Anonymous #1 3w

Rare earth minerals, trade routes opening up as the ice caps melt and new shipping lanes are developed. Renting is always worse than owning

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Anonymous #2 3w

We’re not even renting. They let us stay there for free. You’re like, trying to pay a mortgage to use a public library

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Anonymous #2 3w

And anyways no we don’t want hundreds of billions of our tax money going to Denmark so a company no one’s ever heard of can stripmine it into a wasteland

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Anonymous #1 3w

I’m not a fan of the decision really, but it’s hardly a distraction or anything. Trump has mentioned this move since his first term. It’s the same reason we captured Maduro and invaded Iraq & Afghanistan. Strategic advantage plus economic benefits will always outweigh a simple strategic advantage

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Anonymous #2 3w

but i think the question then becomes does our desire for strategic advantage and economic benefit outweigh the sovereignty of the people living there

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Anonymous #2 3w

and i think this scenario is a lot different then venezuela, iraq, and afghanistan. An argument can be made that the political turmoil in those countries justified intervention. But greenland is facing no such issues and (as far as i know) is happy w its current status as a semiautonomous territory

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Anonymous OP 3w

I can’t think of one instance of U.S. history that would make me think that we would care about the sovereignty of 56k inuits. This is especially true if we purchase greenland and cause no true upheaval of their current life. Like I said, I disagree with the plan and think it would be wrong, but Trump hasn’t exactly proven to be our most considerate president

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Anonymous OP 3w

It’s different, but the argument is that a preemptive takeover of Greenland would have massive strategic benefits in the coming decades. China has already attempted to start mining contracts in Greenland, so if they succeed we could be in trouble. It’s the same reason we want to keep Venezuelan oil for ourselves instead of allowing it to go to russia and china

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Anonymous #2 3w

Idk man if I were now subject to American healthcare rules and insurance companies after being part of Denmark I’d probly just off myself.

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