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Such a bizarre way to put it. Imagine if I said your house was a strategic requirement for my family because of proximity to my new job and extra room for my ki

Such a bizarre way to put it. Imagine if I said your house was a strategic requirement for my family because of proximity to my new job and extra room for my kids and I couldn't rule out murdering you.

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csb6 10mo ago
Especially when the U.S. has a military base there already and has full military cooperation with Denmark/Greenland. The real motivation is pretty clearly resource extraction.
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- A_Duck 10mo ago
  The real motivation isn't geopolitical, but signalling to domestic voters that Trump is truly 'America first' and will sabotage any other country if it gets American voters an extra dollar The resource question is a red herring: "Greenlandic ministers have also said their island is “open for business”. But US investors have been slow to show an interest in the nascent mining industry, officials say." (https://www.ft.com/content/c1c8abb1-5c09-46b0-a1d3-68341c4e5d98 https://www.ft.com/content/c1c8abb1-5c09-46b0-a1d3-68341c4e5...)
  - olalonde 10mo ago
    Funny considering Trump ran on policies nearly the opposite of what he's doing today. But his MAGA base seems driven more by feeling than policy.
    - A_Duck 10mo ago
      Yes, it's potentially a case of a country taken in by their own propaganda We do a lot of important and meaningful work around the world to support democracy, peace and stability. This isn't selfless — it's to create a market for goods and services, and maintain our sphere of influence. We're so good at shouting the first bit and whispering the latter that voters have come to fully believe it's all charity work, and feel like it's taking bread out of their mouths.
    - CamperBob2 10mo ago
      As long as he hurts other people more than he hurts the MAGA voters, they'll never abandon him. It's a cult.
    - onemoresoop 10mo ago
      > Funny considering Trump ran on policies nearly the opposite of what he's doing today MAGA base and Trump supporters are not rational. It does not matter what Trump is doing or saying, they're "taking their country back" even if they're losing their jobs or benefits. This is downright a cult of personality.
      - spencerflem 10mo ago
        I have a new opinion that fits better imo: that they genuinely like it when other people suffer, even at their own expense. From this perspective Trumps policies are all mostly rational.
  - evan_ 10mo ago
    s/American voters/Republican Donors
- adrianwaj 10mo ago
  Being cold and close to Europe, as an AI and data server location too, just like Iceland. https://gemini.google.com/share/c6d7c4fa5f3d https://gemini.google.com/share/c6d7c4fa5f3d
- ahazred8ta 10mo ago
  Bear in mind, the US can't annex anything that the military occupies, unless both houses of Congress vote in favor. It remains foreign territory.
  - evan_ 10mo ago
    Unless Emperor Trump just does it anyway.
  - csb6 10mo ago
    What is stopping him from simply militarily occupying Greenland indefinitely? He could just fabricate a reason (“national security”, “drugs”, etc.) and send troops. Wouldn’t need to involve Congress for that kind of military action, and the Supreme Court has said that all other branches of government should defer to the executive’s judgment on foreign policy. And there is zero chance a Republican House would impeach him for doing that.
    - reverius42 10mo ago
      He won't be in office indefinitely.
  - CamperBob2 10mo ago
    Dogs can't play basketball either, but we're sure getting dunked on a lot by this one.
tavavex 10mo ago
That's the world of geopolitics for you - there's no police to prevent you from murdering someone. Someone could fight you directly, but it's never going to come to that, so everyone will just grumble in mild disapproval for now. One of the wealthiest guys in town had poked his head out of his mansion and is now holding you at gunpoint in your house. He feels poor and thinks the wealth in your house is enough to sate his needs, you see. Plus, it's much more conveniently-placed than his mega-mansion. Either you give the house to him, or he kills you on the spot and maybe some of the neighborhood potentially riles up against him. Just hope he doesn't want to make an example of you by crucifying you in the front yard, or something like that.

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csb6 10mo ago

Especially when the U.S. has a military base there already and has full military cooperation with Denmark/Greenland. The real motivation is pretty clearly resource extraction.

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A_Duck 10mo ago
The real motivation isn't geopolitical, but signalling to domestic voters that Trump is truly 'America first' and will sabotage any other country if it gets American voters an extra dollar The resource question is a red herring: "Greenlandic ministers have also said their island is “open for business”. But US investors have been slow to show an interest in the nascent mining industry, officials say." (https://www.ft.com/content/c1c8abb1-5c09-46b0-a1d3-68341c4e5d98 https://www.ft.com/content/c1c8abb1-5c09-46b0-a1d3-68341c4e5...)
- olalonde 10mo ago
  Funny considering Trump ran on policies nearly the opposite of what he's doing today. But his MAGA base seems driven more by feeling than policy.
  - A_Duck 10mo ago
    Yes, it's potentially a case of a country taken in by their own propaganda We do a lot of important and meaningful work around the world to support democracy, peace and stability. This isn't selfless — it's to create a market for goods and services, and maintain our sphere of influence. We're so good at shouting the first bit and whispering the latter that voters have come to fully believe it's all charity work, and feel like it's taking bread out of their mouths.
  - CamperBob2 10mo ago
    As long as he hurts other people more than he hurts the MAGA voters, they'll never abandon him. It's a cult.
  - onemoresoop 10mo ago
    > Funny considering Trump ran on policies nearly the opposite of what he's doing today MAGA base and Trump supporters are not rational. It does not matter what Trump is doing or saying, they're "taking their country back" even if they're losing their jobs or benefits. This is downright a cult of personality.
    - spencerflem 10mo ago
      I have a new opinion that fits better imo: that they genuinely like it when other people suffer, even at their own expense. From this perspective Trumps policies are all mostly rational.
- evan_ 10mo ago
  s/American voters/Republican Donors
adrianwaj 10mo ago
Being cold and close to Europe, as an AI and data server location too, just like Iceland. https://gemini.google.com/share/c6d7c4fa5f3d https://gemini.google.com/share/c6d7c4fa5f3d
ahazred8ta 10mo ago
Bear in mind, the US can't annex anything that the military occupies, unless both houses of Congress vote in favor. It remains foreign territory.
- evan_ 10mo ago
  Unless Emperor Trump just does it anyway.
- csb6 10mo ago
  What is stopping him from simply militarily occupying Greenland indefinitely? He could just fabricate a reason (“national security”, “drugs”, etc.) and send troops. Wouldn’t need to involve Congress for that kind of military action, and the Supreme Court has said that all other branches of government should defer to the executive’s judgment on foreign policy. And there is zero chance a Republican House would impeach him for doing that.
  - reverius42 10mo ago
    He won't be in office indefinitely.
- CamperBob2 10mo ago
  Dogs can't play basketball either, but we're sure getting dunked on a lot by this one.

tavavex 10mo ago

That's the world of geopolitics for you - there's no police to prevent you from murdering someone. Someone could fight you directly, but it's never going to come to that, so everyone will just grumble in mild disapproval for now. One of the wealthiest guys in town had poked his head out of his mansion and is now holding you at gunpoint in your house. He feels poor and thinks the wealth in your house is enough to sate his needs, you see. Plus, it's much more conveniently-placed than his mega-mansion. Either you give the house to him, or he kills you on the spot and maybe some of the neighborhood potentially riles up against him. Just hope he doesn't want to make an example of you by crucifying you in the front yard, or something like that.