independence for Greenland?

[pogofish]

I think after germany occupied denmark in ww2, the usa occupied greenland and uk occupied iceland (which was still danish at the time). Obviously handed back at the end.

The UK handed Iceland over to the US in 1941 because it was still a neutral power and our invasion was illegal. Iceland had asserted its neutrality as part of Denmark in WW2, only obtaining independence in 1944 and although they withdrew at the end of WW2, the US returned in 1951 and provided Iceland's "defence" right through the cold war, only finally withdrawing in 2006 - an issue that was seen ass very unwelcome by many Icelanders. Particularly the second layer of US military security at Keflavik Airport.

Even though they formally returned all their bases to Iceland in 2016, the US do still retain a small presence at Keflavik and started rotating B2 and B52 bombers there as part of a task force for Arctic defence in 2023.

 

[bcuster]

El Salvador, the Phillipines, Korea, Iran, Indonesia, Vietnam Cambodia and Laos. And on and on. Come on get real.

UK sets a poor example as a colonial imperialist conqueror

 

[Humberto]

UK sets a poor example as a colonial imperialist conqueror

That's poor. I won't bother.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

UK sets a poor example as a colonial imperialist conqueror

What does that have to do with anything?

You do get that almost every poster on here condemns the UK's imperialist past, yes?

 

[bcuster]

What does that have to do with anything?

You do get that almost every poster on here condemns the UK's imperialist past, yes?

It relates to the question whether Greenland should amalgamate with the US

 

[Humberto]

It relates to the question whether Greenland should amalgamate with the US

Rather than 'anglo-saxon barbarians'. You're too thick to be embarrassed.

 

[bcuster]

Rather than 'anglo-saxon barbarians'. You're too thick to be embarrassed.

The Danes have been cruel and weak overlords. They’ll have a much better time being co-equals with the US

 

[Humberto]

The Danes have been cruel and weak overlords. They’ll have a much better time being co-equals with the US

You don't know that.

 

[Humberto]

UK sets a poor example as a colonial imperialist conqueror

You're really all over the place. I suspect you see Greenland as a backwater, a bauble.

 

[bcuster]

You're really all over the place. I suspect you see Greenland as a backwater, a bauble.

It’s a strategically important, vastly wealthy nation incapable of defending itself against terrible threats of exploitation and subjugation

 

[Humberto]

It’s a strategically important, vastly wealthy nation incapable of defending itself against terrible threats of exploitation and subjugation

It's not a 'vastly wealthy' nation. It's strategic importance depends on what? America's interests.

 

[Dystopiary]

Ugh.

 

[Humberto]

Ugh.

Homo erectus gracing us here.

 

[bcuster]

It's not a 'vastly wealthy' nation. Its strategic importance depends on what? America's interests.

Greenland is strategically important to more than just US interests

 

[Humberto]

Greenland is strategically important to more than just US interests

Greenland independance doesn't have to account for US strategic interests. Unless you think it does.

 

[bcuster]

Let the people decide

'Buy us!': Greenlanders shocked, intrigued, bewildered by Trump zeal for Arctic territory

A staged joke or serious threat? Trump seems intent on controlling a territory that's been part of the Danish crown since 1830. Here's how Greenland feels.

www.usatoday.com

 

[bcuster]

an independent view

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/01/10/nuuk-greenland-trump-denmark-00197070

 

[Skinny Ethel]

Spaghetti bolonese with garlic bread.

 

[bcuster]

Spaghetti bolonese with garlic bread.

A more thoughtful approach to the issue

https://chartercitiesinstitute.org/blog-posts/thinking-through-a-greenland-purchase/

 

[Skinny Ethel]

Just been and took it out the freezer 4:50am bcuster. Just the sauce not the bread. Only trump would take garlic bread out 10 hours early the stupid orange cunt.

 

[HeAthen]

Spaghetti bolonese with garlic bread.

On your morning cornflakes?

 

[Dom Traynor]

I've been to Greenland and spoken with the left pro independence activists. They are convinced that they're sitting on billions of dollars of oil, gas, helium and rare metals. When I spoke with them they were very anti Amarican (and anti Danish government) and quite fatalistic about the US getting control over their country and basically pillaging it whether they're part of Denmark or not.

It's worth noting that many of the indigenous people would rather protect the environment than get international capital but there was a growing sentiment especially in even more remote areas in favour of targeted exploitation.

 

[Spymaster]

UK sets a poor example as a colonial imperialist conqueror

Nonsense.

We were brilliant at it.

 

[Spymaster]

Fishing rights in its waters unless i'm missing something? (I'm too young to remember the "cod wars")

I was 8 in 1975 and recall being shocked at school, that Andrew Davey thought we were fighting a bunch of fish.

 

[Serge Forward]

In 1972 the Cod War gave rise to a playground game called "cod war" in our school. The aim was to run around the yard trying to kick or punch each other in "the cods"

It was arguably more violent than what was happening off the coast of Iceland.

 

[andysays]

In 1972 the Cod War gave rise to a playground game called "cod war" in our school. The aim was to run around the yard trying to kick or punch each other in "the cods"

It was arguably more violent than what was happening off the coast of Iceland.

That story sounds a bit fishy to me

 

[Serge Forward]

That story sounds a bit fishy to me

In it's more violent moments kids would literally batter each other.