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Denmark should sell Greenland (Original Post) The Madcap Sunday OP
Perfect. Ticks all the boxes. Irish_Dem Sunday #1
Moreover, they should sell it for a dollar an acre, just for good measure Volaris Sunday #8
24 dollars and a song. AllaN01Bear Sunday #22
I was arguing with a MAGA guy on Reddit Diraven Sunday #11
Leaders of other countries are not afraid of him louis-t Sunday #14
Jesus Christ, what a blockhead. Aristus Sunday #20
Putting a ruthless dangerous psychopath in charge who terrifies everyone is a good thing? Irish_Dem Sunday #30
Except perhaps a benefit for Canada FBaggins Sunday #27
Brilliant! Lulu KC Sunday #2
I get that this is amusingly tongue-in-cheek, but I do NOT want to see advocation for the people of Greenland hlthe2b Sunday #3
Amurkins think everything is for sale. paleotn Sunday #16
Yes, it is tongue-in-cheek; The Madcap Sunday #4
What if nobody owned it? birdographer Sunday #26
Humanity is supposed to be beyond the idea of conquest of anothers lands,... magicarpet Sunday #5
Denmark should evict the US military bases on their soil. Scrivener7 Sunday #6
They've certainly got reason to. paleotn Sunday #13
Perhaps the people of Greenland ought to have a say in their 'sale'? nt. Voltaire2 Sunday #7
I personally think USA having greenland would be good oldmanlynn Sunday #9
For us, maybe. For Greenlanders, absolutely NOT! paleotn Sunday #15
Yes, I'm sure they want to be part of a country birdographer Sunday #28
Canada should join the EU. paleotn Sunday #10
And Canada should support annexation MurrayDelph Sunday #17
We do have far more in common with Canada than Alabama and Texas. paleotn Sunday #18
And New England AdamGG Sunday #21
And Minnesota The Madcap Sunday #25
Whatever pisses off the screaming petulant orange man toddler I'm all for! Initech Sunday #12
Except Trudeau could get replaced by a right winger AdamGG Sunday #19
maybe 24 dollars and a song? AllaN01Bear Sunday #23
ps: i got a bridge to sell ya , cheap. AllaN01Bear Sunday #24
Best idea EVAH!! maspaha Sunday #29
As a Canadian Old Crank Sunday #31
After that, Canada should adopt WA, OR, and CA, as Baja Canada. Ping Tung Sunday #32
I'm in New York. Can we go too? Scrivener7 Sunday #33

Irish_Dem

(62,147 posts)
1. Perfect. Ticks all the boxes.
Sun Jan 26, 2025, 10:59 AM
Sunday

Unfortunately everyone seems too afraid of Trump to be this bold.

Diraven

(1,141 posts)
11. I was arguing with a MAGA guy on Reddit
Sun Jan 26, 2025, 12:20 PM
Sunday

He claims Trump will end all the wars in the world because everyone is so afraid of provoking him because he's literally crazy and could order the US military to attack anyone for the slightest reason. Like this is a good thing.

louis-t

(23,901 posts)
14. Leaders of other countries are not afraid of him
Sun Jan 26, 2025, 12:33 PM
Sunday

but repug Congress people are afraid he will primary them if they disagree with him.

Aristus

(68,885 posts)
20. Jesus Christ, what a blockhead.
Sun Jan 26, 2025, 01:02 PM
Sunday

I'm guessing this dipshit had never heard of Adolf Hitler. Everyone was afraid of Hitler, and he was literally crazy, and that not only didn't end all the wars in the world, he actually started the deadliest war in history.

I might have suggested you point this out to this irredeemably idiotic fuckweasel, but you'd need a jackhammer to get it through that thick skull of his.

Irish_Dem

(62,147 posts)
30. Putting a ruthless dangerous psychopath in charge who terrifies everyone is a good thing?
Sun Jan 26, 2025, 01:35 PM
Sunday

These MAGAs are just as crazy as Trump.

hlthe2b

(107,530 posts)
3. I get that this is amusingly tongue-in-cheek, but I do NOT want to see advocation for the people of Greenland
Sun Jan 26, 2025, 11:01 AM
Sunday

to lose their autonomy at the hands of the US any more than I want to see Ukraine violently seized by Russia. "Buying" other countries/land is a relic of past centuries, and discussing it today invites WWIII. Not even in jest... Have the attacks on our own democracy dulled us to the threats underlying TSF's BS comments and pomposity?

The Madcap

(824 posts)
4. Yes, it is tongue-in-cheek;
Sun Jan 26, 2025, 11:06 AM
Sunday

However, it would make far more sense for Canada to own it than the U.S. I just hope Denmark continues to resist selling out to orange man. The EU part is serious, though.

birdographer

(2,598 posts)
26. What if nobody owned it?
Sun Jan 26, 2025, 01:27 PM
Sunday

What if it was an independent country? I guess he would then just send every military group we have over and kill everyone in it.

magicarpet

(17,439 posts)
5. Humanity is supposed to be beyond the idea of conquest of anothers lands,...
Sun Jan 26, 2025, 11:15 AM
Sunday

.... then calling those lands our own.

That type of action opens the floodgates for a War of the World to commence, the violence, the destruction, and the suffering to ensue.

paleotn

(19,816 posts)
13. They've certainly got reason to.
Sun Jan 26, 2025, 12:31 PM
Sunday

The problem is the GIUK gap. A very strategic stretch of water between Greenland, Iceland and Scotland that bottles up Russia's Northern Fleet. I spent a good bit of time there in my Navy days, looking for and tracking Ivan.

That may or may not impede NATO's ability to monitor it. Then again, who's to say we'll still be NATO members in a few years so that might be moot. One thing's for sure, Demark will take their time and make a rational decision. More than we can say about Amurka.

oldmanlynn

(554 posts)
9. I personally think USA having greenland would be good
Sun Jan 26, 2025, 12:16 PM
Sunday

However i dont agree with the approach trump is taking. With climate change warming land up north becomes better and better

paleotn

(19,816 posts)
15. For us, maybe. For Greenlanders, absolutely NOT!
Sun Jan 26, 2025, 12:33 PM
Sunday

Typical Amurkins. It's like we're the only people on the planet that matter.

birdographer

(2,598 posts)
28. Yes, I'm sure they want to be part of a country
Sun Jan 26, 2025, 01:30 PM
Sunday

Where teenagers kill 5-year-olds in classrooms, health care is nearly nonexistent and getting worse every day, its citizens eagerly elect a felon rapist and racist to lead them, and necessary workers are being put in camps and cells just to please that leader’s hate and need for power. They all say “What a step up for us!"

MurrayDelph

(5,473 posts)
17. And Canada should support annexation
Sun Jan 26, 2025, 12:37 PM
Sunday

of California, Oregon and Washington (Let the right wing whackos create West Idaho. Good riddance).

paleotn

(19,816 posts)
18. We do have far more in common with Canada than Alabama and Texas.
Sun Jan 26, 2025, 12:43 PM
Sunday

The Haskell Free Library up in Derby Line, VT literally straddles the border. It would be the most complex divorce in all of human history but I don't think they'd get terribly upset if we left.

Ping Tung

(1,573 posts)
32. After that, Canada should adopt WA, OR, and CA, as Baja Canada.
Sun Jan 26, 2025, 02:19 PM
Sunday

Hell, I'd be willing to say "eh" and pretend to love Ice hockey.

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