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I see so many americans suddenly hyperfocus on the strategic importance of Greenland because Trump again talks about stealing it. They fall over themselves inve
by lysace 10mo ago
I see so many americans suddenly hyperfocus on the strategic importance of Greenland because Trump again talks about stealing it. They fall over themselves inventing fantastically involved rationales and really weird moral justifications. Meanwhile Donald is above such pretense. He just wants it. (In way that honesty is refreshing.)
It's especially tragicomical when they frame it as a defense measure against Russia - which those same people are generally aligned with.
- davidw 10mo ago> It's especially tragicomical when they frame it as a defense measure against Russia There is more than a hint of "It became necessary to destroy the town to save it" to those kinds of rationalizations.
- graemep 10mo ago> It's especially tragicomical when they frame it as a defense measure against Russia - which they are generally aligned with. How is a country that has sanctions against Russia, sends aid to a country it is at war with, and has recently been seizing Russian ships be aligned with Russia?
- lysace 10mo agoI edited my comment to clarify that I meant the people who make these absurd statements. It was kinda clear before the edit ("they"); now it's very clear.
- analog31 10mo agoI don’t think “aligned with Russia” is what’s happening. Instead, I think they are aligned with the old fashioned “spheres of influence” concept, where each superpower owns and operates its own region. Thus, Russia owning Ukraine and the US owning Greenland are not inconsistent. US aid towards Ukraine is just strong enough to keep the conflict going indefinitely (the “forever wars” policy) without resolving it.
- graemep 10mo agoI agree. In general powers want to expand their own spheres of influence and reduce those of others but it is a strategic decision. In Ukraine Russia is not the highest priority as it is a regional power rather then a rival superpower and a forever war weakens it. It is also enough of a threat to keep Europe aligned with the US.
- simion314 10mo agoExactly, USA already has military bases there and could nuke Ruzzia if they really would invade Greenland, but MAGAs can't use their brain, same like the Zed patriots, when the leader says something stupid and obviously fake they turn their brains off and use the hate in their harts to justify it.
- ourmandave 10mo agoThey also listen to right wing media that fabricates a narrative that aligns with their prejudices and justifies the stupid.
- simion314 10mo agoIs worse then an alternative reality, the logic does not work in those brains, anything is relative, if X did Y is good if X = Putin/Trump but is evil if X != Putin/Trump
- parpfish 10mo agoIm convinced that Donnie would lose a lot of interest if we stopped using Mercator projection so Greenland looks smaller.
- layer8 10mo agoIt’s still quite large, 22% of the USA.