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Hitler's Greenland Obsession

77 points by speckx 9mo ago

pinewurst 9mo ago
https://archive.ph/qcpQ0 https://archive.ph/qcpQ0
zetanor 9mo ago
That Hitler guy is starting to sound a lot like Trump, I think I might have to tear down my posters of him.
- Teknomadix 9mo ago
  Hitler posters? Jokes aside, Trump looks a lot less competent.
  - marcosdumay 9mo ago
    Keep in mind that Germany had a real lack of resources to deal with. One entirely caused by Hitler, of course, but a real one.
  - fifilura 9mo ago
    I am not sure I would call Hitler competent. I could call him ruthless and a gambler. That can take you a long way. Until it doesn't.
- detritus 9mo ago
  You joke, but the more I learn about Mussolini, the more I see horrid parallels with Trump.
  - butterbomb 9mo ago
    I thought Trump was a Maoist?
amarant 9mo ago
Damn I didn't know this. I have been joking that Denmark should rename Greenland to Poland, cause wouldn't it be funny if ww3 started with the US invading Poland? Apparently my somewhat forced attempt to liken Donald to Adolf has been outdone by reality.
- chistev 9mo ago
  Why would other countries go to war?
  - voxadam 9mo ago
    Collective defense aka casus foederis as defined by Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty.
    - chistev 9mo ago
      Even an attack by one of its own members that's its leading military and financial force?
      - surething 9mo ago
        Absolutely. Yes.
  - onion2k 9mo ago
    The NATO Pact, established in 1949, is a collective defense agreement where an attack on one member is considered an attack on all.
    - chistev 9mo ago
      Even an attack by one of its own members that's its leading military and financial force?
      - esseph 9mo ago
WaryByDesign 9mo ago
Sure, any wannabe-but-not-entirely-educated World Leader would love to own Greenland. And why not? It's strategically located, rich in natural resources, and... Until, well, you actually visit the place and realize that 95% of its surface area is pretty much inhabitable and its population centers are pretty much indefensible, on account of being, well, fishing villages.
namuol 9mo ago
Aaand it’s flagged.
1970-01-01 9mo ago
I despise how the Atlantic is comfortable rewriting history to make it fit with modern narrative. Hitler wanted Stalingrad, North Africa, and the UK. Cherry picking stuff for clicks is sloppy at best and an instant hit to their integrity. Greenland was never a major goal.

77 points by speckx 9mo ago

pinewurst 9mo ago

https://archive.ph/qcpQ0 https://archive.ph/qcpQ0

zetanor 9mo ago

That Hitler guy is starting to sound a lot like Trump, I think I might have to tear down my posters of him.

Teknomadix 9mo ago
Hitler posters? Jokes aside, Trump looks a lot less competent.
- marcosdumay 9mo ago
  Keep in mind that Germany had a real lack of resources to deal with. One entirely caused by Hitler, of course, but a real one.
- fifilura 9mo ago
  I am not sure I would call Hitler competent. I could call him ruthless and a gambler. That can take you a long way. Until it doesn't.
detritus 9mo ago
You joke, but the more I learn about Mussolini, the more I see horrid parallels with Trump.
- butterbomb 9mo ago
  I thought Trump was a Maoist?

amarant 9mo ago

Damn I didn't know this. I have been joking that Denmark should rename Greenland to Poland, cause wouldn't it be funny if ww3 started with the US invading Poland? Apparently my somewhat forced attempt to liken Donald to Adolf has been outdone by reality.

chistev 9mo ago
Why would other countries go to war?
- voxadam 9mo ago
  Collective defense aka casus foederis as defined by Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty.
  - chistev 9mo ago
    Even an attack by one of its own members that's its leading military and financial force?
    - surething 9mo ago
      Absolutely. Yes.
- onion2k 9mo ago
  The NATO Pact, established in 1949, is a collective defense agreement where an attack on one member is considered an attack on all.
  - chistev 9mo ago
    Even an attack by one of its own members that's its leading military and financial force?
    - esseph 9mo ago

WaryByDesign 9mo ago

Sure, any wannabe-but-not-entirely-educated World Leader would love to own Greenland. And why not? It's strategically located, rich in natural resources, and... Until, well, you actually visit the place and realize that 95% of its surface area is pretty much inhabitable and its population centers are pretty much indefensible, on account of being, well, fishing villages.

namuol 9mo ago

Aaand it’s flagged.

1970-01-01 9mo ago

I despise how the Atlantic is comfortable rewriting history to make it fit with modern narrative. Hitler wanted Stalingrad, North Africa, and the UK. Cherry picking stuff for clicks is sloppy at best and an instant hit to their integrity. Greenland was never a major goal.