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Have you ever looked at a map and thought, "You know what Denmark needs? More sunshine, palm trees, and roller skates." Well, we have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make that dream a reality.

Let’s buy California from Donald Trump!

Yes, you heard that right.

California could be ours, and we need your help to make it happen.

The Tremendous Plan

  1. Crowdfunding Goal of $1 trillion (give or take a few billion). That’s just 200,000 kroner from every Dane. Skip a few lattes, and you’re golden.
  2. We’ll send our bestest negotiators – Lego executives and the cast of Borgen.
  3. It is in the national interest to promote the extraordinary heritage of our Nation, so California will become New Denmark. Los Angeles? More like Løs Ångeles.
  4. Danish Values: We’ll bring hygge to Hollywood, bike lanes to Beverly Hills, and organic smørrebrød to every street corner. Rule of law, universal health care and fact based politics might apply.

Måke Califørnia Great Ægain

Disclaimer: This campaign is 100% real… in our dreams

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[–] fylkenny@feddit.org 39 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Why not also make New York new Amsterdam again?

[–] LaminatedDenim@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Why they changed it, I can't say..

[–] nulluser@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

People just liked it better that way.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

So take me back to Constantinople,

[–] scutiger@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

It's Istanbul, not Constantinople

[–] ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org 20 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Disclaimer: This campaign is 100% real…

Fact-checked by Facebook.

[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 9 points 2 years ago

I saw it on the web. Therefore, it has to be true.

[–] EfreetSK@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Good idea, from what I read, Americans are constantly complaining about California anyway. About their liberalism, their woke Hollywood, weird laws, weird people and how it doesn't represent the "real America". I think they'll actually be happy they get rid of it

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

And we'll be happy to be rid of them!

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 15 points 2 years ago

As an American midwesterner, I support the effort to buy California, and will be making my way to the state border to finally move to a better country.

[–] CptEnder@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

Denmark suddenly becomes the 4th most powerful nation over night

LONG REIGN THE LEGO EMPIRE

[–] it_depends_man@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_GDP

I mean, put a small tax on it and it basically pays for itself. Don't even need to finance it upfront.

[–] BaroqueInMind@lemmy.one 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

This mere small tax is what led them to have a revolutionary war with the UK in the first place, lol

[–] CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

No. This revolutionary war was not fought over taxation alone but over taxation without representation. Give California a seat or two in the danish parliament.

[–] BaroqueInMind@lemmy.one 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Why would a US state with a GDP significantly larger than the country wanting to buy it allow it to be taxed?

[–] CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 2 years ago

To not to be part of the US anymore.

[–] itslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

EU membership, lol

The tech companies won't like European privacy laws, tho

[–] v_krishna@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago

California has its own version of GDPR already.

[–] VitoRobles@lemmy.today 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Consider buying US states that voted for Trump.

California is so big and economically powerful that they can make their own country if they want. And their government is anti Trump already.

Some place like Florida or the Southern states.

[–] conc@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 years ago
[–] Johandea@feddit.nu 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I dunno coast guard?

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

California would donate as well

[–] Placebonickname@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I love SF. But they can have LA and the Chargers.

[–] gofsckyourself@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Probably would make more sense for California to buy Denmark creating a new country

[–] ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org -1 points 2 years ago (8 children)
  • Donald Trump can't sell California. At best, he could sell DC maybe.
  • What's California ever done to you? They're anti-Trump. They should be left alone. Denmark should buy Florida instead: good riddance for the US, it has nice weather too and it's at no risk of being obliterated by a giant earthquake.
[–] Kaput@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Wouldn't Californians prefer to be part of Denmark?

[–] v_krishna@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago

Long time resident of California. Previous resident of Denmark (never a citizen though). I'd welcome this with open arms.

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago
[–] HK65@sopuli.xyz 9 points 2 years ago

Florida is damaged goods. Try selling it to China, they have less standards in what they buy.

[–] Faydaikin@beehaw.org 6 points 2 years ago

We've heard the stories of "Floridaman", so no takers there.

He's probably better off where he is.

[–] itslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 years ago

It's gonna sink within the next 50 to 100 years tho

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

A giant earthquake in Florida won't obliterate it, but one in Africa or Spain, and the resulting tsunami could.

[–] Bronzebeard@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

I don't think California gives a shit what Cheeto Mussolini has to say on the matter.

[–] PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 years ago

Selling Florida does track with our used-car salesman ass President.

Shame Lemon Laws don't apply internationally - caveat emptor, Denmark.

[–] EarMaster@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

But we are planning on sending that meteor to Florida...making a brand new Gulf of America...