74OA said:
My question regarding your earlier comment was: "How is not wanting to be part of the US inconsistent with wanting to be independent?"
nortex97 said:74OA said:
My question regarding your earlier comment was: "How is not wanting to be part of the US inconsistent with wanting to be independent?"
What part of running with his hair on fire to the Danish overlords "we choose Denmark" or hiring a pro-China FM supports becoming independent?
NATO Begs U.S. For Emergency Funding So They Can Defend Greenland From U.S. https://t.co/saBR4rH7T9 pic.twitter.com/9CEaF8Hyiq
— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) January 15, 2026
— Mrs B (@attackdogX) January 16, 2026
THIS IS GOLD! Comedian Jimmy Carr gave a Danish heckler a brutal reality check about Greenland.
— George (@BehizyTweets) January 10, 2026
Heckler: "Should we sell Greenland?"
Carr: "Should you sell it?... The alternative is they take it. I mean no offense to your fine military..." 😂
Heckler: "He used the same tactics… pic.twitter.com/arIm59NKld
trump insists we need it for national security reasons and all options are on the table. if only greenland belonged to a country we had a military alliance with, then none of these threats or posturing would be necessary!mncag said:
How is taking Greenland taken seriously at all when Trump threatens military action. to me you should lose any credible people that would back such a plan. This can't be all Trump's idea if it is in this confirms that he is a complete buffoon
nortex97 said:
Some sane voices do exist on their side:I don't think most commenters here understand the economic reality of the current situation.
— Jonatan Pallesen (@jonatanpallesen) January 9, 2025
Denmark currently uses Greenland for neither military purposes nor mineral extraction. We pay almost one billion dollars annually in grants and expenses for Greenland. While this amount… https://t.co/hzlaP2oJfe
Hubert J. Farnsworth said:
Just take it. What is Europe going to do about it? I'm all for bringing back "might is right". They can't afford any type of elite military with their socialism that they have to pay for. The US could wipe any of their militaries combined off of the map.
Malibu said:Hubert J. Farnsworth said:
Just take it. What is Europe going to do about it? I'm all for bringing back "might is right". They can't afford any type of elite military with their socialism that they have to pay for. The US could wipe any of their militaries combined off of the map.
Perhaps this is a bit corny, but uh, beating someone up and taking their **** because you're bigger and stronger than them is maybe not a value I wanted embedded in our national ethos?
lol ok manHubert J. Farnsworth said:
Just take it. What is Europe going to do about it? I'm all for bringing back "might is right". They can't afford any type of elite military with their socialism that they have to pay for. The US could wipe any of their militaries combined off of the map.
Old McDonald said:lol ok manHubert J. Farnsworth said:
Just take it. What is Europe going to do about it? I'm all for bringing back "might is right". They can't afford any type of elite military with their socialism that they have to pay for. The US could wipe any of their militaries combined off of the map.
Malibu said:Hubert J. Farnsworth said:
Just take it. What is Europe going to do about it? I'm all for bringing back "might is right". They can't afford any type of elite military with their socialism that they have to pay for. The US could wipe any of their militaries combined off of the map.
Perhaps this is a bit corny, but uh, beating someone up and taking their **** because you're bigger and stronger than them is maybe not a value I wanted embedded in our national ethos?
because that would be ******ed. any defense bolstering we need to do in the arctic via greenland be done within the alliance framework we already have with denmark.Hubert J. Farnsworth said:
Why not take Greenland? It would be very beneficial for us.
MaxPower said:
We could take it so that isn't the question. As Malcolm from Jurassic Park said, you were so preoccupied with whether or not you could, you didn't stop to think if you should. You are telling Europe to piss off, which sounds fine and dandy until they start aligning trade and military partnerships with China.
Old McDonald said:because that would be ******ed. any defense bolstering we need to do in the arctic via greenland be done within the alliance framework we already have with denmark.Hubert J. Farnsworth said:
Why not take Greenland? It would be very beneficial for us.
Malibu said:Hubert J. Farnsworth said:
Just take it. What is Europe going to do about it? I'm all for bringing back "might is right". They can't afford any type of elite military with their socialism that they have to pay for. The US could wipe any of their militaries combined off of the map.
Perhaps this is a bit corny, but uh, beating someone up and taking their **** because you're bigger and stronger than them is maybe not a value I wanted embedded in our national ethos?
AtticusMatlock said:
I could see the benefit to Greenlanders of having it as a US territory with self-governance.
Would be very beneficial to Denmark if they received up ftont payment and perpetual partnerships/royalties on mineral extraction. That's what they should probably be aiming for.
🚨 JUST IN: Stephen Miller GOES OFF on Europe for FREELOADING off American defense, but pretending Greenland is "theirs"
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) January 17, 2026
"They cannot defend Greenland! It's unfair to the American taxpayer who has SUBSIDIZED all of Europe's defense for generations now!"
"American dollars,… pic.twitter.com/tYINDh1w8j
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President Trump on Friday said he may impose tariffs on countries that do not support the U.S. taking control of Greenland, a semi-autonomous Danish territory.
During a White House event about rural healthcare, Trump recounted how he had threatened European allies with tariffs on pharmaceuticals, accordding to the Associated Press.
"I may do that for Greenland too," Trump said. "I may put a tariff on countries if they don't go along with Greenland, because we need Greenland for national security. So I may do that."
Greenlanders speak out against Danish rule: ‘They stole our future’ https://t.co/m9QGsURD7F pic.twitter.com/sucvcCDihR
— New York Post (@nypost) January 17, 2026
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Even in adulthood, medical decisions were made without Petersen's consent. Plagued with problems after the IUD, she had repeated surgeries for unexplained pain. It wasn't until years later that doctors informed her that her fallopian tubes had been removed in one of the operations in the early 2000s.
Her family also suffered under Denmark's so-called "Little Danes experiment," in which Greenlandic children were forcibly sent to Denmark for adoption or institutional care often permanently separated from their families, she said.
The program, which ran from the 1950s through the 1970s, was part of Denmark's broader effort toassimilate Greenlandic children, often without parental consent.
It happened to her mother's brother, Petersen said. Other relatives were subjected to medical experimentation, she added.
"They wanted us smaller," she said. "Easier to manage."
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"People say 'Greenland is for Greenlanders,'" Petersen said. "But that's not reality. Denmark speaks for us. Denmark decides. They don't let us speak."
That imbalance was visible recently in Washington, where the Danish foreign minister dominated nearly the entire press conference following talks with US officials on purchasing the island, while the Greenlandic foreign minister was largely sidelined.
Foreign Minister Lars Rasmussen of Denmark insisted the roughly 56,000 Greenlanders wouldn't be bought off by payments from the US or vote in a referendum to become American.
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"It was colonial," Petersen said of Rasmussen's assertions. "You could see it in his body language. He didn't want her to speak.
"If Denmark really believed Greenland belongs to Greenlanders," Petersen said, "they would let us decide our own future."
That lack of control extends into everyday economic life.
nortex97 said:Quote:
Those 'noble' Europeans.
bobbranco said:nortex97 said:Quote:
Those 'noble' Europeans.
Exactly like our modern day Democrats.
Trump says on Feb 1 he will impose a 10% tariff “on any and all goods sent” to US from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, UK, Netherlands, & Finland, increasing to 25% June 1 “until such time as a Deal is reached for the Complete and Total purchase of Greenland.” pic.twitter.com/6S4Z5mEwdS
— Jake Tapper 🦅 (@jaketapper) January 17, 2026
Pylon Cam said:
We truly live in idiocracy…this is the least competent, least serious administration of all time.
Pylon Cam said:
We truly live in idiocracy…this is the least competent, least serious administration of all time.
Hubert J. Farnsworth said:Old McDonald said:lol ok manHubert J. Farnsworth said:
Just take it. What is Europe going to do about it? I'm all for bringing back "might is right". They can't afford any type of elite military with their socialism that they have to pay for. The US could wipe any of their militaries combined off of the map.
Hey clown. What would Europe do? Do you really think they could stand up to us? Only liberals, like you, would take their side.
Logos Stick said:Pylon Cam said:
We truly live in idiocracy…this is the least competent, least serious administration of all time.
We do live in Idiocracy but it's because your side is completely evil and insane.
Trump is the best president in the last 100 years.
