Consent would be the best case scenario. Hopefully we could come to some kind of agreement with Denmark and/or Greenland. Trump could also utilize economic pressure to force Denmark to relinquish control of Greenland. Again, not something that is great, but also not something that I think is going to have long-term impacts around the world.
Ah. Got it. Makes sense we shouldn’t be concerned about the people who, you know, actually live there.
The whole "force people to consent" thing is really impressive. I didn't imagine I could think less of you as a person, but you keep finding ways to lower the bar.
I could be wrong. In 5 years from now, which countries, other than Russia, China, Greenland and maybe Denmark are still going to be pissed off?
Around these parts, we call that a strawman argument!
Remember when this board first started and Zen tried to pretend for awhile to be a relatively moderate, nonpartisan, bosiding but sensible poster? Those days are clearly long gone. Whatever he now claims to be, he's definitely well into hardcore Trumper MAGA "will defend at all costs" territory and has moved into full troll mode 24/7.
as I mentioned earlier, an actual military invasion could have long-term effects, just as displacing millions of Arabs in Gaza could be a significant moral and legal situation.
Aren’t they like brown or something. Well not white and that’s all that matters. Throw in half of them are women. Maybe we should just gas them all. I mean Greenland would be a lot easier to take over if we just killed them all. And 1950’s America is what life is all about. White power and privilege.
I was born well before 1980 so maybe you’ll think I’m old fashioned, but I feel like a person’s word, much less an entire country’s, is a measure of their worth. Reneging on long-standing agreements - without good reason, and particularly without trying to resolve legitimate grievances in an amicable manner - is indicative of an absence of character.
Let me try to say this as clearly as I can. No means no. Greenland has clearly said no, they aren't interested. Denmark has said no, they aren't interested. If Trump nonetheless is able to acquire Greenland, it will be as "peaceful" as raping a woman after giving her a roofie.
When people get stuck just yacking it up
Acquiring Greenland would be amazing for the US. Doing it by force would be an impeachable offense to me but if we could buy it, we absolutely should.
I’m guessing their rates of alcoholism and suicide are extremely similar to Alaskans, so it’s not like becoming Americans is a solution to those problems.
Why do you think Greenlanders are ignorant and uneducated? They are perfectly well aware of the United States. They know what America is like. They don't want to be part of it.
My post was actually two separate thoughts. The first being in regard to a lawyer just giving up when told no.
When talking about a hostile takeover of another nation whose populace wants absolutely no part of the United States, no absolutely means no. What the fuck else is there to say? Anything beyond that is an open act of war.