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It seems unlikely that they would sell it to an unfriendly power if they did decide to sell. If the Danes view the Greenlanders as their fellow countrymen, it'
by fredkbloggs 11y ago
It seems unlikely that they would sell it to an unfriendly power if they did decide to sell. If the Danes view the Greenlanders as their fellow countrymen, it's unfathomable that they would toss them to the Han Chinese cultural extermination squads at any price. Yet they might be able to see their way to a deal with the US or Switzerland or some other relatively benign owner. This doesn't strike me as an absolute argument but one of degree, much like if you asked me whether the US should sell Florida: to whom, I would ask. I'd gladly be rid of it, but it wouldn't do to have it in Russia's hands.
- kethinov 11y agoIf the Danes wanted a hypothetical something (money, favors, something) badly enough, it's not a completely unreasonable notion that they might entertain selling to a nominally unfriendly power. As I mentioned before, a large number of political realities would have to change on the ground for them domestically for something like that to happen, but assuming that premise I can imagine scenarios where Greenland could fetch well above $15bn.