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In Danish media the new deal is widely being presented as a huge diplomatic victory for Denmark.
by chvid 7d ago
In Danish media the new deal is widely being presented as a huge diplomatic victory for Denmark.
- ericmay 7d agoWhat did the US give up in the deal from its side?
- chvid 7d agoIn the sense that it is for practical purposes the same deal as before. Also Denmark does not want to go to war with the US - something that was considered a real scenario just a few months back when the Danes moved an unusual large military force to the island.
- ericmay 7d agoSo it doesn’t make a lot of sense to me that Denmark should be celebrating the deal as a big win then does it? The US has gained, however much you belittle those gains, and Denmark gained what?
- chvid 7d agoThe US under Trump is seen a bit like a good strong friend who has gotten way too much to drink and wants to pick fights with everybody - giving him a symbolic win to avoid embarrassment is the right to do. Anyways that’s the sentiment - you can look at dr.dk and similar via google translate if you want.
- ericmay 7d agoGot it yea so in the US our sentiment is a bit different. Denmark and the EU are kind of like that great friend who is always bumming a ride off of you and you've been saying hey look you're my best friend but I just can't keep going out of my way to pick you up. You've got a car, stop spending all your money partying and put gas in it and drive yourself and you keep picking them up and then you tell them I'm going to stop on this date you better have a ride. And then when you stop they're really mad at you because they think they're entitled to your car and you picking them up. Same thing with Greenland. Sometimes you've got to force the issue and it makes your friend mad and they go around calling all their other friends and trying to hang out and bum rides, only to realize that you were right all along and they have to get their act together.
- chvid 7d agoYou guys make more sense when you are not drunk.
- ericmay 7d agoThat's what you earlier comment sounded like to me. If you believe mine sounded as you described, your comment also sounds like you describe.
- burnerzzzzz 7d agothats the jd vance part of the administrations sentiment, sure. but if trump changes his mind tmr, so will the maga base. there is no coherent philosophy here. america first is whatever trump says it is
- AnimalMuppet 7d agoOn what grounds? The US didn't just take Greenland?
- kasperni 7d agoThat what Trump got, was basically what could been negotiated by just asking nicely years ago. So lot of drama for nothing
- dingaling 7d agoThey have tried 'asking nicely' but Denmark had been playing the independence card, claiming any deal would have to involve Greenlandic consent. Last year's US-Denmark military basing agreement excluded Greenland for this 'reason'. But both sides knew this was a deflection as Denmark has military and foreign relations responsibility for its "non-colony". The US got fed up, pushed harder and apparently got what they wanted.
- jltsiren 7d agoThat part didn't change. The deal will only be in force once it has been formally ratified by the US, Denmark, and Greenland. The constitutional status of Greenland's autonomy is somewhat unclear. If Danish parliament had the will, it's plausible that it could force a deal on Greenland by changing the relevant laws. But it's also likely that overcoming all the legal and constitutional obstacles would take years. Changing the constitution might actually be faster, but even that would involve general elections and a referendum.
- nonethewiser 7d agoUsually when someone threatens you they should get less, if anything.
- 301927-1927 7d agoWho owns the media? Almost all German press is somehow owned by American companies.