74OA said:

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My question regarding your earlier comment was: "How is not wanting to be part of the US inconsistent with wanting to be independent?"

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What part of running with his hair on fire to the Danish overlords "we choose Denmark" or hiring a pro-China FM supports becoming independent?

nortex97 said:

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74OA said:

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My question regarding your earlier comment was: "How is not wanting to be part of the US inconsistent with wanting to be independent?"

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What part of running with his hair on fire to the Danish overlords "we choose Denmark" or hiring a pro-China FM supports becoming independent?

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Because it's Greenland's choice? Not wanting to be annexed by the US and having relations with China--as the US does--isn't inconsistent with being independent. Sticking with Denmark in the interim as Greenlanders plan incremental steps towards independence--as you earlier pointed out--also isn't inconsistent with that ultimate goal, either.

NATO Begs U.S. For Emergency Funding So They Can Defend Greenland From U.S. https://t.co/saBR4rH7T9 pic.twitter.com/9CEaF8Hyiq

— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) January 15, 2026

Should be 'not the bee' imho.

pic.twitter.com/k6ZFEVFCJm

— Mrs B (@attackdogX) January 16, 2026

THIS IS GOLD! Comedian Jimmy Carr gave a Danish heckler a brutal reality check about Greenland.

Heckler: "Should we sell Greenland?"

Carr: "Should you sell it?... The alternative is they take it. I mean no offense to your fine military..." 😂

Heckler: "He used the same tactics… pic.twitter.com/arIm59NKld

— George (@BehizyTweets) January 10, 2026

How is taking Greenland taken seriously at all when Trump threatens military action. to me you should lose any credible people that would back such a plan. This can't be all Trump's idea if it is in this confirms that he is a complete buffoon

mncag said:

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How is taking Greenland taken seriously at all when Trump threatens military action. to me you should lose any credible people that would back such a plan. This can't be all Trump's idea if it is in this confirms that he is a complete buffoon

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trump insists we need it for national security reasons and all options are on the table. if only greenland belonged to a country we had a military alliance with, then none of these threats or posturing would be necessary!

nortex97 said:

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Some sane voices do exist on their side:

I don't think most commenters here understand the economic reality of the current situation.

Denmark currently uses Greenland for neither military purposes nor mineral extraction. We pay almost one billion dollars annually in grants and expenses for Greenland. While this amount… https://t.co/hzlaP2oJfe

— Jonatan Pallesen (@jonatanpallesen) January 9, 2025

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Wow, so $1B of reduced expenses for Denmark to subsidize Greenland = $1,000 cash to every family in Denmark?

I'm pretty good at math, so $700B to buy it = $700K to every family in Denmark. We should be dropping leaflets over Denmark explaining that.

We could ink the deal faster than TexAgs fired Coach Stoops

Just take it. What is Europe going to do about it? I'm all for bringing back "might is right". They can't afford any type of elite military with their socialism that they have to pay for. The US could wipe any of their militaries combined off of the map.

Hubert J. Farnsworth said:

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Just take it. What is Europe going to do about it? I'm all for bringing back "might is right". They can't afford any type of elite military with their socialism that they have to pay for. The US could wipe any of their militaries combined off of the map.

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Perhaps this is a bit corny, but uh, beating someone up and taking their **** because you're bigger and stronger than them is maybe not a value I wanted embedded in our national ethos?

Malibu said:

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Hubert J. Farnsworth said:

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Just take it. What is Europe going to do about it? I'm all for bringing back "might is right". They can't afford any type of elite military with their socialism that they have to pay for. The US could wipe any of their militaries combined off of the map.

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Perhaps this is a bit corny, but uh, beating someone up and taking their **** because you're bigger and stronger than them is maybe not a value I wanted embedded in our national ethos?

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I'm not saying to beat them up. The people in Greenland have already shown interest in this. Europe will do nothing because they are a bunch of pansies. Why not take Greenland? It would be very beneficial for us.

Hubert J. Farnsworth said:

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Just take it. What is Europe going to do about it? I'm all for bringing back "might is right". They can't afford any type of elite military with their socialism that they have to pay for. The US could wipe any of their militaries combined off of the map.

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lol ok man

Old McDonald said:

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Hubert J. Farnsworth said:

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Just take it. What is Europe going to do about it? I'm all for bringing back "might is right". They can't afford any type of elite military with their socialism that they have to pay for. The US could wipe any of their militaries combined off of the map.

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lol ok man

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Hey clown. What would Europe do? Do you really think they could stand up to us? Only liberals, like you, would take their side.

We could take it so that isn't the question. As Malcolm from Jurassic Park said, you were so preoccupied with whether or not you could, you didn't stop to think if you should. You are telling Europe to piss off, which sounds fine and dandy until they start aligning trade and military partnerships with China.

Malibu said:

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Hubert J. Farnsworth said:

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Just take it. What is Europe going to do about it? I'm all for bringing back "might is right". They can't afford any type of elite military with their socialism that they have to pay for. The US could wipe any of their militaries combined off of the map.

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Perhaps this is a bit corny, but uh, beating someone up and taking their **** because you're bigger and stronger than them is maybe not a value I wanted embedded in our national ethos?

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That's like a core vakuenof our nation. Or of mankind.

Hubert J. Farnsworth said:

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Why not take Greenland? It would be very beneficial for us.

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because that would be ******ed. any defense bolstering we need to do in the arctic via greenland be done within the alliance framework we already have with denmark.

MaxPower said:

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We could take it so that isn't the question. As Malcolm from Jurassic Park said, you were so preoccupied with whether or not you could, you didn't stop to think if you should. You are telling Europe to piss off, which sounds fine and dandy until they start aligning trade and military partnerships with China.

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Europe hasn't cared one bit about Greenland, outside of Denmark, until Trump started talking about buying it. Now they are acting like American liberals in that they are trying to "resist". What I said was the truth in that no European military could stand up to the US. I get what you are saying about worrying about Europe aligning trade with China. Europe has not acted like a real ally in a while though. Their governments, outside of countries like Poland, are a bunch of communists.

Old McDonald said:

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Hubert J. Farnsworth said:

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Why not take Greenland? It would be very beneficial for us.

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because that would be ******ed. any defense bolstering we need to do in the arctic via greenland be done within the alliance framework we already have with denmark.

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You actually think the Europeans are allies? How naive. Their pissant countries rely on us taking care of the military side of things. Only liberals, like you, think that they have any teeth.

America needs to stop worrying about what the feckless Europeans think and do what is in the best interest of this country. They've been using our military might, our money, and taken advantage of our good graces for 80 years now.

If a majority of the people of Greenland are open to a deal, then we should deal. I expect we could generate an offer that would make them all independently wealthy, expand their economy, and keep them exponentially more safe at the same time. And if they became a U.S. territory, they would remain self governing and relatively independent. We would get the benefit of a strengthened strategic military position, and better access to rare earth minerals.

It would be a classic win-win. And the unhinged left would hate it because of Trump.

Malibu said:

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Hubert J. Farnsworth said:

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Just take it. What is Europe going to do about it? I'm all for bringing back "might is right". They can't afford any type of elite military with their socialism that they have to pay for. The US could wipe any of their militaries combined off of the map.

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Perhaps this is a bit corny, but uh, beating someone up and taking their **** because you're bigger and stronger than them is maybe not a value I wanted embedded in our national ethos?

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Say what you want about national socialism, at least it's an ethos!!

I could see the benefit to Greenlanders of having it as a US territory with self-governance.

Would be very beneficial to Denmark if they received up ftont payment and perpetual partnerships/royalties on mineral extraction. That's what they should probably be aiming for.

AtticusMatlock said:

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I could see the benefit to Greenlanders of having it as a US territory with self-governance.

Would be very beneficial to Denmark if they received up ftont payment and perpetual partnerships/royalties on mineral extraction. That's what they should probably be aiming for.

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Of course. Dumbass American liberals would lose their minds, though, and call it colonialism.

Who cares?

They'll forget all about it next week when they get offended by something else.