From translate so idk how accurate it is but it sounds about right.
Vince Coglianese then asks whether Donald Trump thinks Greenlanders are “eager” to become American citizens. The president replies:
“I don’t know. I don’t think they’re ‘uneager,’ but I think we have to do it, and we have to convince them, and we have to have that land, because it’s not really possible to properly defend a large part of this world without it. So we need to have it, and I think we’ll get it.”
We’ve been “defending” a large part of the world for 70 years without owning Greenland.
Also, JDV:
It’s an island that—from a defensive perspective, and even an offensive one—is something we need, especially with the world as it is.
What the fuck? Literally agitating for war, claiming we need to grab Greenland so we can potentially attack someone else?
Someone else like Canada.
We’ve been “defending” a large part of the world for 70 years without owning Greenland.
Yes, but I think Trump doesn’t understand the very concept of voluntary agreement. He only feels right when he has power over a thing and they don’t have a choice about it.
He’ll occasionally accept something given to him without strings, but only by casting that person as a “sucker” (his voters for example). Everything is adversarial and zero-sum to him.
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Can’t Greenland just close its borders to anyone from our government visiting? Why were they even allowed to land? Unless they’re showing up with the military.
The US has a treaty allowing people to travel to the US bases there, there’s some language about not being an ass while travelling through but it’d be a pain to invoke for the crime of knocking on people’s doors.
I didn’t realize we have bases there. Well, that does change things.
I mean, what are they going to do when the plane approaches the runway without permission, shoot down the vice president of the United States? They didn’t really have much of a choice. I doubt the Americans would have turned around once refused.
Shoot? No.
Tell them no? Yes.
This admin changed the rules, broke alliances, and is reforming us into a dictator/authoritarian government. This means the rest of the world owes them nothing. It’s not like the US wouldn’t detain a Greenlander at the border, they’ve locked up business owning Canadians with valid work VISAs.
There’s no obligation here. Turn them away verbally and let the world know if they bully in anyway. It changes the game.
Park a fire truck across centerline.
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Good. Show them the love they deserve.
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