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> A large sand-exporting industry could help reduce this subsidy, which would be critical to Greenland eventually becoming independent. I think the situation i
by bakuninsbart 7y ago
> A large sand-exporting industry could help reduce this subsidy, which would be critical to Greenland eventually becoming independent.
I think the situation in Greenland is very interesting - and quite sad. Independence is a complete pipedream. Greenland can only be independent once its large reserves of ressources open up. - At that point, it would suddenly become interesting to imperialist states like the US, China and Russia - but it would be in no position to defend itself.
The local population of Greenland for the most part does not want to be associated with Denmark and the EU, but at the same time it is their best shot at retaining autonomy and increasing their standards of living. I really hope that in the future there will be some more forms of positive engagement.
- chvid 7y agoGreenlandic politics is held captured by a small group of corrupt populists. The population outside the city elites lives in dire poverty with massive social problems such as violence, incest, alcoholism ... And the Danish politicians are too coward to do anything about it. Why do the Americans want to buy this place? We already let you do anything you want with it military wise. And the stuff you can dig out of the ground, you can dig it out other places much cheaper.
- pfisch 7y agoIf you recognize that the GOP only pretends they don't believe in global warming it makes more sense.
- javagram 7y agoTrump is all over the place, I don’t think anyone really knows what he believes. US interest in purchasing Greenland goes back a hundred years. It’s an important strategic location even without global warming - but yes, will become even more important as the world warms. The Chinese were trying to get in on it too and Trump is reflexively anti-Chinese.
- pfisch 7y agoI seriously doubt this idea came from Trump. I can imagine the person/group pitching it stroking his ego and convincing him to buy "trumpland" though.
- dba7dba 7y agoI believe it is Trump who wants to buy it, not US government.
- rapind 7y agoOr he's just floating distractions to flip the news cycle.