Rico here is an example.
Edit. I'm reporting posts asking the moderators to make a new topic. This might be interesting?
Perhaps we should approach Greenland then? I mean, they would maintain the same amount of self-rule they have now given how much freedom we give our own non-state territories and they would get the added benefit of protection from the world's top military power.
Perhaps we should approach Greenland then? I mean, they would maintain the same amount of self-rule they have now given how much freedom we give our own non-state territories and they would get the added benefit of protection from the world's top military power.
The people of Greenland can at any time they wish hold a referendum to become independent of Denmark. Once that is done, they could simply apply to join the United States of America. Or ask to be a territory. Or whatever. That would be up to how things work in the US, I suppose.
But I have doubts that anyone in Greenland would think being part of the US to be an upgrade to being part of Denmark.
Considering how politically unstable the US seems in some ways, would they really trust that the subsidies they have from Denmark would be matched (or increased?) by the US? Or that said subsidies wouldn't be cut at a later date?
And by being part of Denmark they have access to lots of nifty things like free (literally, iirc Greenland pays no taxes towards Denmark) universities, universal healthcare, and lots of other things.
And what is the US's intentions? To drill for oil and mine minerals? Considering the US's fantastic environmental image, and its treatment of natives and their lands, I'm sure it would be perfectly enjoyable for the people of Greenland.
tl;dr:
Anyone would be stupid to leave Europe (even being in the periphery) to join the United States. This isn't happening.
This whole debate is among the silliest thing ever. There is not a single chance in hell this could even be considered by any of Greenland and Denmark. But what disturbs me the most here is that international borders are supposed to be sacred since world war 2. The great era of take overs is supposed to be behind us. And we just open it again, without anyone caring. I don't believe that's very smart considering a country like China would be particularly interested if that kind of moves started becoming a common thing.
And if you really want to look at the thing, the US has basically nothing to offer to Greenlanders they don't have currently. Greenland is already open to foreign business investments so if US companies are interested by their natural ressources, they can come in. Greenland benefits of the Danish welfare system which is undoubtedly far superior to the US one. And another thing to consider is that there are only 56,000 people currently living in Greenland. In case of a take over, they could easily get swarmed by settlers who would not give a crap about the locals.
This whole thing is just stupid. And the only thing I would say is that it only convince me even more that Europe needs to strengthen its geostrategic capacities so that even a cheeseburger-loving twitter fan would think twice before saying something that dumb in public.
What that story taught me is the part about the sale of the Virgin islands in 1917. I didn't think they would still do that in the 20th century. But in truth, it was more of a sale by gunpoint, not a real one. I always love to learn more about history.
On the topic, I just have to second @Marla_Singer here. Can't really add anything more of value, just that a strong Europe is a value independent of the orange clown.
What that story taught me is the part about the sale of the Virgin islands in 1917. I didn't think they would still do that in the 20th century. But in truth, it was more of a sale by gunpoint, not a real one. I always love to learn more about history.
That's the case of most of land purchases in History. They are usually done when the defending part has not the capacity to counter a military invasion. That's the only point when negociating a purchase becomes an option to avoid a war you can't win. As a matter of fact, I can't see any counter-example to that in History.
Norway is still a little salty that they stole Greenland from us after the treaty of Kiel. We get punished for getting dragged into the Napoleonic wars by the Danes, and the result is that they end up getting Greenland from us. The Danes had nothing to do with the arctic settlements. They get cold when it's under 10C degrees. So if they sell it we're gonna have beef. We tried to occupy some of Greenland in the thirties but we lost the case in the world court so we eventually backed down.
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