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[–] Litebit@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

EU needs Greenland more than US due to security reasons.

[–] Nasan@sopuli.xyz 15 points 22 hours ago

US is the security reason

[–] _Nico198X_@europe.pub 35 points 1 day ago (3 children)

it's going to be a global holiday when he dies

[–] mPony@lemmy.world 12 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

yeah but The Cowards who keep telling him to do this shit will still be alive. It's not like the man came up with this on his own.

[–] Blumpkinhead@lemmy.world 6 points 23 hours ago

Agreed. Trump is just a lightening rod that keeps everyone's outrage focused on him instead of people like Miller and Thiel.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 20 hours ago

if we have to celebrate his birthday (VD Day here in the US) we'll celebrate VT Day globally

[–] Nosavingthrow@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago

Germany needs to start cutting ties with the US so they can be on the right side for once.

[–] MOARbid1@piefed.social 95 points 1 day ago
[–] SirEDCaLot@lemmy.today 45 points 1 day ago (5 children)

American here. I'm sure annexing Greenland would be very useful to us for all kinds of reasons. I don't want to do it.

Unless the people in Greenland want to become part of the United States, I don't believe we have any more right to declare Greenland ours than Hitler had a right to declare France his, or Russia has a right to declare Ukraine theirs.

If the people of Greenland want to become part of the United States, verified with an election monitored by multiple disinterested third parties, then by all means welcome to the party guys.

However given the timing of this ridiculous idea, I can't help but think the whole thing is just a distraction from the Epstein files.

[–] demonsword@lemmy.world 6 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

Unless the people in California want to secede from the United States

I wonder how you USians would respond to that.

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 10 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Californian here, I'd vote yes.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 5 points 20 hours ago

As a Califorgreenlandian, i ratify the change that apparently just got voted in.

[–] SirEDCaLot@lemmy.today 1 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Given that it is a part of our mainland continent, I would be less enthusiastic than if, say, Hawaii or Alaska wanted to secede.

Nonetheless, self-determination is a solidly American value. If an overwhelming majority of Californians wanted to leave the union, then in general I believe the rest of the country should let them. Otherwise we are forcing them to be subject to a national government they don't want.

[–] demonsword@lemmy.world 1 points 19 hours ago

I really, really doubt it would be as peaceful as you say it would be

[–] GojuRyu@lemmy.world 3 points 21 hours ago

There has been leaks that US intelligence are making moves to influence the greenlandic people using intelligence gathering to find pro secession and US elements in greenland. Any talk of the possibility of greenland joining the US as a real possibility only legitimizes an eventual takeover. Greenland has made it clear that they are not interested and that such talk is an insult and a threat to their sovereignty and self governance, current and future. I don’t think you mean to promote Trumps talking points, so this is just meant to let you know that it indirectly does.

[–] biotin7@sopuli.xyz 15 points 1 day ago

I see colonialism is back on the menu of Amerikkkans

[–] Rothe@piefed.social 4 points 1 day ago

How very colonial of you.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Yeah, if we really need anything from it we should work with the Greenlandic people and the Danes to find a mutually agreeable solution. Annexing territories of allies is evil and fucking stupid.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 day ago

Solution to what?

[–] Rothe@piefed.social 9 points 1 day ago

A mutual solution to the problem the US created and which didn't exist before Trump.

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 33 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (11 children)

Can't we just fly Trump to a random ice covered rock and just hire some people to pretend it is Greenland and he can have a little senior assisted living situation inside Trump Castle in Newer New York City, Greenland safely isolated from the rest of us?

[–] elbiter@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

It would be so dope to make him believe everyone around him pretends he's president, but he's actually not.

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

To make it more convincing, they could spray-paint some rocks green.

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 1 points 20 hours ago

And his holding cell gold.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (7 children)

Surely he can't tell the difference between northern Alaska and Greenland

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Aksala-Dnalneerg is the resource rich border region in the far tundras of the north between Alaska and Greenland, it is largely undeveloped because no real estate developer has had the proper vision for it yet (a great flat low expanse with easy access to water).

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[–] shittydwarf@piefed.social 47 points 1 day ago
[–] Maverick604@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Just un-redact the Epstein files, you coward!

[–] redwattlebird@lemmings.world 3 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

The redacted text can actually be selected and copied, then pasted to read what is underneath. They literally used a black digital highlighter.

[–] radiofreebc@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

Christmas came early this year, although the unredacted text is pretty brutal.

[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 1 points 19 hours ago

I'm willing to bet DOGE (pronounced "douche") cut their Adobe Acrobat subscription so they had to go with the best free option

[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world 34 points 1 day ago

Walls are closing in, eh, Donny?

[–] plateee@piefed.social 17 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Tell me you're slacking off at your day job without telling me you're slacking off at your day job:

Landry, in a post on X, thanked Trump: "It's an honor to serve ... in this volunteer position to make Greenland a part of the U.S. This in no way affects my position as Governor of Louisiana!"

Yes this is a distraction - but we also need to remind ourselves that this shit isn't normal even if it weren't a distraction.

In the middle of the Clinton blow job scandal, Bill didn't go off saying New Brunswick needed to become a state to secure our national supply of bowling balls or some shit.

Trump can be making a distraction and also moving the Overton Window at the same time.

[–] Zier@fedia.io 22 points 1 day ago

Epstein distraction, again.

[–] madjo@piefed.social 3 points 1 day ago

He wants his grubby pedo hands on the resources under the ground in Greenland.

[–] Rhoeri@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

The demand has been made- we are going to see his little temper tantrum any day now.

[–] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 8 points 1 day ago

It is like Trump already promised Alaska to Putin.

[–] grte@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 day ago

Trump has to kiss my ass.

[–] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 day ago

The world tells Trump to Fuck Off.

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