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Is Canada an adversary of America? Or Greenland? What position should Canadians or the people of Greenland take with regards to the people in the US military

by Teever 2mo ago

Is Canada an adversary of America? Or Greenland? What position should Canadians or the people of Greenland take with regards to the people in the US military who are currently working to annex and invade their countries? What position should the US military take with regards to the people in those countries who are currently working to resist those efforts to annex and invade their countries their homelands? Do you consider Canadian and Icelandic civilians your adversary? If so, how did that come to be?

jacquesm 2mo ago
I think you meant to write Greenland.
- Teever 2mo ago
  Indeed I did, my brain was a bit foggy when I wrote after a night of partying. Thanks for catching that.
  - jacquesm 2mo ago
    The times are wild enough that I first checked if Trump had been making any moves on Iceland, just in case I had missed something...
Sabinus 2mo ago
Should the whole of the military quit because the American people were x enough to elect Trump?
- jacquesm 2mo ago
  There is a Godwin in there somewhere.
- Teever 2mo ago
  I can’t speak to what the American military should do in this situation but I’m curious to hear what HN users think the people of Canada and Greenland should do in this situation. What would the American response to these kinds of actions be if the shoe was on the other foot? Given the asymmetry in power how should Canada and Greenland respond? If the American response to Iranian actions against American allies and interest in the Middle East is to spend half their missile stockpile to assassinate the leadership of Iran how should Canada respond to American threats of annexation and Greenland of invasion? What’s proportional and sensible here? https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/08/greenland-iwarning-trump-linked-oil-firm-prepares-drill https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/08/greenland-iwar... https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/alberta-separatism-trump-administration-9.7068999 https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/alberta-separatism-trump-ad...
  - dofm 2mo ago
    Greenland (Denmark) did respond: by shipping blood bags to Greenland and scheduling military exercises to practise blowing up runways. And they did so in a way that would be noticeable. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/19/denmark-prepared-for-us-attack-donald-trump-greenland https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/19/denmark-prepar... The only thing a militarily weaker power can do is signal the clear intent to die defending territory where necessary. The fact that this actually happened — that an ally felt it necessary — is the shame of the USA, IMO. In much the same way that I (as a Brit) don't think my fellow countrymen understand the extent to which the British are loathed (especially in America), I don't really think many Americans fully understand who/what America is now, to the rest of the world, or what will be necessary to change that perception.

by Teever 2mo ago

jacquesm 2mo ago

I think you meant to write Greenland.

Teever 2mo ago
Indeed I did, my brain was a bit foggy when I wrote after a night of partying. Thanks for catching that.
- jacquesm 2mo ago
  The times are wild enough that I first checked if Trump had been making any moves on Iceland, just in case I had missed something...

Sabinus 2mo ago

Should the whole of the military quit because the American people were x enough to elect Trump?

jacquesm 2mo ago
There is a Godwin in there somewhere.
Teever 2mo ago
I can’t speak to what the American military should do in this situation but I’m curious to hear what HN users think the people of Canada and Greenland should do in this situation. What would the American response to these kinds of actions be if the shoe was on the other foot? Given the asymmetry in power how should Canada and Greenland respond? If the American response to Iranian actions against American allies and interest in the Middle East is to spend half their missile stockpile to assassinate the leadership of Iran how should Canada respond to American threats of annexation and Greenland of invasion? What’s proportional and sensible here? https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/08/greenland-iwarning-trump-linked-oil-firm-prepares-drill https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/08/greenland-iwar... https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/alberta-separatism-trump-administration-9.7068999 https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/alberta-separatism-trump-ad...
- dofm 2mo ago
  Greenland (Denmark) did respond: by shipping blood bags to Greenland and scheduling military exercises to practise blowing up runways. And they did so in a way that would be noticeable. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/19/denmark-prepared-for-us-attack-donald-trump-greenland https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/19/denmark-prepar... The only thing a militarily weaker power can do is signal the clear intent to die defending territory where necessary. The fact that this actually happened — that an ally felt it necessary — is the shame of the USA, IMO. In much the same way that I (as a Brit) don't think my fellow countrymen understand the extent to which the British are loathed (especially in America), I don't really think many Americans fully understand who/what America is now, to the rest of the world, or what will be necessary to change that perception.