Why is Greenland Really Worth Fighting For? A WarFronts Analysis

[@marjoh669]

What I’ve learned from Plague Inc is that Greenland is impenetrable

[@ns7495]

Well, we’ll see how much that fiction mirrord reality whitin 4 years than.

[@_Shinasu]

😂 fr

[@Ebu_Cehil_Müridi]

😂😂

[@aq5426]

Yep--that and Madagascar.

[@danielgay1772]

LoL

[@Bartender113]

Fun fact, Pituffik space base is also home to one of the international telescopes that took the first photo of a black hole.

[@JaKingScomez]

Ya i don’t believed you

[@Bartender113]

@JaKingScomez search Greenland Teloscope

[@brianmulholland2467]

Before even watching the video, my answer to the title - It's not. Because it's friendly. If you want to put bases there for defense....they're already there. If you want more, just ask. If you want resources, just pay to help develop them. It's a friendly country. There's no real advantage gained by wrecking decades of friendship by invading to get stuff you can just barter for.

[@SEAZNDragon]

That requires Trump to know how friendships work

[@wyattkrumanaker6116]

i think that’s everyone’s view, nobody seems to understand that taking a politicians word at face value is like pissing into the wind. it’ll prolly play out the way you put it 😂

[@akend4426]

Well unfortunately, Trump’s a self-absorbed narcissist who’s had everything handed to him on a silver platter since the day he was born. If he doesn’t get everything he wants exactly when he wants it, he throws a fit like the spoiled rich brat he’s always been.

[@GneissShorts]

For real, like, even offer defense sins, like, we have a base there and we’re gonna notice anyone coming anyways

[@bsmithhammer]

@@SEAZNDragon It isn't about "friendships" - it's about strategic alliances, that go both ways.

[@JonathanJMusic]

Fun fact: America signed a treaty in 1916, stating that America recognizes Denmark's claim to Greenland, as one of the conditions for America's purchase of the US West Indies islands from Denmark. The treaty is named "Convention between the United States and Denmark for cession of the Danish West Indies".

[@bebiswhale]

Who cares we’ll just claim it now.

[@garyfrombrooklyn]

Trump can’t read

[@tom-i7m]

I’d ask the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Muscogee, and Seminoles how well treaty are upheld.

[@LiveWire_Guy]

This prohibits us from negotiating a purchase?

[@tom-i7m]

@ So one way around it is to push for independence then annex them after the treaty is nullified.

[@jc6800]

Imagine teaching American history 50 years from now and having to go through this period. 😂

[@ns7495]

In a school located in Greenland, id guess first question would be ”whats universal healthcare”, tho think text books might wanna cencor some parts.

[@a_o011]

I'm seriously debating just having any future kiddos of mine to check out KZbin channels... especially crash course for their education. Not the best, I'm aware.

[@glenn4127]

Imagine the USA still existing in 50 years.

[@HughJanus-o4d]

It’ll be just like the way we teach how Hawaii became a state. Trump will offer huge tax incentives to Americans that move to Greenland. 30,000 Americans will then vote to become the 51st State.

[@HughJanus-o4d]

@@glenn4127you’re right. It’ll be the United States of Earth by then. USE

[@richardc020]

There'll be no shortage of explainers for the next 4y! Thank you Simon & team!

[@toyang6]

Ive heard Denmark is developing weapons of mass destruction.

[@LordJimsworth]

Sounds like a certain nordic nation is training and arming terrorists 😂😂

[@crazydinosaur8945]

how you know about LEGO mines? it's top secret

[@starmnsixty1209]

​@@crazydinosaur8945😂😂😂

[@IoriYagami-p8m]

This is hilarious!

[@Flight_of_Icarus]

Never living it down huh

[@JesseMaurais]

I can easily imagine Trump looking at Greenland on a Mercator map and thinking that he could double the land area of the US.

[@inesis]

😂

[@SewaCherny]

I love how random reply guys that probably haven’t achieved anything in life, love to criticize the likes of Elon, Trump, Bezos etc

[@SoRAnubis]

@@SewaCherny That's a bit rich coming from BAT SEEEEEEEEER

[@TheBuhrewnoShow]

@@SewaChernywhat have you achieved in life?

[@SewaCherny]

@@TheBuhrewnoShowNot Even 1% of Trump, and no problems admitting that

[@ArgonZavious]

Goddamn Simon. How many channels you host?

[@Budget_Prepper]

You must be new to youtube. He even gave up some channels. Those channels have sucked since he left.

[@jamesabergas5320]

'He' is AI

[@UmbraFaux]

Too many to quality control.

[@The88Cheat]

@@jamesabergas5320 lol i hope you aren’t seriously claiming Simon isn’t a real person

[@aaronmarcus4018]

All of them. Welcome to the Whistlerverse.

[@thedragondemands]

I will have none of it! Sorry - autocorrect: I will have Nunavut!

[@RachaelSA]

78% of the worlds platinum comes from South Africa, and they mine more Chromium than the next 6 biggest countries, added together.

[@ignitionfrn2223]

1:35 - Chapter 1 - A sought after acquisition 8:05 - Chapter 2 - The battle for the arctic 17:10 - Chapter 3 - Greenland ; key to the century

[@alex_the.mallett]

Who would have that thought that the land that the vikings lied about to try to get people to live there would be the same place everyone wants centuries later

[@Cloud30000]

A lot changes over the course of time. Just ask the lucrative farmers in the doggerlands.

[@Vazzini42]

After we spoiled everywhere else, now they want it.

[@jadar9356]

Bc of oil

[@millerrepin4452]

Remember when the ice caps melting (and greenland) meant all costal cities getting flooded. It feels like everyone just forgot once the cost of gas went up.

[@pythondre]

Yeah they've been saying that for 50 years and never happened.

[@exnihiloadnihilum5094]

Yes, people tend to be more concerned when they are directly impacted vs a nebulous future "maybe."

[@balinthehater8205]

​@@pythondre thats because it hasnt happened yet. We have had 50 years to change course and squandered that opportunity. Water from klometres thick sheets of ice has to go somewhere.

[@pythondre]

@ Keep moving the goal post further on the due date for dooms day and the public will move their trust further as well.

[@unyieldingsarcasm2505]

@@pythondre but they didnt? projections have always shown massive sea level rise to the latter half of the century, we are only just now hitting the first quarter. The public being to idiotic to understand the data isnt "goalpost moving".

[@henrychinaski-do9nu]

Buying Greenland from Denmark is like buying Australia or Scotland from England. I'ts just not an option.

[@exnihiloadnihilum5094]

Didn't realize Australia was in a federation with England.

[@GeometricPidgeon]

@@exnihiloadnihilum5094 they're part of the commonwealth.. like canada. i hope youre not an american; funny how yall are so ignorant about the greater english speaking world. truly a sign of american worldliness

[@andriandrason1318]

​@@exnihiloadnihilum5094The king of England is also king of Australia and Canada.

[@stefanjrgensen6842]

especially when the people of greenland want to be independent and be finincial self-sufficient from every1

[@alexbellion3177]

​@@exnihiloadnihilum5094it's called the Commonwealth mate 😂

[@SiggiTh]

Nextdoor neighbour to Greenland here.... they are tough people - good people - Greenland will always belong to the Greenlanders... they will NEVER let go of it, not even one icecube..

[@ConquerorsnotColonizers]

Them or Denmark likely won't have a choice if push comes to shove. The US won't let it fall in the hands of Russia or China and that's a fact.

[@Goobywoobygoo]

They already did, they aren’t sovereign…

[@ns7495]

Alot of people are tough, dont make them bulletproof tho and theres less than 100k population.

[@someguyfromarcticfreezer6854]

@@ns7495 Bulletproof? You aren't just welcomed in Greenland and denied access to Greenland, bulletproofs aren't needed.

[@justonecornetto80]

@@ConquerorsnotColonizers And do you think the rest of NATO would allow it to fall into Russian or Chinese hands? I live on the other side of the GIUK gap and it's our subs that patrol it more than those of any other country including the US. Greenland remaining friendly is as vital to the UK as it is to the US.

[@lassenielsen515]

Hello from a Dane, get your history right. Greenland was first discovered by Erik the red in the year 986. In the year 1721 came Hans Egede back to the island and Denmark has since called it a republic of Denmark.

[@reastmanable]

Haha, dane.

[@eaglekane]

Denmark doesn't have the military power to protect it or the resources to develop it like US would. That must be what bugs Trump, and he's the guy who means what he says.

[@andriandrason1318]

No Greenland is bound by the Monarchy so it goes under the Kingdom of Denmark or the Danish Realm.

[@crazydinosaur8945]

"called it a republic of Denmark." noo thats just not at all true

[@crashlag420]

Erhm actually...☝️🤓

[@smallk20]

Interesting video. Thank you war fronts!

[@2genders2genders90]

If all of greenlands resources are under the ice and it all melts. Wouldn’t we have more problems to worry about than the potential exploitation of the oil ect?

[@DefthedroidURlooking4]

Thought the same. The world gets its calories from a handful of bread basket regions. If Greenland melts, those regions are deserts. Most of the world pop will be gone and those who remain will not be worried about mining Greenland. Farming it maybe, depending on soil quality.

[@jeffdroog]

No

[@jeffdroog]

You can eat oil lol

[@arthas640]

exactly. Europeans arent exactly shy about stripping resources from their colonies so it should tell you something about how inaccessible those resources are, plus as you mentioned if all that ice melts we're going to have bigger problems then who gets to strip those resources from the island. Besides that by the time most of that ice melts we'll likely/hopefully have viable space mining which will make those resources less important, and we'll have more and more resources we can access in the Arctic and Antarctic.

[@CorruptDemocratsJ6]

U.S takes over world, Conservative Populists rule with common sense, morales, values, standards, traditions and logic. Best case scenario. Let's go President Trump!

[@Jaa__17]

Not the Americans in the comments really thinking it will be taken be force. Acting like it’s normal too. Y’all turning in to what yall hate.

[@-SonZetta-]

Nothing will be taken by force. A decade of getting your emotions played by Trump and you STILL can’t comprehend when you’re being trolled 😬

[@davidbailey6350]

⁠@@-SonZetta-my exact thoughts too…. I call it diversion tactics.

[@blink182bfsftw]

And cue the Trump supporters coping "he didn't mean it bro he's just joking bro he always says what he means but not this time he's totally not as dumb as he sounds"

[@MatthewTheWanderer]

Only idiots like Trump supporters think the U.S. will buy or conquer Greenland. Most other Americans understand that will never happen.

[@JuanJuan-qc1cg]

@@blink182bfsftwkeep crying buddy your choice lost

[@tom-i7m]

Rule of acquisition rule 212. - If they accept your first offer, you either asked too little or offered too much

[@BC.......]

Trump is not a deal maker. He is just a scamming fraudster, a moron, and a bloodthirsty autocrat. He and his followers are the most ignorant cowards on the planet.

[@mawnkey]

It's funny how often Quark was used by DS9's writers to drop some hilariously cynical truth bombs.

[@Ru5tbeard]

Quark read Trump's book, The Art of the Deal. It explains The Big Ask negotiation tactic.

[@NoNeedNoGreed]

You're putting a lot of focus on Denmark, and very little on the Inuits and their autonomous region. Thinking that Danish politicians could now suddenly sell the entire island, sell rights of resource extraction, etc without the say of the people of Greenland in this day and age seems woefully ignorant of the relationship between Greenland and Denmark. You'd have a bigger chance of straight up buying out the most influental Inuits in Greenland than pestering Danish politicians.

[@Sindrijo]

Denmark does NOT OWN Greenland. Greenland is part of a Danish Federation. Denmark cannot sell Greenland just like Denmark it cannot sell France.

[@The88Cheat]

This is like saying the US government couldn’t sell parts of the southern states to Mexico because the people living there don’t want it. Right or wrong, that’s not how things work.

[@Cloud30000]

Lots of experience on how to deal with the aboriginal ative population, for better or worse; they will have no power to stop any country from doing whatever they want.

[@fchampd4512]

95.4% of the world population aint Americans, too much focus on us

[@nafnaf0]

Yeah it seems like the Dans are kind of done with it and don't even want it anymore.

[@connorhilchie2779]

PLEASE TALK ABOUT CANADA AND PANAMA AS WELL @WarFronts I know Greenland is more pressing because you guys are European but people need to also remember Trumps threats to use "economic force" to take Canada and need to remember that America is talking about annexing a NATO founder and member of The British Commenwealth Also something to consider is if America does somehow get Greenland one way or another it will completely circle Canada on all 3 sides which is something no one seems to be talking about

[@aquarianmajo]

@@connorhilchie2779 i’ve tried to get him to talk about US politics so many times since project 2025 came out and was available to read. it’s getting terrifying over here & the people in public are getting bolder and bolder and it’s like no one is going to care until shit actually hits the fan….

[@mr.z3664]

🤣

[@psych0CS2]

​@aquarianmajo did you even read A Mandate For Leadership? It really isn't anywhere remotely near as bad as the media claims. It can be mostly summed up in 2 words: Muh reforms. Actually if you want a comprehensive look into how the US government and Beaurocracy Actually works, it's a great read. A bit boring at times, but it goes into pretty autistic detail as to how our government works.

[@CorruptDemocratsJ6]

U.S takes over world, Conservative Populists rule with common sense, morales, values, standards, traditions and logic. Best case scenario. Let's go President Trump!

[@Remember_Bubblebutt]

​@@aquarianmajoterrifying is an interesting word to use.

[@putzeus9953]

I’m on Greenland right now with work plus I’m danish so I probably have the best view from our side, trump is not welcome on Greenland and that comes from the Greenlanders themselves no price is high enough and if he tries to use military power then that breaks nato and we wouldn’t want that to happen

[@stefanjrgensen6842]

and as part of denmark, greenland is also an EU country and a landgrab of a EU country isnt gonna fly with the EU either

[@MAGABeard]

Greenland's military participates with n.a.t.o. in drills and defense of other countries? Denmark? Little brother syndrome. (Answer: No)

[@tthappyrock368]

As an American who's horrified by Trump and did everything I could to get his supporters to see him for what he is, my deepest, heartfelt apologies to your country and the the others he's been threatening! My dad and uncles fought in WWII. They're rolling in their graves because they're undoubtedly horrified too.

[@eaglesclaws8]

Russia and China want that to happen...

[@zachanator2011]

I just saw Nick Shirley ask some Greenlanders and they'd said they'd sell their citizeship for 100000US dollars

[@batprime1177]

If there's resources buried in Greenland, couldn't there also be resources buried in northern Canada?

[@xXimf4m0usXx]

Of course there are resources in Northern Canada, but we don't have roads going to most places in Northern Canada. Northern Canada doesn't have many cities, mostly just random towns.

[@chrisforsyth8323]

There are resources in Northern Canada. These are owned by Canada.

[@martytu20]

Why do you think Trump wants to make Canada the 51st state?

[@Rick_Foley]

First things first.

[@Lundershot1]

@@chrisforsyth8323there are resources in Greenland, these are owned by Denmark ? What’s your point

[@Litepaw]

I wonder if trump would call it a "special military operation"

[@AyjayAlleyway]

No one has mentioned taking Greenland through a military invasion A SINGLE TIME.

[@psych0CS2]

Where is this whole "military takeover" of Greenland coming from? Literally nobody with any authority i have seen has ever said that. Purchase ≠ forced takeover. Quite the opposite

[@tinfoilpapercut3547]

Liberal pearl clutching - Trump has repeatedly criticized former presidents of showing their hand and what they will or will not do. The media is baiting you by claiming Trump: "hasn't ruled out military force". The truth is Trump wont vocalize ruling out anything. He won't rule out nuclear war. Trump will not show his hand.

[@-SonZetta-]

He’d call it a ‘special monetary operation’ as he dropped ten million US dollars into every Greenlander’s bank account 😉

[@psych0CS2]

@-SonZetta- hopefully I don't have to explain how that is also an extremely bad idea and how that would not only destroy the US economy but also have the potential to destroy the economy of the entire western world

[@ShaggysMovingPictureBox]

As an American, I think we should leave Greenland the f alone

[@nihilisticpuppy3799]

As another American, you shouldn't get your news from your phone or computer

[@ravensfan777]

No, it is vital for American security (stopping Russian aggression in the Artic) which will also benefit NATO. Why should we spend all the money & defend that region only for Denmark to have control? Trump will do what he has to.

[@chaoticdanor]

​ @ravensfan777 you're not thinking about this at all... Denmark spends 500 million a year to support basic life in Greenland. The US is not defending Greenland as a favor to Denmark... The military bases there are already serving American interests and goals, that's why they were built.. with permission given by Denmark. The US can't just claim the land because they would like to have it, that's complete nonsense and you need to learn to think critically and for yourself, rather than listen to trump his propaganda bullshit.

[@DieFlabbergast]

Well, now, if the Russians and Chinese also leave it the f alone, that'll be fine. If not, the US should get there first.

[@JohnnieKirkegaard94]

@@ravensfan777 But denmark is part of NATO. ITS already militarily entirely siding with USA. Why would USA need to annex a nato nation to somehow make it more nato?

[@BirnieMac1]

This was a really cool special mate

[@sionread5295]

Another outstanding piece!

[@itsmatt2105]

Greenland has an unimaginable amount of hydro potential. They already have enough hydro electricity production that aluminum ore is shipped there for refining and production. Aluminum production is extremely electric intensive. Plus, China is already making inroads into Greenland, whether China or the US moves in on Greenland, it's going to happen, one way or another. I'd rather see the US with their environmental regulations be the one to develop Greenland's resources because, despite their best efforts, the Greenlanders won't be able to keep China from creating an environmental disaster if they are let in more.

[@JohnnieKirkegaard94]

denmarks regulations are way stricter than USA's and those regulations are already in place in greenland. Chinese companies who want to do work in greenland are forced to work by those regulations.

[@oneshothunter9877]

@itsmatt There's no aluminium plants here in Greenland. There's one in Iceland, though.

[@itsmatt2105]

@@oneshothunter9877 Thank you for the correction, that's the ALCOA plant, correct?

[@itsmatt2105]

@@JohnnieKirkegaard94 How successful have your inspectors been at making the Chinese comply with the regulations? The one thing Chinese excel at, and this is attested to in 3000 year old texts is cheating and cutting corners.

[@JohnnieKirkegaard94]

@@itsmatt2105 Well considdering we have some of the worlds strictest enforcements of the regulation i would say pretty successful :P

[@Thats_my_Point]

The answer is no. Is it rich in resources? Yes. So then make friends. Do not try to expand or conquer. That shit is passé

[@chickensalad3535]

We should just buy it.

[@Ryan-lk4pu]

Problem is you end up with a situation like in Saudi Arabia or Panama, where you pump in all the resources and money to build the stuff, then get exploited yourself years down the line when things change. Better to just own it outright. Those 50k Greenlanders could be persuaded by, what would to them be a very large cheque to each citizen, but cheap by western standards. Or the promise of some sort of sovereign wealth fund that they get money from directly every year.

[@DLM4892]

Simon.... I love you and your writers. One day, I'd love to buy you all a beer.

[@rusope1050]

why stop at a beer. buy them a greenland! haha :D

[@timothymachen687]

Wonderful analysis!!

[@jason13thoffriday20]

I love all of Simon's channels. This particular video is exceptional and very interesting. Learned a lot from it being from the U.S. myself.

[@CocoHutzpah]

No matter what happens, I know with absolute certainty that I will not be moving there for work.

[@bjrkmn]

What I am most confused of before and after this video is; but denmark is one of the most Western leaning-nations there is. Instead of alianating north european alies and driving us closer to potential US advesaries, wouldnt it be in US best intrest to secure europe and by proxy greenland to the fold? i mean if Trump-US sees china as its main foe it should be in its interest to keep europe close as a outpost against russia. or is it the Nationalistic-isolationistic part that trumphs it?

[@malcolm_mal2055]

I think it's the last part. Trump has been pretty forward about his isolationist stance with exceptions like israel or germany. His entire policy basis is the preparation of major war efforts that would most likely be executed under the next Democrat goverment. It is also born out of a desperate attempt to revive American imperialism back to its former glory. With israel for example taking a major piss with the Iran-backed resistance groups despite the US spending so much time and money on militarily supporting them. Idk my two cents on it

[@blink182bfsftw]

It's like it's Putin's wet dream to split the west, strange isn't it

[@Yerdadada]

The last line is all the explanation there is. America is feeling threatened and feels thst it can make the world fear it by pulling moves like taking land off other nations. It's brutally shortsighted and is part of a long US donward trend

[@larkas1718]

trump is somewhat europhobic

[@skyhawk_4526]

Europe will do what the US tells them to do. That's how it works. Without the US, NATO is nothing and every European leader knows this. Trump knows this as well, just as every US president also knew this. Trump just says the quite part out loud, and that ruffles European feathers (while changing nothing about the reality that European leaders clearly already know).

[@tealkerberus748]

Denmark has a sibling relationship with Norway. Norway knows how to handle natural wealth. Problem solved.

[@thesenate1844]

So that was Trump's healthcare plan the whole time? Acquire Greenland, sell the natural resources amd use the profits to fund Trumpcare. Genius, people are saying its the greatest most beautiful healthcare plan they've ever seen, believe me

[@pifilip1115]

Sweden has the best mining companies and Norway are the best in offshore drilling! Island knows tourism and Finland build the best icebreakers! Just make the deal of the century with them instead!

[@Burdenist]

Wondering if they want to take it just to get around danish environmental regulations on extraction...

[@tealkerberus748]

@@Burdenist environmental regulations and also the idea that the people who live there should get any long-term benefit from the sale of their own resources. Norway are the experts in the field and the Danish government needs to hire some consultants to make sure the Greenlanders and the Danes both benefit from any activity there.

[@JohnnieKirkegaard94]

@@tealkerberus748 You are missing the point. Greenlanders doesnt want any activity. Its not a matter of how to best make money off of destroying greenland. Its a matter of not destroying greenland.

[@leolyon2373]

Thank you Simon. From the Bronx.

[@jackscrim3170]

Anouther fantastic video ❤

[@jamesonchipweti4404]

Zambian here Yes we have copper Unfortunately most mines are owned by foreign countries And the local economy remains colonized

[@mike4402]

You are owned by china right?

[@jamesonchipweti4404]

@@mike4402 china doesn't own any mine in zambia

[@arthas640]

@@mike4402 more like the Swiss, most of their resources go to the Swiss and China but the Swiss are #1 and own a bunch of the mines.

[@1OO_k]

Still blaming all your problems on the white man I see… ah, never change Africa, never change…

[@Sindrijo]

Which is why the Greenlanders should go the route Norwegians did when building up their hydropower, they never sold any of their land or resource but just gave the foreign companies a time-limit which was lucrative enough to get them interested, after a few decades the dams and such reverted back to public ownership of the Norwegian state.

[@muthias4582]

If anything really should just do is negotiate to put more bases on Greenland, which honestly is in the interest of Denmark and Greenland as well to provide more security for them in the Arctic. This whole Greenland thing causes more damage than it does cause progress. More importantly, it sets a negative precedent for a certain imperial dragon on the other side of the world to take an island that it has its coveting eyes on.

[@Vaeldarg]

That's because Republicans are regressives, not progressives. They want to turn the clock back rather than forward.

[@SullivansTravels]

I understand that you didn’t create this whole Greenland debacle, but I still find it quite preposterous to make a 26-minute video about it. By doing so, you’re giving it an aura of normalcy, as if discussing the US invading Greenland were just another ordinary topic to cover for views. People keep treating this as if it’s significant, when in reality, the conversation should’ve died long ago because it’s not.

[@chickensalad3535]

What? This guy literally covers wars but this is a step too far for you? 😂

[@hereticalgames3695]

Invade??? Nah, Greenland wants out of Denmark. The US wants a lot of uninhabited parts of Greenland. We buy them out and set up shop.

[@legatilegions8055]

14:34, every country with mountains has rare earth minerals, theyre not rare, the processing is just cheaper in china...

[@Knight_Kin]

Probably not going to rip up farmland to do it though.

[@LeeDaegon]

Bit misleading. You are correct in stating that REMs are in fact not rare but you leave out the important detail that the concentration is what matters. The amount of resources as well as environmental damage required to extract anything less than a heavy concentration is the reason they are "rare"

[@WBG123098]

Congrats on getting the video out well before Inauguration Day

[@Mark2024Hola]

Good video. My girlfriend is Danish (I'm UK) and talked about this a bit. No idea how this will play out but it is SERIOUSLY valuable in the medium-long term. If I were Denmark, maybe accept a lease deal with the US for multiple billions. A bit like UK did with the US for BIOT - though that obviously had serious ethical questions with moving the islanders from their territory😏😏. All interesting and I agree: we need to pay attention to this. Quite frankly, Denmark is not in a position to defend it - I think they have a couple of special forces dog sleigh teams there. A heavy US force may be the way forward.....but what do I know....

[@larkas1718]

i think you and your girlfriend forgot this isnt a movie, that normal people dont like their land randomly being sold to another country without their consent, and that military threats to allies tends to break up entire alliances

[@Mark2024Hola]

@@larkas1718 Agreed. That is why I say I am uncertain what course of action should be taken. I know this is not a movie as you put it but I am a political realist when it comes to international affairs (pretty left wing regarding domestic affairs). A lease agreement may be one way to retain the Greenlanders freedom as they would still own the freehold: it would be on a long lease to the US. Denmark is in no position to extract the resources. The US is. Do you want it to get overtaken by Russia Or China?

[@JustLikeTheSimulations]

Greenland probably won’t join the US, unless they unanimously voted on it. They should have independence though. Foreign powers like Russia and China want control over those waters, so Greenland should at least make a deal with NATO or just the US for security. (If they left) A lot of nations might take advantage of Greenland in the future.

[@JustMaul2001]

If China and Russia push to far the US must take control. For the safety of NATO

[@mike4402]

Thats the whole reason for annexation. The population is tiny meaning easier to influence by foreign powers invluding china and russia. Denmark cannot defend it and it is very close to russia.

[@richardaubrecht2822]

You know that Denmark is in NATO, right? NATO controls those waters right now... Also, instead of buying the island because of the mineral riches, why not try to buy the mining rights? Is Trump scared US companies can'T outbid the Chinese or something?

[@ARloismad]

@@mike4402 But invading allies is the way to lose a future war aganst china and russia

[@heyho4770]

​@@mike4402 russia is losing in the Black sea against a country with no navy. Apart from, a lot of new submarines in the russian northern fleet, Orcicles and suspiciously well fed polar bears you really wouldn't notice their attempt of seizing Greenland.

[@JonahMathews-m3v]

Greenland is a vantage point with a radio tower.

[@anotherbacklog]

Manifested destiny 2.0, or Lebensraum if you squint hard enough.

[@USA-AMERICA-iq6qk]

Russia started this. If not for Ukraine Russian tanks would be in Portugal by now.

[@Bear15780]

Trump is not hitler. lol not even close

[@Bear15780]

​@USA-AMERICA-iq6qk no they wouldn't we have nukes

[@gamingweasel4633]

@@Bear15780 He's not smart enough to be a Hitler.

[@Tom_Bee_]

​@USA-AMERICA-iq6qk how does that work? If Russia couldn't even effectively occupy and control a quarter of Ukraine, how did you expect them to defeat NATO and occupy the entirety of western Europe? I seriously wonder what's in the water Stateside these days... yall are sounding dumber by the decade.

[@jacobmygindpedersen1138]

What seems to be continiously forgotten by everyone outside the Kingdom of Denmark is that Denmark CANNOT sell Greenland, even if it wanted too, because Greenland with all it's resources already belongs to the Greenlanders. That's was decided by law decades ago. Only the Greenlanders can sell themself but they wish complete sovereignty above everything else.

[@skyhawk_4526]

Hate to break it to you, but only the foolish Greenlanders think complete sovereignty is achievable. Greenland is a welfare state wholly sponsored by Denmark. They pride themselves on "their" "free" healthcare and education. However, the reality is that these social programs benefitting all Greenlanders are paid nearly entirely by the taxpayers of Denmark. Independence and true sovereignty would end that funding immediately. The only choices Greenlanders realistically have are to (1) remain a territory of Denmark, (2) be taken over by the US with a negotiated agreement allowing for the same funding for their social programs, or (3) to gain independence and hope to God they can get private companies extracting their natural resources to foot the bill for said social programs. None of those scenarios equal independence.

[@theawesomest2850]

How tf is gonna make my grocery bill cheaper?

[@victoriaeads6126]

And, importantly, the people of Greenland don't want to screw up their home by letting all of these mining vultures in to destroy everything. I don't think I'd like to mess with people who know how to live in a place like Greenland. Those folk are tough as work hardened steel.

[@GeometricPidgeon]

@MustacheMerlin lol not have a choice, i dont think you understand what kind of shitfest the US would be starting if they start to actively threaten their freedom. yankees dont understand anything thats not US-centric and the seppo comments here show it.

[@jasonbritt2497]

If they want independence yet can't rely on their selves for survival, then how do you figure that happens? They have 1 of 3 choices, China, US or Denmark, They can't have both. they need someone bc they have to grow to be self-reliant. The only way they grow is to allow resource mining and oil drilling. With Denmark they don't get that bc of environmentalist, they get free college and healthcare but must travel to Denmark for it and pay 40-50% tax. With China they get raped for resources and the Chinese bring in slave labor cutting the native people out, without regard for the environment of Greenland or their people. With the US you pay no tax bc you are a territory not a state, you have some environmental regulations not close to Denmark but certainly not strip mining like the Chinese. Protection from the US military. Heavy Heavy investment from the US economy into Greenland, no energy shortages, job production, building of schools and college, hospitals and other infrastructure, deep water ports for major shipping and a pathway to real sustainability and possible future independence. The people of Greenland could even vote among themselves to keep their free college and healthcare like some states currently do.

[@victoriaeads6126]

For the same reasons that people have tried and failed to take on Russia, especially in winter, I would not be so quick to discount the people of Greenland. That is HARD country, and they know it well.

[@KenMcAusland]

The USA wanted to purchase Greenland throughout the history of the USA Simon. It's not the 1st or even 2nd offer to purchase.

[@MikiLund]

As a native to Greenland 🇬🇱, any invasion will probably just fail miserably, can’t use tanks and armored vehicles due to the terrain, that means soldiers on foot in a terrain with steep mountains to all sides and everywhere. They will face the enraged indigenous people on an island bristling with high power rifles that can outshoot any soldier without breaking a sweat. Air superiority? We have a blizzard once or twice a week, naval might? We’re ice locked 6-8 months a year! Would you stand guard in a blizzard in -40 *C and knowingly a 1000 hunters has just been waiting for the blizzard to move against you and end you!! We don’t need allies as Greenland is our greatest weapon against anyone stupid enough to try!

[@DrPenguinThe3rd]

If you have to choose a friend I would try to go with the EU if you can. The Americans are losing control of their democracy and the oligarchs are dreaming of empire.

[@MikiLund]

@ I know, the US is beginning to act like the Roman empIre when they were falling apart, dangerous and power hungry just for sake of it.

[@ezrafriesner8370]

Thank you for your insight. I hope that Greenland gets the independence it wants as well as much closer ties with the EU. You would have a warm (excuse the pun) welcome 🇪🇺

[@MikiLund]

@ warm welcome? PLEASE!! Jan. Feb. is F…… COLD around here 🥶🤭 cheers🤗

[@nunyadayumbusiness591]

We've got Arctic and Mountain Divisions that would find your terrain & climate rather home like. We'd handle the weather & terrain with ease, and handle the hostile people with great difficulty and cost. P.S. If it happens, get with an aviation mechanic and learn about the weaknesses of turbines & rotor blades, then use your rifle well.

[@DeCypher67_]

thank you for not making this video completely political. Great job my man ! Explained it very well

[@Saxxin1]

There will be no fighting over it. Just an offer and an outcome. Nobody will die.

[@EdinburghExile]

My money is on an independent Greenland becoming either a member of the EU or joining Norway and Iceland in the EFTA. Greenland doesnt want to become a US territory, much better to be an equal member state in Europe. Meanwhile, it is in Denmark's interest to have Greenland's resources flowing into Europe, so I'm confident they would facilitate their membership.

[@jasondrummond9451]

And Greenland's lifestyle is currently propped up by Danish taxpayers.

[@larkas1718]

@@jasondrummond9451 only until oil extraction is possible in the waters around it, which is what independence has always hinged on

[@jasondrummond9451]

@@larkas1718 So - you are in favour of continued Global warming?

[@Gendoshands]

Whats horrifying is our world leaders have given up on combating Climate Change and would rather capitalize on the changes rather than fight it.

[@exnihiloadnihilum5094]

The very way you combat climate change is one of two ways: revert to pre-industrial living Or Develop better green technologies which unfortunately require rare metals to produce, hence the need for these resources. The move to wanting better batteries and such for the green agenda is major cause for the very spike in value and demand of these minerals.

[@woaddragon]

​@exnihiloadnihilum5094 Debatable. Some research papers and groups suggest that large scale application of green energy would be more expensive than they are, and very little of the improvement of green technology right now. For example, a weasel paper might compare the landmass that solar panel wind turbine farm for the equal amount of power that an oil all a nuclear power plant. Wildest solar panel and will combine have many times the mass. The research paper did not include oil pipelines or nuclear waste facilities It's a little misleading

[@exnihiloadnihilum5094]

@@woaddragon the technology right now still requires massive amounts of rare earth metals to build and implement in addition to the fossil fuel base needed for the extraction, production, installation, and maintenance of renewable sources plus the backup infrastructure due to the instability of renewable sources. Wind and solar simply lacks the energy density and reliability to be on par with fossil/nuclear sources with even further limits on where such technology can be efficiently employed to say nothing of the land area requirements. There is a lot of advancement needed for green technology to be more than just supplemental to a nation's infrastructure.

[@unyieldingsarcasm2505]

@@exnihiloadnihilum5094 Or, the third option you didnt list, massively invest in nuclear power

[@plessis2023]

Big Orange Ball(local star ie. Sun) is angry and getting hotter and Earth orbit around it along with axial tilt cause temperature extremes. Won't be warming soon i5 will be other end of spectrum.

[@boomdini9744]

As long as he renames Greenland to Iceland and Iceland to Greenland, I can't complain

[@MatthewTheWanderer]

Oh, is he coming after Iceland next?

[@larkas1718]

@@MatthewTheWanderer he never said anything abt that but i would back him if he did just so that he can fix the names

[@Eh-Mungu-Nguvu-Yetu-q8p]

​@@larkas1718 that's the thing with expansionist people you give them one they will want another.

[@larkas1718]

@ im joking 😭I think this whole Greenland thing is the dumbest thing I've ever heard as an American

[@stickemuppunkitsthefunlovi4733]

​@@larkas1718 you have the Jerry springer show and this is the dumbest sht you've ever heard? You sir, are a liar.

[@Dimi1980]

Thank you for the video, very nice work.

[@Unmannedair]

Way to Poison the well Simon

[@alancadorette3447]

you would think Porter Rico would be a state before playing with Greenland

[@tom-i7m]

Why would they want to pay more taxes.

[@gamingweasel4633]

Trump doesnt want a new state full of non-white people, because he's racist.

[@arthas640]

except they CAN become a state and CHOOSE not too. They've voted on it and becoming a state is voluntary even if becoming a territory wasnt voluntary.

[@tom-i7m]

@ Yes it’s not voluntary to become a territory. It’s also has to be approved by congress after a majority of people vote for statehood.

[@Sneakleak96]

Correction, its spelled Puerto Rico. But otherwise yeah can't say Id disagree with ya

[@Danny149]

People are talking like this is a HOI4 game, the purchase is not gonna happen. "They will get allot of money" yeah maybe the land owners, the rest nothing, maybe more pollution. Denmark are not even allowed to sell it. Only Greenland can sell Greenland. And do you think a nation who wants independence would want to sell that right away? And what wester nation would want to be like the US? Only an ultra patriotic american can belive that other nations want to be like them. Just like how most americnans dont want to be like a European citizen. You can be sure that most Europeans dont want to be a american citizen. And just imagine the working conditions of a normal worker for a US mega corperation based ingreenland, they would exploit them like the middle east, Philippines and Hawaii. Living like a us amazon employee probably has similar working conditions to Temus factory children workers.

[@tylersavage9719]

The company I work for gets away with not letting us take a break and justifies it by saying we don't have enough people. I tried to fight against it and was documented for insubordination

[@stoneneils]

Conservatives would sell their own rectums for the right price so they tend to project it onto others.

[@batprime1177]

The last time I was this early, Greenland was green

[@liammcelhone5572]

Same

[@tyemandudebro9544]

Greenland has never been green , your joke wasn’t that funny

[@2genders2genders90]

@@tyemandudebro9544 he must be a time traveler from the future when the world looks like Venus

[@navypowertv]

It's a key piece in the global race for Arctic resources. As climate change makes the region more accessible, nations are vying for control over its untapped wealth. This battle could reshape global power dynamics. What do you think? Is Greenland the ultimate prize in this new era of great power competition?

[@RussellSimpkin]

Climate change? 😂😂😂🤡🤡🤡

[@romanharper2777]

It amuses me how many of the British independent style journalists speak in America, cause they can’t speak on their own country without getting arrested 🤣

[@sortsnakeksperiment]

I never though that You would be so wrongly informed, there are so many things said in this video that just not true. I'm from Denmark. We can't sell Greenland, it's not Denmarks to sell.

[@jamesabergas5320]

have you not seen the other videos on here ? it's mostly biased propaganda .

[@SteveDonaldson-r5k]

It all makes sense if you regard the president as a property deals guy; I am sure this makes perfect sense to him. Hopefully his diplomats can explain sovereignty to him.

[@surfnbird6480]

Booo, based on the video is basically American territory, it's even defended by Americas military.

[@captainspaulding5963]

​@surfnbird6480 it quite literally belongs to the EU, it's not "basically US territory" in the slightest

[@akend4426]

@surfnbird6480 Oh, so does that make all the European countries where the U.S. has troops “basically American territory” as well? The fact that you’re actually defending Trump’s insane ramblings makes you almost as ridiculous as he is.

​@@surfnbird6480 its not defended by the US, the US defends itself by having bases on Greenland. Brain rot.

[@akend4426]

@surfnbird6480 And for the record, I’m an American myself, and I say Trump’s words about making both Greenland and Canada U.S. territory are completely against our values.

[@maggots0007]

Wish the World would challenge China & Russia the way they challenge the United States.

[@fallonsmyl3292]

There's a bit of a whole in this episode Simon. Greenland's population is largely Indigenous and Indigenous values are quite different from Western values (hence the oil and gas ban). While yes, Denmark may be open to future negotiations, they are trying to reconcile their relationship with the Indigenous peoples of Greenland. I cant speak for them, but with the way the US treats their Indigenous people I'd ascertain their would be very little desire to work with US companies or the US government. You cant even fly from the US to Greenland you have to go through Canada or Iceland which says a lot to me.

[@HawiiFiveO]

Hawaii residents looking sideways at Greenland, when their independence was strategically stepped over for US economic interests…

[@ianmoyer5332]

I dont think the US would invade Greenland. Now tariffiing the hell out of Denmark, that's a high possibility.

[@justonecornetto80]

Which would start the mother of all trade wars with the EU, not to mention the fact that using economic blackmail to coerce another country into surrendering territory also happens to be a flagrant violation of international law.

[@LupusGr3y]

Except Denmark is part of the EU with no tariffs between member states, so the tariff would be whatever it costs companies to ship to a neighbouring country and then ship it from there. Unless the plan is to tariff all of the EU, but that would be a whole other scale and would drag more of europe into the conflict.

[@kimmogensen4888]

And tariffs on Denmark is a tariff on every EU country, Denmark only has 5% of our trade goods with the USA 😂

[@RaZeCoXe]

Average yank thinking coercion is okay. You were the leaders of the free world, you used to be admired by many and more. Now you're speeding towards the bottom.

[@miknew20]

which would really hurt USA. USA needs its allies badly.

[@ShakesSphere]

Hands Off Greenland !!!

[@tinfoilpapercut3547]

womp womp

[@Cornbreadboi69]

As an American, I see this as an absolute win

[@JohnnieKirkegaard94]

threatening military force on a nato ally who already supports US military pressence on greenland is a win?

[@rionthemagnificent2971]

how does Putin's boot taste, Traitor.

[@stoneneils]

That is why we laugh at you. Your country is a mess in almost every way but you're such gluttons all you can think of is eating another country.

[@ХадижатИбрагимова-е8ь]

Dont bother Ami..they are boundlessly stupid..sure dude doesnt want what Denmark is less of that Denmark is NATO and actual Ally of USA..under Trump we will see swift downfall of AmericanS​@JohnnieKirkegaard94

[@BrandonK-c8i]

I'd be willing to be we will be able to look back at this exact video 5 years from now and be like, Dam spot on!

[@anthonyC214]

Secretary of State Steward, who purchased Alaska from Russia, tried to buy Greenland from Denmark in the 1800's

[@crepesoftime]

He wanted Iceland as well, he hoped that if Canada was surrounded on all sides by US territory it might concede to joining the US. None of that worked out but at least we got Alaska out of it.

[@MrPapamaci88]

This shows how limited Trump's thinking is but I'm not saying he's stupid. If Trump paid a million dollars for each citizen of Greenland, they'd probably pressure their government to go through with the deal and sell the island off. That alone would cost around 58 billion dollars, chump change in the US budget. Pay another 100 billion to Denmark and I'd say everyone won quite a bit. Strategically speaking Greenland is not that useful to Denmark but it is worth far more to the US and the US has more than enough money to actually be able to properly use the territory for what it is worth. Also, if Greenland was allowed to become their own state, then little would change for the regional government apart from being part of the US. Most of their autonomy could stay in place, it is not that implausible to accomplish this with proper dialogue. Trump however never wants to please anyone but himself, he is pigheaded like that, always wants a one-sided deal that favors him and he digs his heels in deep unless he is forced to do otherwise. Another thing is he'll never consider actually helping average people ever, he is psychopathic that way too, does not understand empathy nor just how easy it'd be too enrich enrich the people of Greenland and make his play without upsetting Denmark too much. More, this move alone would sway public opinion heavily in his favor. This is the reason this move of his isn't serious, there's also a reason why he can't see that this is actually plausible. Trump may say a lot of stupid things but that's and act, he ain't stupid, he's a manipulative psychopath, he knows precisely what he does but what he does not understand are empathy and morality, that's his weakness, that's also why so many crazy, simple-minded and poorly educated people support him, he can easily play those people, they are the easiest to manipulate. Musk is similar in this, he is also a very manipulative person. Their current relations might seem chummy but nah, they are essentially abusing one another's gifts and perks to further their own agendas. Anyone is free to think and feel about people like Trump what they like but I implore you, do not misunderstand them, *_THEY ARE COMPETENT_* so do not underestimate them, they would not hold their prominent positions if they really were stupid. Do not underestimate them, also this whole thing is likely a smokescreen so the news has something to talk about whilst he enacts a slew of actions in the background after he took office once again. His "Build that wall!" move during his first presidential campaign was also essentially the same. Controversy is always a great smokescreen.

[@beefholio9487]

Tds

[@larkas1718]

158B is 2% of our annual budget, which is quite a price. Also, it doesn't make much sense in this context. Denmark is willing to let us do pretty much anything we want in Greenland. Why pay for things we can already do for free?

[@camiloclarkson1122]

if only there was a friendly EU Island nation with 10s of millions of people and huge financial resources, located, say in the Atlantic between Denmark and Greenland, with deepwater ports and some expertise in oil drilling that could help develop and funnel those resources to the EU market.....

[@craigharkins4669]

Are you referring to the UK?

[@GeometricPidgeon]

@@craigharkins4669 if you have any idea of where countries are on a map you wouldnt be asking this question.

[@craigharkins4669]

@@GeometricPidgeon Apparently I don't so educate me, please.

[@ry1023.3]

@@GeometricPidgeonthe uk fits the criteria

[@GeometricPidgeon]

@@ry1023.3 no shit.

[@john211murphy]

Was France worth fighting for (WW1)? Was Poland worth fighting for (WW2)? Was Korea worth fighting for (Korean War)? Was Ukraine worth fighting for? TYRANTS MUST BE CHALLENGED OR WE ARE NEXT. ARE WE worth fighting for.

[@ns7495]

Speaking as a finn, if trump gives order to take Greenland: no. Wont go to war against one would be autocrat, when we have another to our back. Morals are good to have, but theyre a luxury and only mean anything comming from breathing lungs.

[@tinfoilpapercut3547]

200,000 dollars to every man woman and child to become a US state. I wonder how that referendum will pan out.

[@davidrossa4125]

I guess you have already volunteered to fight in Greenland, after you have already fought in Ukraine of course.

[@john211murphy]

@@davidrossa4125 I have already served my own country, Great Britain for 5 years in West Germany opposing Russian aggression. My Uncle fought British Nazis who attacked the Jews in the "Battle of Cable" street. My Father fought Hitler. My Grandfather fought the Keiser. My heritage is to oppose Tyranny. What's yours? Are you in favour of Tyrants like Trump and Putin? I just need to know if you are an enemy of Freedom or just a COWARD. Now. GO AWAY. Child.

[@westacheny4162]

there isn't a single military power outside of Russia or China capable of challenging the US. Europe gutted their militaries in order to spend more on public transit and free healthcare. The UK cannot protect their aircraft carriers without being embedded in a US carrier group. France might have 1 group. Poland can defend itself as can Finland and thats about it. You grew too soft to do anything. Now unfortunately you guys are seeing the cost of being weak and hopefully will wake up. aside from throwing a fit and crying what can Europe realistically do to the nation that defends them and ensures that the middle east ships you your oil? Russia would crush Europe without the US, Your merchant fleets would get torn apart by piracy without the US. You cannot project power. You cannot stop the US and you cannot survive without it. I'm sorry but you are a continent of vassals, with minor exceptions of course.

[@foist101]

It's wild how many people cheered and applauded his promises to pull back from conflicts and focus on the US issues at home and are now frothing excitedly about his Twitter shitposting about taking over 2 sovereign nations.

[@wotoadv]

I believe what Denmark and all other northern nations have learned from Norway is to not sign the rights to natural resources to any company or nation and make sure the indigenous people have rights to some of the wealth that is generated in Greenland. Under us capitalism they will without a doubt be exploited.

[@jeremyrainman]

It makes a lot of financial sense for both Greenland and Denmark. Denmark loses a drain on it's budget for which it gets nothing. Greenland gets a better parent that can dump more money into the country, and the U.S. gets access to resources that are very valuable now.

[@sardo.numspa]

And if The Greenlanders don't want to be American? Trump, the man of peace will invade an ally. Who needs enemies when you can have America?

[@-SonZetta-]

I expect we will see an entirely different outlook from Denmark once the US offers to drop a trillion dollars in their lap in exchange for taking that financial drain off their hands. That’s literally 200,000% of Denmark’s annual GDP in one shot 😮

[@sardo.numspa]

@@-SonZetta- No way that will happen, where will the US get a trillion?

[@jacobwitt2070]

​@@sardo.numspasame place they get it every year that keeps raising our national debt unfortunately.

[@wh0_am_152]

Regarding Rare Earth minerals the US has already stumbled upon massive reserves in Wyoming.

[@JonnoPlays]

We have military in Greenland. Denmark doesn't. Greenland has no standing army. You tell me who owns it. Denmark is lucky we are willing to pay and don't just plant our flag.

[@fresetu]

You evidently have no clue how International treaties work. Can't expect anything otherwise from a Trumpet.

[@JoePark-r3n]

The US state and federal governments have been systematically shutting down US mining and smelting. The US has plenty of lead ore, but forced the closure of all the smelters to refine it.

[@toadof66.58]

Great 👍 videos as normal keep up the good work brilliant information 👍.

[@Gamer1990100]

I mean no one thought buying alaska was smart

[@willjapheth23789]

I don't think Seward randomly threatened Russia and made a meme of the deal. It's either a bad joke or a bad negotiation tactic. I don't think Americans care if we buy it or not.

[@flexstar7258]

Good Job Simon you’re the best.

[@tokeri4198]

"its got neither the funds nor the architechture" - dude stop saying little denmark when they have whole of the nordics and eu behind them. compared 1 to 1 the us is a third world country except for its military

[@jordanhicks5131]

Found the mad Dane 😂

[@-SonZetta-]

Ironic, given the exploding 3rd world population in Europe. The critical difference is that the US has the will and ability to rid itself of 3rd world invaders, while the EU has embraced and codified it beyond the point of no return. In another decade Europe’s ruling demographic will render your assessment moot.

[@davidrossa4125]

The EU cannot even oppose Russia, but they can totally oppose the US.

[@scottChapman25]

I've seen videos of people from Greenland excited about the idea

[@Joepope0]

You know that meme that’s like “you’re my friend now, we’re having soft tacos later” that’s how I imagine the US taking Greenland

[@Makem12]

Honestly, the best outcome for Europe would be for America to control Greenland. Between China Russia and the United States, it is the United States who would be the best steward of the Arctic when it comes to European interests. It's certainly an unfortunate loss for Denmark to give up Greenland, but unless Europe centralizes significantly more than it is currently, it lacks the ability to properly protect their potential claims to the region.

[@GeometricPidgeon]

''it is the United States who would be the best steward of the Arctic when it comes to European interests'', why, exactly.

[@maultke5088]

That sounds like England saying its in US's interest that England owns the Suez and Panama Canal. How is stealing from a nation to Safeguard something ever been in the victim nation's interest?

[@-SonZetta-]

⁠@@maultke5088the US would much prefer England to own and control the Panama Canal as opposed to to China. The same China that’s been making moves to gain favor over Greenland and the Panama Canal since 2005.

[@chickensalad3535]

@@GeometricPidgeonBecause Europe sucks off of our teet and if we didn’t support them militarily they’d be helpless.

[@MrLoobu]

Canada should make serious offers to help Greenland expand their infrastructure and to increase their presence on both sides of the labrador sea, including coast guard outposts to watch the mouth of the new trade route while respecting Greenlandic sovereignty. We are their neighbor, not America.

[@westacheny4162]

what is Canada going to do? your government is Actively collapsing. Both Quebec and Alberta are pondering succession. The cost of living is untenable. Worst of all you have no military. There is talk about kicking you out of nato due to your incompetence. You took America's niceness for granted and now you are too weak to defend your own arctic territories from the 3 great powers, let alone Greenland

[@stax6092]

Exactly.

[@stoneneils]

Why, beause trump opened his mouth..we have other things on our plate more important. The USA might try to focus too.

[@MrLoobu]

@@stoneneils This is on our plate, or so it should be. Like I said, because they are neighbors.

[@skyhawk_4526]

Any assistance from our 51st state would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

[@zappulla4092]

I don’t know that it would upset the geopolitical order. Denmark has been gradually giving Greenland greater and greater autonomy over the decades.

[@ocfos88]

Greenland doesn't want to sell, and us in Denmark are trying to de-colonize them, because colonizing countries isn't chill.

[@bigpopsgg2429]

If the US uses economic or military force to annex a part of the EU against it's will then yes, this will obviously change the geopolitical order.

[@ns7495]

Think it would upset the world order, if/when trump follows up whit his expansionist ambitions, as it indicates further such acts and change once police force among nations into one thats a threath to sovergnty, rather than gurantieer of those being secured.

[@ns7495]

@@ocfos88 Mayby not ”chill”, but if you got military superiority and are taking from military alliance, that has another wannabe expansionist autocrat to its east already and is ever more dependent on your nation due to its own energy, immigration and arms production policies, it sure is easy and qonseqence free.

[@heyho4770]

​@@ns7495A lot of that came down to most Europe willingly accepting American hegemony. US dominance in certain sectors is fine if it keeps things secure and stable (and lets that peace dividend go Brrrr). However slacking on military spending is more and more becoming a thing of the past in Europe and if the US were to backstab Denmark now that whole upside of American induced stability is gone as well. Basically being allied or aligned towards the US would be pretty worthless in that case. And I don't see how the US would keep its bases in Europe which are essential for global logistics, intelligence and power projection. Neither do I see many european buyers of US arms in such a future. Energy is more complicated but a lot of it boils down to European choices to not damage the environment or inconvenience the local population.

[@Elverfaderen]

The Defense Agreement for Greenland of 1951 was concluded between Denmark and the USA on 27 April 1951. It implies that the USA, under the auspices of NATO, must assist Denmark in the defense of Greenland, and that the USA has the right to free access everywhere in Greenland

[@The88Cheat]

The next four years cannot pass fast enough.

[@tinfoilpapercut3547]

I know, right? I can't wait until we have 8 years of President Vance and the empire grows to include Canada, Mexico, and the UK.

[@jasonbritt2497]

LOL he's not even started yet! buckle up

[@skyhawk_4526]

Yeah, because the last four were fantastic. Lmao. It's a shame you can't see why Trump was reelected. It was because your people screwed things up more than anyone has in about a century. Keep it up, and the Republicans will be in control a lot longer than the next four years. You'll have no one to thank for it but the Left.

[@e102g2]

Denmark respect greenlands request to not mine it, i doubt us will do the same, and now venu, did the same as trump to pourto rico

[@thomasbaagaard]

exactly. mining was a major topic in the last election in Greenland. The "no mining" block won.

[@aquarianmajo]

jesus christ these comments are a shit show…….is this really what we’ve come to as human beings? is it just going to get worse?

[@FordMaverickFanatic]

I'm afraid, yes

[@styrenebuilds6851]

Sad but true

[@miknew20]

yeah humanity is way doomed

[@jeffdroog]

What are you talking about?

[@jeffdroog]

"These comments" is very vague? Are you referring to your own comment?

[@provenxreaperx]

hahaha so fun you showed the drilling rig Stena don. worked on it from 2011 to 2017

[@brandonwhite2023]

i love you my overses bro buy 1st time we tried to buy Greenland wars in the 1890's

[@christina1wilson]

Very informative and helps put things in context. Thank you.