The only thing more condescending than someone wagging their finger at me when they talk is someone making a point and then smiling right after implying they're smart and I'm an idiot.
Why isn't your headline something more along the line of: "Convicted felon makes unprecedented threats to several sovereign nations?" Y'all are making this all seem normal. THIS ISN'T NORMAL!!!
The Danish press reported that Don Jr. walked around outside that diner offering money to people to wear MAGA hats for his livestream. The people who accepted confirmed the story, as did the owners of the diner. So gross! :(
Yes, it was a bunch of drifters who were outside a supermarket and some under a bridge. Don Jr. and his entourage offered them free meals if they would wear maga hats and say whatever he wanted. Some agreed - and some had no clue what was going on, but they enjoyed the free restaurant visit.....
Not sure why anyone is talking about this. It's not happening and only distracts from what really needs to be done. That's probably what he wants so he doesn't have to work on affordable housing and food prices.
He is realistically not going to do it, but empty threats just prove how much of a madman and incompetent President he is. As a European, my hope is that this will serve as a wake up call to the whole of Europe to stop relying on the US and do our own thing.
0:18 Danish newspapers reported, that the MAGA hats were handed out by the Trump delegation to random bar guests, who wore them because they were offered free drinks. Please don’t assume it happened organically. Guests who were photographed with it also later said they regretted putting on the hat.
Greenland belongs to the people of Greenland! Greenland is currently an autonomous region within the Kingdom of Denmark. We are Danish citizens but our dream is full independence. We, most emphatically, DO NOT want to become another, abused, neglected overseas territory of the US. The idea that you can just send someone in here with a bunch of money and we’d sell our country, is ludicrous. All we have to do is to see how the US has, and is treating its indigenous populations in Alaska and in the continental US. We have no illusions about being treated any differently under US rule. Greenland has formally been a territory of Denmark since 1721, long before the U.S. was even a sovereign country. In 1979, Greenland got autonomy and a Home Rule government was elected. This was achieved, not through bloodshed and war but through peaceful negotiations. A situation pretty unique in a world where most colonized people have had to pay for any independence with their blood. The authority of the Government of Greenland, and its parliament, was further expanded in 2009. The Greenland government and parliament make unilateral decisions on almost all domestic issues. The members of the parliament are elected every four years through free and fully democratic elections. However, some areas are still determined by Denmark such as defense, foreign policy, citizenship, and the judiciary system. Denmark does not, however, enact or decide any laws in these areas that concern Greenland without consulting first with our own lawgivers. The ties between Greenland and Denmark go way beyond history, politics or money. There are many deep family ties. Many people in Greenland have a Danish ancestor or ancestors or Danish family members. Our society is modeled on the Scandinavian system of tax payed healthcare, education, social services etc. Currently Denmark subsidizes Greenland annually with the equivalent of around 600 million US dollars. To think that the US would ever willingly pay even a fraction of that to Greenland is insanely naive. The US has never paid as much as a penny in rent to Greenland for the land they have annexed/occupied for their military bases. The US already strategically controls Greenland, through their military base in the northern part of Greenland. There is no chance of the Russians or the Chinese coming in here with any military might. No, trump isn’t worried about the Russians or the Chinese coming to Greenland. That is an excuse. No, he wants full control so he can strip mine Greenland with impunity of any and all mineral wealth, raping her blind and leaving nothing but death, destruction and pollution in his wake. This is what his MAGA goons mean when they talk about “development”. We don’t want your system of government, we don’t want your model of society with its crazed gun culture, insane medical bills and costly education only for the rich. You have no freedoms that we don’t already have. Our society is not perfect, but yours is definitely not worthy of emulation. We can’t do much if the orange menace wants to act like Hitler and annex/occupy us. Our population is small and not heavily armed. But such an aggressive act towards a friendly, peaceful neighbor and ally, would certainly not win the US any new friends on the world stage. They would probably lose several of the ones they have now as other countries would justifiable fear a U.S. take over. Trump may think he’s joking or that it’s fun to threaten the sovereignty of other sovereign nations as he has done to Canada, Greenland, Panama and Mexico. But this kind of rhetoric is dangerous in a world as volatile as ours. To dismiss his comments is foolish, as he, like Hitler did, has plenty of followers who are ready and willing to carry out his wishes of a violent take over of territories not belonging to the US. The US under trump would gain far more through peaceful coexistence and trade…and as our leaders in Greenland have stated: We are open for business, but we are definitely not for sale
What advantage is it for greenlanders to become American? They've free Healthcare, an extremely generous social welfare system for the sick and elderly, and their food is at EU levels of safety and cleanliness
None, not even if they get paid $1M or even $5M each. Heck even $10M would quickly disappear to property tax, gift tax, sales tax, tips, alcohol and medical bills for the treatment they need due to their alcoholism. 10 years and they all be broke. Now at least they live mediocre lives were it's difficult to fall through the safety net and become poor and miserable.
Some people from Greenland also move and have family in Denmark. People in Greenland are sometimes allowed to visit Denmark with little to no expenses, making the people culturally similar. Greenland would have to learn and participate in American elections. The US would disregard all wishes by the people of Greenland to leave uranium deposits in Greenland. The cons strongly outweight the pros
Denmark has counter offered to buy the US and give them the high standards of universal healthcare all Danes enjoy, as well as real workers rights like at least 5 weeks of paid vacation every year, a livable minimum wage, and paid paternity and maternity leave.
When Russia needs part of Ukraine for national security purpose it is not okay, but when USA needs Greenland for national security purpose, suddenly they “just have to give it up”? What a bunch of clowns and hypocrites.
@Kitxne really ? When you go ask to buy an item from someone and this person tells you no 3 times and in return you threaten him , is that still buying in your book ?
@@Kitxneit is not a purchase if you need to use military force. Trump has said he is not ruling out invading Greenland. If russia say "sell ukraine to us or we invade" it would be equally bad
This guy is literally just doing the same thing as Israël, Russia and China. Claiming others their land, he's claiming the panoma channel, the Mexico sea, and he also wants to 'buy' Canada and Greenland. He's a maniac ngl
@@Rimrock300 In his last administration the democrats either had the house or senate and would block most of the outrageous demands Trump wanted. Go check it out like taking down social security, defunding education etc. Now Trump has both the houses, the supreme court and the executive. He demands it and it will pass. He's more dangerous than ever becoz there's no system of check and balance against him and the democrats have decided to let things get a lot Trumpy. They'll fix it later when everyone is sober. They did their best under Biden with good economic recovery policies and people rejected it. They won't be placing any resistance this time round.
As a dane and Greenlander, we have no interest in this deal. Sure the US would be able to protect our island better than Denmark would be able to, but Greenland is so important to Denmark and our people that if Greenland would become a part of the US, it's voice would be silenced completely.
a lucid comment from a dane. i have seen way too many delusional pro independence comments on this video. greenland has the population of a small town. if the Faeroe islands cant become independent what hope does greenland.
I love how we don’t have money to make housing more affordable, free college tuition and preschool, or socialized healthcare for all, and 36 trillion dollars of debt but we apparently have money to just, you know, buy Greenland
@@shoegazemusicisthebest2715 It is the fault of Europe that the US government treat its citizens as trash while instead spending billions upon billions on invasions of independent countries around the world?
Buying greendland is a much better investment lol. They're not going to be able to but thts funny tht you dont see tht when the us government has tried for a long time now, long before trump
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i have met man from greenland while playing counterstrike. when we talked about greenland belonging to denmark he told me that its kinda like scotland belonging to uk but without bad blood.
And demanding Denmark sell Greenland to the US is like demanding, that England sell Scotland to the US. Its as childish and ridiculous, as it is utterly impossible.
THe cia sends special orders to all newsoutlets, they dont have to run their stories but they do not to get in trouble. Trump changed the CIA director to one of his loyals. Makes sense they will execute trump --CIA order. CIA used to pay money to the newoutlets bck in the day to print or talk or not talk about issues.
It’s so embarrassing seeing Americans talk about annexing the territory of one of our allies. Who does Trump think he is? America is not the only country in the world.
Shame on WSJ for even coming up with a headline like that, a bit like German newspapers in 1930s, arguing how Czechoslovakia and Poland can be annexed. No difference
Precisely! SO shameful. Last time an insurrectionist were given keys to highest office were in Germany and result WW2. It were when the German people made the fatal mistake to bend their heads in silence as laws were broken and threats made, the atrocities really took off. Americans should NOT repeat the German peoples mistake! There were a reason Trumps farther had to leave Germany after WW2....! Trump is an insurrectionist and thus constitution provides Americans both guidance and tools that should guide their actions right now! Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. ~ disqualifies former government officials from holding office if they took an oath to support the Constitution but then betrayed it by engaging in an insurrection. Constitution does not even demand an insurrectionist are convicted as such in court of law and anyone listening to Trump´s statements 6th of Jan can have no doubt. Trump holding a speech saying "WE will walk to the Capitol and I will be right there with you" while an exalted crowd shouted "Hang Mike Pence", the many hours he refused to try to calm the crowd storming the capitol or his "I just want you to find 15.000 votes" (that did not exist) are amongst the things that should clear any doubters of Trump being an insurrectionist. If you love your nation and wants to uphold your constitution I suggest you make sure 14,3 are used as intended and prevent the insurrectionist from ever taking office. Americans still have time to do the constitutional right thing before POOtin loving Trump fatally cripple USA.
Let's be real, Denmark is treating Greenland way better, than the US ever would. They seem commited to go the way of independence, but the reality is, that Greenland can't stand on its own yet. Besides for free healthcare and access to danish universities, Denmark also covers their defense (which means a lot of backup from the EU) as well as providing about half of their governments entire budget. The US obviously could provide much more financial aid, but I don't think they ever would, considering how they handle healthcare and education for their own citizens.
@@jaycc3365 well no health cares free in greenland if rich they go to denmark or sweden that have top of the highest healthcare success rate globally the statistic are diffrent on all web page but denmark is always top 20 and swedens are always top 10
@Jamestowndaniel "free" someone pays for it. I just googled country with the best medical specialists and most of the rankings had USA as #1 and I dont even see sweden nor denmark. LOL India and UK are high up on the lists.
@deadeye4520 bingo, op only sees one step ahead, people don't realize how smart and clever trump is. Spending a few billion to acquire land larger than Alaska and trillions of dollars in future revenue is a no brainer
Perhaps the people of Greenland would be well served if they take a look at Puerto Rico and Guam to see how the US treats it's possessions before they develop any false impressions of what life would be like under American control.
I don't think anyone in Greenland or the rest of Europe has any illusions about living in the USA. We know what a terrible deal it is in virtually every way, and not just as US territories.
Greenland would lose representation if Greenland joins the US as a territory which is bad cuz Greenland has representation in Denmark in its legislative chamber so that would bad.
Guam is booming! Puerto Rico could be doing well if they'd vote for statehood. Or if they think they could do better as an independent country, they should vote for that. So far, they don't want either. They choose to remain with the status quo. It's their own doing, nobody's forcing it on them.
"Greenland has been tied both politically and culturally with Denmark for decades", eh, no. This greatly underplays the facts. Greenland has been part of Denmark for three centuries, and an autonomous region within Denmark for 70 years.
This WSJ lady made some good points. Denmark does not want to sell, Greenland does not want USA management, and the US Congress would never approve of it anyway, sounds like a done deal. I do not know why Trump said what he said. Did he get caught off guard with a question he did not think about and just blurted out that he cannot rule out military action? Was he thinking about the Chinese or Russians taking over the Island and a possible US military response? What is Trump talking about that we need Greenland for military security? We already have military bases in Greenland and if we wanted more, I am guessing we could get them. What could we do if we owned Greenland that we are not doing already?
Agreed. If America wanted more bases or even expand the old Thule base, then I'm quite sure it would be able to. Greenland may be opposed to it, but compared to being "invaded" by America, then 1 or 2 more American bases may seem more like a good choice. Furthermore, then why won't America try to buy the island of Okinawa in Japan? That's close to Russia and China as well. America has got military bases there as well.
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even if this an unlikely pursuit, considering the chances of it becoming reality should be discussed considering the president of a country has said it.
Sure, THIS is what illustrates the decline of journalism. Not, you know... literally everything coming out of CNN, MSNBC, BBC etc. over the past decade 🙄
The whole system is "buy now, pay later." The US gov't hasn't brought in enough revenues to cover expenses since Clinton was in office. America is living off loans.
@ nope. When dictators in russia and china pose a serious risk to world peace then an American president behaving like a thread store dictator is not good. He needs calling out not indulging.
Do we have to do one of these? Like, every time Trump says something idiotic for the next four years, do we really need to entertain all of them as relevant and important?
Generally you tend to take things seriously when it’s coming from the POTUS. So yes, it would make sense that people are having genuine concerns over it.
@eternalstudios4502 Not just stupid. The government including Dems & Republican no longer serve the people, just billionaires. Let's stop party arguing and recognize that's a head fake while the government serves the select. Thanks
2024 and the WSJ still pumping out the best content ever how do they always have the best and most reliable information year after year? i love them so much and the dedication of their Journs. love all of you keep spreading the good word of the WALL STREET JOURNAL!
Bird flu is the egg problem they killed 4.2 million chickens in one county in one state alone, gas will definitely go down just like last time he was in office because of more independence from foreign oil Russia is out of money because they keep buying there own ruble to try and make it seem worth anything so I think the odds are in his favor for sure
@@TERMINATE_Y-Z kinda hard to do both when he has a more thought out plan of invading countries, threatning our allies, and economically ruining us than his "concepts of a plan" for healthcare, living, etc.
We had the same scare in 2016 and nothing happened. Let's be patient and see what happens. Everyone is gaslighting this and making it a big deal. And just a random side comment here green land people are really nice and peaceful!
Chabad Lubawitch mentality is what unites Trump and Putin , remember there was a contract between the Euro Settlers in the US and the Native Americans that they will not expand towards the Midwest , but arriving ashkenazi migrants didn't care about this fact and colonized all of the land , it's the same exact people who also occupied Palestine .
@@mikewilliams6025actually a lot of us put our professional and personal relationships at risk to call out Obama’s malfeasance, but you were safe among your tribe of reactionaries the whole way. What heroism!
Originally part of Norway, when Denmark amalgamated with Norway, it came along. When Norway and Denmark separated, it was taken by Denmark. Won’t be as easy as buying the Danish Virgin Islands.
@@MeowLo-tk3rm They werent random guests. The Trump team hired the whole restaurant, only their guests were allowed in. They sent in an advance team to set it all up for juniors "private" visit, so all, he had to do, was go to the restaurant, where they had rounded up a dozen or so ppl, who were willing to wear their hats and give a few cheers in exchanges for a free meal and free drinks. Half of them didnt even know, who junior was, or who his daddy is. This was well documented by Danish media. The advance team was reported, b4 junior even landed. And they asked the guys (it was all guys) wearing the MAGA hats afterward, and they all confirmed it. Hey, it was free hats, free food and free drinks!
The US can't do "whatever they want" in another country, whether they're a NATO member or not. That nation ALLOWED the US to establish a base. It's a base that Denmark could tell the US to leave at any moment. The US has NO RIGHTS in any other sovereign nation, beyond what the host country GRANTS them.
For the amount of times this has been tried. I think just that qualifies it as atleast sane. But ya I don't think this is anything other than Overton window shifting
@hypnozpie4071 that was a long time ago and these are established countries that don't want to be bought in the first place. That's the difference. Besides Trump everyone else thinks it's stupid and it's not happening. His once again making a fool of himself and America. Other countries are laughing because of him, not before. It's at him
@@gutsjoestar7450 He has fone very well with the economy, cleaning up the COVID mess left by Trump and more. Trump on the other hand is just noise, he will do what President Mush tells him.
Denmark gives economic aid every year to greenland equal to over half of their gdp on top of that they are such a big part of their infastructure that it wouldnt make sence for them to go indepedent. "soon enough" as in 50 yrs? in reality it would not happen at all
Does anyone have an argument for the US not purchasing Greenland that isn't an attack on Trump's character? Genuine question here because I have not heard one and would like some more insight.
Honestly, my main issue with the buying of Greenland is well, the fact there’s Greenlanders who already want independence from Denmark. I doubt that they would want to be purchased by America and not at the very least have some form of unrest. Basically, think of, say Canada hypothetically buying up Montana. Montana has a smaller population, but would probably want to head back to America instead of being tied to Canada. Hope that helps!
There is another country in Eastern Europe that, like the US, has nuclear weapons and a large military that is thinking about annexing the sovereign territories of its neighbors. But the funny thing is that the media coverage of this other country is very different. Why is that?
Look, I don't know what media outlets you're looking at but I have yet to see a single article from outside the US that defends this. I have also yet to speak to a person who doesn't find this insane. It's not like people are oblivious to this and it's good that the response to both Russian and US imperialism is met with widespread discontempt.
Cheaper fuel and more resources to develop. Are you suggesting that the U.S. should do nothing until groceries go back to 2019 prices? That's pretty darned short-sighted.
@deadeye YOU ARE DEADASS IMPLYING THE ONLY WAY TO BRING GROCERY PRICES DOWN IS THRU PURCHASING ANOTHER COUNTRY?? Trump says something patently insane, and here you come spinning his web for him.
Im fine with them discussing it. I have a huge issue with them discussing it, as if its an actual thing, that could happen. Coz thats a complete failure in reporting.
To make sense of Trump's words and deeds, we must keep in mind that Trump is unstable, corrupt, and a Putin employee. In this case, I think Trump is normalizing the concept of using power to change borders, at a time when Putin is invading 3 countries - Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova (and next Kazakhstan). Trump is also testing the limits of his control over MAGA and the media echo chamber - and they all seem on board.
Trump is getting people to talk about something other that his appointing billionaires as a ruling class in the American government. tRump intends to end Democracy in the USA
There were a lot of promises made during the campaign and a distraction is needed to achieve the only campaign promise Trump intended to keep (make corporate tax cuts permanent and reduce them even further).
The 138 million figure in today’s money is way off, it’s more like $30 billion to $35 billion. It represented more than 0.1% of the US GDP in 1867, just saying inflation calculators are not accurate at all
The sad truth is that the US experienced significant deflation in the 19th century, except during the Civil War. This was particularly notable during the "Great Sag" period, which began in the aftermath of the Civil War. The period from 1870 to 1890 saw a sustained decrease in world prices of goods, materials, and labor. This deflationary period was one of the longest in US history, with some metrics suggesting it lasted from 1873 until as late as 1899. $1 in 1867 was only worth 57 cents by 1899. That's cumulative deflation of 47% over the period. So that calculation is not that far off.
Exactly right. You’d think WSJ - Wall Street is in the name - would nail the only financial calculation in the video. The cost of everything doubled in just the last few years but only 10x’d over the last 150? Their video editors lack basic math skills and common sense.
@@zerog1037 Greenland is worth like 100x that, its territorial waters alone and the rights to the resources within them are worth more than 30 billion by a WIDE margin.
@@logan-v6y Greenland is worth $3 billion in gdp and seeing as the country is struggling to take advantage of its economic potential, it's not going to be worth anywhere near $30 billion
I think the real goal here is to get denmark more serious about defending it even greenland says they don't feel protected enough by there king because china is a threat to it
USA has military base on Greenland, there is no new value to USA even if USA can acquire this remote island. For the economy value, USA can invest and mine whatever it wants today, no need to acquire.
Nope! Any new military installations would have to be approved by Copenhagen, which would be an issue for the people of Denmark. Pentagon wants all the nukes deployed on Greenland, but Danish people said, NO nukes on Danish territories.
@ as long as US is the most powerful country in the world, Denmark will remain an ally. If US declines, US will not be able to keep Greenland anyway. Greenland is too cold and too remote, if it is really that important, it would have been developed by Denmark or by itself.
From being leader and an example to the democratic world, with Trump the United States of America is becoming the ball & chain of the world . Since a couple of generations we where slowly declining. With Trump we are declining rapidly and losing any credibility we had. 😢😢😢
You missed one important fact. Even if Greenland makes an agreement directly with the US, their independence still has to be approved by the danish parliament first. But knowing trump, he probably doesnt care about danish law, greenlandic law, US law or any international law anyway
@@SouL1Jacker As if the only way to have impact on the world is by serving your own interests. Cooperate with many small groups of people and you can become one big group of people and have much more power than each group would have on their own. denmark has strong allies by NATO and the EU which makes it consequential. for example, the eu has threatened tariffs against the us if the us puts tarrifs on denmark. What makes the West great is its values: liberty and democracy. This petty example of imperialism that Trump is threatening is counter to these values. The US is much stronger with its Western allies than without them. A world of love and cooperation is a much better world than one of hostility and war.
The truth is the international law you laud over was created by america after ww2, when america was the only superpower against a growing soviet union. That intentional law is itself an american led world order and as other countries become superpowers too the deal changes. Thats geopolitical reality, as well as china and russia’s spheres of influence around the world and the arctic
@@hablo_papøl Its not just, that the EU is threatening tariffs, if the US puts tariffs on Denmark. It WILL happen, its an EU law. Tariffs on 1 country will spark retaliation by the entire Union. Its the equivalent of NATOs Article 5.
This is such a dumb idea. It would cause more problems than it would fix, if we could do it at all----ethically, financially, morally, politically. We have seriously voted the dumbest person in America into office again.
He is an embodiment of what more than half of the country views as a "good president." Think about that, then give your therapist a call, because it is depressing AF.
As Greenland's PM Múte B. Egede said today "The Greenlanders do not want to be Danes, and they do not want to be Americans either. They want to be Greenlanders," As for Denmark it doesn't have the power to sell Greenland to the US anymore than it has the power to sell Alaska to Canada. This has nothing to do with security, in 1951 Denmark and the US signed the Greenland Defense Agreement, which allowed the US to keep its military bases (from WWII) on Greenland, and to establish new bases or "defense areas" if deemed necessary by NATO. This whole thing is to do with access to the wealth potential of Greenland's minerals and Donald Trump's ego (the Danish PM made him feel little last time he suggested buying Greenland).
It seems like Greenland's residents want independence but don't have the resources. So I don't think Greenland being apart of the US would be the worst thing for them. I think the economic opportunitites would improve the residents' lives. But I agree that a full-on purchase seems unlikely, whereas expanding military and economic presence is more likely.
U dont seem to get it. Greenland being a part of the US would be the opposite of independence, and it would end their dreams of independence forever. While they would lose a lot of the rights, they have today, and their natural resources would be plundered by the US oligarchs, and they would get nothing but the ruined wasteland, they would leave behind. And a full-on purchase isnt just unlikely, it is impossible. Its like asking England to sell Scotland. Theyre welcome to negotiate for expanding their military presence, and they are welcome to negotiate for a greater economic presence. But thats not what they want. They want to be able to strip mine the entirety of Greenland with impunity, and thats not going to happen.
The idea that the US would invade a loyal NATO ally, that sent proportionality high amount of soldiers to fight with the US, is just devastating. Does America need greater military presence in Greenland? Sure, if they want. But out right invading shouldn't be how the leader of the free world acts...
@HSE331 That is up to them. As they are in NATO the same as the US there will be a major war making no difference to if the US own it or not. The only thing to you need to know is they want to be independent which means the do not want to be controlled by the US so they will not sell. If Trump wants to invade a NATO country he will ruin trade agreement and be forced to close lots of bases across Europe which will be more costly than having Greenland. He wont get it.
when economy is bad there is only 1 thing to do, guess what?? putin did it to russia, ayatolla did it to israel, china might do it to taiwan, pakistan is doing it to afganistan
Well unfortunately now you don’t have Biden to blame, Republicans have literally every branch of government. It’s all on you for whatever happens, or doesn’t happen, the next 4 years…
Not junior himself. They sent an advance team the day b4 to set everything up for his "private" visit, that lasted about 5 hours from wheels down to wheels up. He basically went to the restaurant, where the rounded up ppl wore the hats, they had been given, and gave him a few cheers for a free meal. Half of them didnt even know, who he or his daddy were. The guy, they made the video with, is a serial drug trafficker willing to do anything for money. And the claims about Denmark blcoking them from extracting their own resources are complete bs, the Greenlanders have the final say, in fact the latest big project was cancelled, coz they themselves voted against it.
It’s ironic that the party claiming to represent the working class is prioritizing something as controversial as annexing foreign territories instead of addressing pressing domestic issues that directly impact workers.
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@@zerog1037 it has no more rare metals than we already have, and there is oil in essentially every country. Stop trying to validate your stupid reason for a war.
Good luck with that, Greenland, making a deal with the USA or rather Trump will not give the Greenlanders the independence they want. Trump is a bully - , what he did was declare war on Denmark and Greenland, both of which are allies to the US. Giving in to this type of craziness is immensely stupid.
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All five parties in the Greenlandic parliament say no to Greenland becoming part of the USA, and both the Greenlandic and Danish PM have made it crystal clear that selling Greenland is absurd and will never happen. The discussion is not about Greenland cutting their ties to Denmark, but getting more independence, in the sense that they want to go from being more of a territory ruled by Denmark, to a real independent country within the realm of a "United Kingdom of Denmark"
He doesn't even know who "OWNS" Greenland! Greenland is NOT owned by anyone else than Greenland. Greenland is part of the Kingdom of Denmark, NOT the STATE of Denmark. The Kingdom of Denmark is the Danish equivalent to the British Commonwealth. An organization and union between FORMER colonies and colonizers. Because of the small population of Greenland and the historical, cultural, and close personal relationship between Denmark and Greenland, the Danish state handles all Greenland's foreign affairs/politics and the defense of Greenland. That's why Greenland is Danish military territory, although it doesn't BELONG to Denmark. This seems to be very difficult for Americans to understand. Why do they think Greenland belongs to Denmark just because they are part of the Kingdom of Denmark and under its protection?!. It is equivalent to calling Canada property of England, just because they are under the same throne through Commonwealth!?
The Kingdom of Denmark (abbreviated Denmark, which is the same thing officially and legally) is not equivalent to the British Commonwealth, instead it is equivalent to the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the United Kingdom internally: Having a country with multiple constituents within. Greenland does not have legal sovereignty and the Danish parliament still has legal power to revert the Self-Rule Act of 2009 that changed Greenland's status as a district/country (amt) of Denmark to a constituent. The territory of Greenland belongs to King Frederik X as for the rest of the Danish Realm, although this is mostly ceremonial, but still official.
@@amatzen interesant svar og primært korrekt. Det er svært at forklare Amerikanere hvad Grønlandsk selvstyre virkelig betyder. Specielt når de har absolutte rettigheder på en front og ikke på andre. Du har dog ikke ret i at Danske politikere kan omgøre selvstyre loven af 2009. Loven skriver blandt andet: Grønland har efter hjemmestyreloven allerede overtaget den lovgivende og administrative myndighed på en væsentlig del af de områder, som berører den grønlandske borgers dagligdag, herunder offentlige finanser. Selvstyreloven indebærer, at selvstyret KAN beslutte at overtage en række nye ansvarsområder, bl.a. retsplejen, herunder oprettelse af domstole, kriminalforsorgen, politiet, selskabs-, regnskabs- og revisorområdet, råstofområdet, luftfartsområdet, det person-, familie- og arveretlige område, udlændingeområdet og grænsekontrollen, arbejdsmiljø, samt finansiel regulering og tilsyn, jf. liste I og II i bilaget til selvstyreloven. Følgende områder kan som følge af hensynet til rigsfællesskabet og særlige bestemmelser i grundloven IKKE overtages: statsforfatningen, statsborgerskab, Højesteret, udenrigs-, forsvars- og sikkerhedspolitik samt valuta- og pengepolitik. De sagsområder, som ikke er overtaget af de grønlandske myndigheder, henhører under rigsmyndighederne (regering og Folketing). Med andre ord: de bestemmer selv, hvad de ønsker at bestemme over, med undtagelse af det ovenstående. Selvstyre Loven betød også at Grønland har den suveræne ret til øens natur resourcer aka råstoffer. Indtægter fra råstof aktiviteter tilfalder selvstyret. Så ønsker Trump at forhandle mine og bore rettigheder, er det selvstyret der bestemmer. Ønsker han at invadere øen, er det Danmark der er ansvarlig for forsvaret. Loven indebærer at hjemmestyret har retten til at udvide deres selvbestemmelse indenfor det nævnte UDEN at Danmark kan opponere . Så det er ikke sandt at Folketinget kan omgøre Loven uden selvstyret's godkendelse. Men du har absolut ret i at en sammenligning med UK ligger nærmere. Det er bare svært at tydeliggøre når Amerikanerne ikke engang ved at Wales, Scotland og Nord Irland er selvstændige lande indenfor UK. Prøv at forklare en walliser at han/hun er engelsk 🤣. Det var faktiskt interesant at læse selvstyre Loven. Jeg blev klogere på meget. Synd at der ikke findes en offentlig engelsk udgave. Men, stadig, det er svært at forklare simple-minded Americans, hvornår det er Grønlands beslutning og ansvar og hvornår det er Danmark. Og fra et Amerikansk synspunkt, må det være meget forvirrende og meget lettere at bare forenkle det og kalde det Dansk ejendom. Jeg tror det bliver mere tydeliggjort, hvis han fortsætter at fremture, efter at han bliver president. Så bliver det nemlig mere alvorligt og forvandles fra dumme kommentarer til et stats og NATO anliggende. Håber du taler dansk forresten 😉
You need listening comprehension. She never said they want to be under the usa. She said all this hoopla is good, because its making greenlanders push for complete independence.
Denmark/ Greenland can no longer allow a greater US presence on Greenland (US state or commercial). The current agreements regarding US bases also has to be reconsidered. Can’t have hostile forces on the territory.
As someone born and raised in the US, I will never not find it funny how the political party touting their devotion to the ideals this country was built off of, like freedom to self determine your own destiny, will always go against those ideals like in the case of not supporting Ukraine against Russia, or in this case wanting to subjugate Greenland instead of letting them be independent.
Trump ratchets up campaign to gain control of Greenland, Panama Canal: on.wsj.com/4fTZE7W
The only thing more condescending than someone wagging their finger at me when they talk is someone making a point and then smiling right after implying they're smart and I'm an idiot.
will Trump annex the Sudetenland?
Why isn't your headline something more along the line of:
"Convicted felon makes unprecedented threats to several sovereign nations?"
Y'all are making this all seem normal. THIS ISN'T NORMAL!!!
How will this lower grocery prices?
Distraction. Infotainment Fodder.
Glad the party of the working class is focused on the issues we all cared about, annexing foreign countries
Alot of mining jobs.
Deal with it 🇺🇸 🦅
US imperalism is back lol.
It’s not even the party of working class
Just some context for future generations, the comment was sarcasm.
The Danish press reported that Don Jr. walked around outside that diner offering money to people to wear MAGA hats for his livestream. The people who accepted confirmed the story, as did the owners of the diner.
So gross! :(
Even Biden put on a MAGA cap when asked to.
The caps was imported from USA on that day and delivered by a Trump plane
@@MD80-cockpit 😒
MAGA caps are made in China and given away in Greenland.
Yes, it was a bunch of drifters who were outside a supermarket and some under a bridge. Don Jr. and his entourage offered them free meals if they would wear maga hats and say whatever he wanted. Some agreed - and some had no clue what was going on, but they enjoyed the free restaurant visit.....
Not sure why anyone is talking about this. It's not happening and only distracts from what really needs to be done. That's probably what he wants so he doesn't have to work on affordable housing and food prices.
He was never gonna do that.
its to cover up his 34 felony conviction today
That’s the point. It’s an attempt to take focus off the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
I'm sure Trump as 'some concepts' for housing, food prices and more, just like he said he had for healthcare... after having 6 years to figure it out.
He is realistically not going to do it, but empty threats just prove how much of a madman and incompetent President he is. As a European, my hope is that this will serve as a wake up call to the whole of Europe to stop relying on the US and do our own thing.
0:18 Danish newspapers reported, that the MAGA hats were handed out by the Trump delegation to random bar guests, who wore them because they were offered free drinks. Please don’t assume it happened organically. Guests who were photographed with it also later said they regretted putting on the hat.
This!
They were homeless. You are too generous to call them bar customers .
you believe what newspapers reported? they are just as one sided
"they regretted putting on the hat" 😒
What proof do you have ?
Please provide a VALID source.
@@patrickrobinson317 Trumpf said so ,therefore it must be true.
Stop sanewashing this.
Shameful. No one should give any legitimacy to this
made me chuckle but thats the right word for this.
I wouldn't be surprised if Don gave his buddy Jeff Bezos a call asking him to manufacture consent for this.
???
exactly, when has a single trump idea actually come to fruition
Greenland belongs to the people of Greenland!
Greenland is currently an autonomous region within the Kingdom of Denmark. We are Danish citizens but our dream is full independence.
We, most emphatically, DO NOT want to become another, abused, neglected overseas territory of the US. The idea that you can just send someone in here with a bunch of money and we’d sell our country, is ludicrous. All we have to do is to see how the US has, and is treating its indigenous populations in Alaska and in the continental US. We have no illusions about being treated any differently under US rule.
Greenland has formally been a territory of Denmark since 1721, long before the U.S. was even a sovereign country.
In 1979, Greenland got autonomy and a Home Rule government was elected. This was achieved, not through bloodshed and war but through peaceful negotiations. A situation pretty unique in a world where most colonized people have had to pay for any independence with their blood.
The authority of the Government of Greenland, and its parliament, was further expanded in 2009. The Greenland government and parliament make unilateral decisions on almost all domestic issues.
The members of the parliament are elected every four years through free and fully democratic elections. However, some areas are still determined by Denmark such as defense, foreign policy, citizenship, and the judiciary system. Denmark does not, however, enact or decide any laws in these areas that concern Greenland without consulting first with our own lawgivers.
The ties between Greenland and Denmark go way beyond history, politics or money. There are many deep family ties. Many people in Greenland have a Danish ancestor or ancestors or Danish family members.
Our society is modeled on the Scandinavian system of tax payed healthcare, education, social services etc. Currently Denmark subsidizes Greenland annually with the equivalent of around 600 million US dollars.
To think that the US would ever willingly pay even a fraction of that to Greenland is insanely naive. The US has never paid as much as a penny in rent to Greenland for the land they have annexed/occupied for their military bases.
The US already strategically controls Greenland, through their military base in the northern part of Greenland. There is no chance of the Russians or the Chinese coming in here with any military might.
No, trump isn’t worried about the Russians or the Chinese coming to Greenland. That is an excuse. No, he wants full control so he can strip mine Greenland with impunity of any and all mineral wealth, raping her blind and leaving nothing but death, destruction and pollution in his wake. This is what his MAGA goons mean when they talk about “development”.
We don’t want your system of government, we don’t want your model of society with its crazed gun culture, insane medical bills and costly education only for the rich. You have no freedoms that we don’t already have. Our society is not perfect, but yours is definitely not worthy of emulation.
We can’t do much if the orange menace wants to act like Hitler and annex/occupy us. Our population is small and not heavily armed.
But such an aggressive act towards a friendly, peaceful neighbor and ally, would certainly not win the US any new friends on the world stage. They would probably lose several of the ones they have now as other countries would justifiable fear a U.S. take over. Trump may think he’s joking or that it’s fun to threaten the sovereignty of other sovereign nations as he has done to Canada, Greenland, Panama and Mexico. But this kind of rhetoric is dangerous in a world as volatile as ours. To dismiss his comments is foolish, as he, like Hitler did, has plenty of followers who are ready and willing to carry out his wishes of a violent take over of territories not belonging to the US.
The US under trump would gain far more through peaceful coexistence and trade…and as our leaders in Greenland have stated: We are open for business, but we are definitely not for sale
A very passionate defense of the small town of Greeenland, population 50K
Simmer down, touch grass, get help.
I’m not gonna read all of that. I’ll see you at the Welcome Party, my fellow American!
Hey, do not listen to the other comments telling you to "calm down" or whatever. It's your country, you deserve the right to decide your own future
@@lawrenceksyahoocomas it stands horribly, the Greenlanders as it stands would rather a negotiated enter into the EU with certain fishing provisions.
Enough with the essay. You should spend your time learning the pledge of allegiance. 🇺🇲🇬🇱🇺🇲
All this means is that America is okay with China going after and taking back Taiwan because its in their national interest too.
We aren’t taking it by force you dope.
@RandyBoBandy. Coercion is force
@@SouthernTip Coercion by definition means using force to persuade.
Ukraine,buddy
@@RandyBoBandy. Ah yes, just FORCING an allied country to give up territory populated by people who don't want to be part of the US. Big difference.
What advantage is it for greenlanders to become American? They've free Healthcare, an extremely generous social welfare system for the sick and elderly, and their food is at EU levels of safety and cleanliness
None, not even if they get paid $1M or even $5M each. Heck even $10M would quickly disappear to property tax, gift tax, sales tax, tips, alcohol and medical bills for the treatment they need due to their alcoholism. 10 years and they all be broke. Now at least they live mediocre lives were it's difficult to fall through the safety net and become poor and miserable.
Some people from Greenland also move and have family in Denmark. People in Greenland are sometimes allowed to visit Denmark with little to no expenses, making the people culturally similar. Greenland would have to learn and participate in American elections. The US would disregard all wishes by the people of Greenland to leave uranium deposits in Greenland.
The cons strongly outweight the pros
Free healthcare sucks
@@John8087if you go through 10M in 10 years, that’s your fault💀💀💀
They get to be citizens of the greatest country God ever created. That in and of itself is more than enough.
Denmark has counter offered to buy the US and give them the high standards of universal healthcare all Danes enjoy, as well as real workers rights like at least 5 weeks of paid vacation every year, a livable minimum wage, and paid paternity and maternity leave.
HANDS OFF, DENMARK! WE🍁 offered FIRST. Waiting for USA to have a referendum on joining Canada as 50 new provinces.
You two cupcakes are hilarious. 🤠
@wendigo53 I propose Minnesota, Washington, and Alaska secede, and join with Canada and Greenland to create Greater Megasota 🍺🇬🇱🇨🇦
Denmark still regrets that it sold the Virgin Islands to the US. This is heavily discussed in history lessons of 8th graders.
The counter offer must be send to the Nativ Amerikans .
When Russia needs part of Ukraine for national security purpose it is not okay, but when USA needs Greenland for national security purpose, suddenly they “just have to give it up”?
What a bunch of clowns and hypocrites.
True
Russia doesn't need part of Ukraine for national security purposes... It's pure imperialism.
One wants to steal the land other one wants to buy the land.
@Kitxne really ? When you go ask to buy an item from someone and this person tells you no 3 times and in return you threaten him , is that still buying in your book ?
@@Kitxneit is not a purchase if you need to use military force. Trump has said he is not ruling out invading Greenland. If russia say "sell ukraine to us or we invade" it would be equally bad
"We need Greenland for national security purposes." Hitler said something similar about the territories and countries he annexed in the 1930s.
Regarding Trump; focus at what he does, not what he says. Take what he says serious, but do not take everything literly.
@@Rimrock300 When he says he won't rule out using force to take someone else's land, that's worth focusing on.
@@Rimrock300 A dangerous strategy.
This guy is literally just doing the same thing as Israël, Russia and China. Claiming others their land, he's claiming the panoma channel, the Mexico sea, and he also wants to 'buy' Canada and Greenland.
He's a maniac ngl
@@Rimrock300 In his last administration the democrats either had the house or senate and would block most of the outrageous demands Trump wanted. Go check it out like taking down social security, defunding education etc. Now Trump has both the houses, the supreme court and the executive. He demands it and it will pass. He's more dangerous than ever becoz there's no system of check and balance against him and the democrats have decided to let things get a lot Trumpy. They'll fix it later when everyone is sober. They did their best under Biden with good economic recovery policies and people rejected it. They won't be placing any resistance this time round.
As a dane and Greenlander, we have no interest in this deal. Sure the US would be able to protect our island better than Denmark would be able to, but Greenland is so important to Denmark and our people that if Greenland would become a part of the US, it's voice would be silenced completely.
a lucid comment from a dane. i have seen way too many delusional pro independence comments on this video. greenland has the population of a small town. if the Faeroe islands cant become independent what hope does greenland.
It's a changing world, Caveman.
@ yes and that means we dont go back to empires and colonising places mate.
@@HenryLeslieGraham oh I totally agree Greenland shouldn't and couldn't be independent based on a bunch of things.
If you don't join us, you can be conquered by Russia or China. Why, exactly, should we continue to protect you if you won't join us?
How can you report this with a straight face? This is insane.
Are you restarted
Trump can't do everything himself buddy. He's a busy man.
Why?
American have always been expansionist, they conquered parts of southern territory from Mexico after overwhelmingly support from Americans.
What makes it insane those morons let us build a base there 😂😂😂
I love how we don’t have money to make housing more affordable, free college tuition and preschool, or socialized healthcare for all, and 36 trillion dollars of debt but we apparently have money to just, you know, buy Greenland
美国侵略格林兰，加拿大就是为了解决36万亿美元的债务，吞并别的国家，就吞并了资源，就有钱还债了，现代法西斯
@@shoegazemusicisthebest2715 verbal gibberish
@@shoegazemusicisthebest2715 It is the fault of Europe that the US government treat its citizens as trash while instead spending billions upon billions on invasions of independent countries around the world?
Everything free right and tax the rich
Buying greendland is a much better investment lol. They're not going to be able to but thts funny tht you dont see tht when the us government has tried for a long time now, long before trump
Americans need to realize that they're not the only people on earth. Not everything is centered around them.
Oh this is not the idea of Americans, just a power-mad group of people who claim to be American.
💯
As an American who voted against this man, I am so sorry for what is about to happen.
I'm sorry who made the video platform you are on?
US developers who wouldn’t have been able to build this without the support of developers from around the world. The web is a collaborative enterprise.
Check who built your Bluetooth, and the Python on which your programs run on.
i have met man from greenland while playing counterstrike. when we talked about greenland belonging to denmark he told me that its kinda like scotland belonging to uk but without bad blood.
And demanding Denmark sell Greenland to the US is like demanding, that England sell Scotland to the US. Its as childish and ridiculous, as it is utterly impossible.
It's hard to believe WSJ is taking this seriously.
Its the same media that said Iraq has WMD ?
THe cia sends special orders to all newsoutlets, they dont have to run their stories but they do not to get in trouble.
Trump changed the CIA director to one of his loyals. Makes sense they will execute trump --CIA order. CIA used to pay money to the newoutlets bck in the day to print or talk or not talk about issues.
It’s so embarrassing seeing Americans talk about annexing the territory of one of our allies. Who does Trump think he is? America is not the only country in the world.
They are no longer a legitimate news source
Agreed - it is another example of how the WSJ is just a right wing propanganda machine
Shame on WSJ for even coming up with a headline like that, a bit like German newspapers in 1930s, arguing how Czechoslovakia and Poland can be annexed. No difference
Precisely! SO shameful. Last time an insurrectionist were given keys to highest office were in Germany and result WW2.
It were when the German people made the fatal mistake to bend their heads in silence as laws were broken and threats made, the atrocities really took off.
Americans should NOT repeat the German peoples mistake!
There were a reason Trumps farther had to leave Germany after WW2....!
Trump is an insurrectionist and thus constitution provides Americans both guidance and tools that should guide their actions right now!
Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. ~ disqualifies former government officials from holding office if they took an oath to support the Constitution but then betrayed it by engaging in an insurrection.
Constitution does not even demand an insurrectionist are convicted as such in court of law and anyone listening to Trump´s statements 6th of Jan can have no doubt.
Trump holding a speech saying "WE will walk to the Capitol and I will be right there with you" while an exalted crowd shouted "Hang Mike Pence", the many hours he refused to try to calm the crowd storming the capitol or his "I just want you to find 15.000 votes" (that did not exist) are amongst the things that should clear any doubters of Trump being an insurrectionist.
If you love your nation and wants to uphold your constitution I suggest you make sure 14,3 are used as intended and prevent the insurrectionist from ever taking office.
Americans still have time to do the constitutional right thing before POOtin loving Trump fatally cripple USA.
The biggest difference is that Greenland is a colony
@@mcnoided.. So you want to make Greenland your colony as opposed to Denmark?
@@noobymooby-ty8gh No the best case scenario is complete independence for Greenland. I'm just saying that there's a pretty big difference
@@mcnoided Greenland is not a colony, stop making things up! Greenland WAS a colony but has not been so for over a decade
Let's be real, Denmark is treating Greenland way better, than the US ever would. They seem commited to go the way of independence, but the reality is, that Greenland can't stand on its own yet. Besides for free healthcare and access to danish universities, Denmark also covers their defense (which means a lot of backup from the EU) as well as providing about half of their governments entire budget. The US obviously could provide much more financial aid, but I don't think they ever would, considering how they handle healthcare and education for their own citizens.
I would rather be a part of the most powerful and richest country in history then be a part of Denmark
Ask the Native Americans how life is for them. The Native Americans should send delegations to warn the Greenlanders.
@@twilson3133dude… I bet you're from America or a 3 world country…
Denmark 🇩🇰 is better than America in *everything* except military force.
Still Greenland wants to be independent.
The US has provided the national defense of Greenland since the early 1950’s. They literally covered this in this story.
Healthcare in Greenland: ♥️
Healthcare in the USA: ☠️
Free college too
True it be negative for greenland if it belongs to US
Healthcare if rich in USA: ❤
Healthcare if rich in Greenland: go to USA
@@jaycc3365 well no health cares free in greenland if rich they go to denmark or sweden that have top of the highest healthcare success rate globally the statistic are diffrent on all web page but denmark is always top 20 and swedens are always top 10
@Jamestowndaniel "free" someone pays for it.
I just googled country with the best medical specialists and most of the rankings had USA as #1 and I dont even see sweden nor denmark. LOL India and UK are high up on the lists.
I thought our country was broke. Trump said so during the campaign. Now we can afford to buy other countries?!?
Usa is not broke
Look at military complex
@@wardoned2 You missed the point?
Spending 10 billion to create 1 trillion in wealth is actually a smart move financially.
@deadeye4520 bingo, op only sees one step ahead, people don't realize how smart and clever trump is. Spending a few billion to acquire land larger than Alaska and trillions of dollars in future revenue is a no brainer
@@QuickMadeUpName trump is smart? Sure😂
Perhaps the people of Greenland would be well served if they take a look at Puerto Rico and Guam to see how the US treats it's possessions before they develop any false impressions of what life would be like under American control.
I don't think anyone in Greenland or the rest of Europe has any illusions about living in the USA. We know what a terrible deal it is in virtually every way, and not just as US territories.
Puerto Ricans get huge tax benefits. Jones Act isn’t that great though
@@alexander15551 So why is the home country struggling. I feel like peuto rico is taking ur money lol
Greenland would lose representation if Greenland joins the US as a territory which is bad cuz Greenland has representation in Denmark in its legislative chamber so that would bad.
Guam is booming! Puerto Rico could be doing well if they'd vote for statehood. Or if they think they could do better as an independent country, they should vote for that. So far, they don't want either. They choose to remain with the status quo. It's their own doing, nobody's forcing it on them.
"Greenland has been tied both politically and culturally with Denmark for decades", eh, no. This greatly underplays the facts. Greenland has been part of Denmark for three centuries, and an autonomous region within Denmark for 70 years.
We have been there since 1308.
That's what I'm saying!! Greenland has been with Denmark for Ages!!! Leave it be!
More than 3 centuries i fear!
Freedom and democracy to Greenland. Down with the tyranny of Kings 🤴.
You don't know history, troll.
This WSJ lady made some good points. Denmark does not want to sell, Greenland does not want USA management, and the US Congress would never approve of it anyway, sounds like a done deal. I do not know why Trump said what he said. Did he get caught off guard with a question he did not think about and just blurted out that he cannot rule out military action? Was he thinking about the Chinese or Russians taking over the Island and a possible US military response? What is Trump talking about that we need Greenland for military security? We already have military bases in Greenland and if we wanted more, I am guessing we could get them. What could we do if we owned Greenland that we are not doing already?
Agreed. If America wanted more bases or even expand the old Thule base, then I'm quite sure it would be able to. Greenland may be opposed to it, but compared to being "invaded" by America, then 1 or 2 more American bases may seem more like a good choice.
Furthermore, then why won't America try to buy the island of Okinawa in Japan? That's close to Russia and China as well. America has got military bases there as well.
Natural resources perhaps
@@nicolaspvillareal9684 Then I guess to my surprise that Panama Canal has lots of natural resources, if they want to buy that as well.
As a swiss citizen we need the US for economic security. I will start a vote to aquire it and we may have to use military action
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The fact that the WSJ treats this as a serious or in any way justifiable proposition shows how far editorial and journalistic standards have tumbled.
Ikr, Trump likes to say bombastic things that he knows the MSM will take seriously and they end up looking restarted😂
The fact that you’re treating this as serious shows how far independent thinking has tumbled
EXACTLY
even if this an unlikely pursuit, considering the chances of it becoming reality should be discussed considering the president of a country has said it.
Sure, THIS is what illustrates the decline of journalism. Not, you know... literally everything coming out of CNN, MSNBC, BBC etc. over the past decade 🙄
56,000 people Give them 1 million each that would cost only 56 billion, super deal. Tons of natural resources and military strategic location.
US Taxpayers will pay. Corporation will get the profits.
The whole system is "buy now, pay later." The US gov't hasn't brought in enough revenues to cover expenses since Clinton was in office. America is living off loans.
Just like how we must pay for the the rebuild in California.
Will pay what. Groenland is not to sale and belong to Denmark
The non taxpayers can contribute too!
Greenland isn't going to occupy itself ... 🤔 ... Is it technically occupying itself right now?
The US can't afford Greenland. It would cost at least 10 trillion dollars.
This is a low point for the WSJ. Stop treating an evil batshit crazy idea as if it’s normal.!!!
They haven't
Do you feel like that might be a little bit of a hyperbole, Wakeaholik?
@ nope. When dictators in russia and china pose a serious risk to world peace then an American president behaving like a thread store dictator is not good. He needs calling out not indulging.
Invading countries is kinda America's thing 😂.
Trump’s message is working. If his words are causing a stir, then you’re that soup in the pot
Do we have to do one of these? Like, every time Trump says something idiotic for the next four years, do we really need to entertain all of them as relevant and important?
Well, the easiest solution was not to elect him, but the off ramp has passed, so here we are.
@@RunaroundAtNight I couldn’t believe how stupid the country has gotten.
Generally you tend to take things seriously when it’s coming from the POTUS. So yes, it would make sense that people are having genuine concerns over it.
@eternalstudios4502 Not just stupid. The government including Dems & Republican no longer serve the people, just billionaires. Let's stop party arguing and recognize that's a head fake while the government serves the select. Thanks
He’s a businessman WSJ, he is testing his market. He’s asking,“is it for sale?” “Are you sure?” It’s a basic move taught in intro business classes.
2024 and the WSJ still pumping out the best content ever how do they always have the best and most reliable information year after year? i love them so much and the dedication of their Journs. love all of you keep spreading the good word of the WALL STREET JOURNAL!
So did he just forget he promised to end the war in Ukraine and lower gas prices and lower the cost of eggs? What a joke of a human.
Bird flu is the egg problem they killed 4.2 million chickens in one county in one state alone, gas will definitely go down just like last time he was in office because of more independence from foreign oil Russia is out of money because they keep buying there own ruble to try and make it seem worth anything so I think the odds are in his favor for sure
Who ever said he can't do both? What's the contradiction?
@@TERMINATE_Y-Z Can't wait to see how badly this comment ages
@@TERMINATE_Y-Z kinda hard to do both when he has a more thought out plan of invading countries, threatning our allies, and economically ruining us than his "concepts of a plan" for healthcare, living, etc.
We had the same scare in 2016 and nothing happened. Let's be patient and see what happens. Everyone is gaslighting this and making it a big deal. And just a random side comment here green land people are really nice and peaceful!
Putin, "We need Crimea for National security reasons."
And Obama said yes and you were silent about it until 2022.
Chabad Lubawitch mentality is what unites Trump and Putin , remember there was a contract between the Euro Settlers in the US and the Native Americans that they will not expand towards the Midwest , but arriving ashkenazi migrants didn't care about this fact and colonized all of the land , it's the same exact people who also occupied Palestine .
Of course any leader in the world except western ones care about their people abroad
@@mikewilliams6025actually a lot of us put our professional and personal relationships at risk to call out Obama’s malfeasance, but you were safe among your tribe of reactionaries the whole way. What heroism!
Is this purchase going to lower health care costs, the disappearing middle class, inflation, crime and a failing infrastructure?
All the NPCs are saying things like this.
@@deadeye4520 Those are real issues, no one cares about annexing countries in 2025
No - but it will distract the mouth breathers.
@@deadeye4520 yet you don't have an answer. wonder why.
Could help, actually. Buying Alaska was *VERY* profitable.
Originally part of Norway, when Denmark amalgamated with Norway, it came along. When Norway and Denmark separated, it was taken by Denmark. Won’t be as easy as buying the Danish Virgin Islands.
Locals where wearing maga hats because they gave them freaking maga hats!
What has happened to journalism?
The WSJ is a propaganda arm of the Republican Party.
So why did they put them on?
@@dustyak79good question, any ways
I guess the people in the restaurant should be good enough to represent the people of greenland. ❤
@@MeowLo-tk3rm They werent random guests. The Trump team hired the whole restaurant, only their guests were allowed in. They sent in an advance team to set it all up for juniors "private" visit, so all, he had to do, was go to the restaurant, where they had rounded up a dozen or so ppl, who were willing to wear their hats and give a few cheers in exchanges for a free meal and free drinks. Half of them didnt even know, who junior was, or who his daddy is.
This was well documented by Danish media. The advance team was reported, b4 junior even landed. And they asked the guys (it was all guys) wearing the MAGA hats afterward, and they all confirmed it. Hey, it was free hats, free food and free drinks!
No logic. Denmark is a part of NATO and US can do whatever they want in Greenland. This is about resources
That's why he said: "Economic security!"
It's mostly about resources but I doubt that the US will be part of NATO twenty years from now.
@@lawrenceksyahoocom hope we're out of nato by the end of this year.
@@lawrenceksyahoocom I personally think that NATO will be gone long before that.
The US can't do "whatever they want" in another country, whether they're a NATO member or not. That nation ALLOWED the US to establish a base. It's a base that Denmark could tell the US to leave at any moment. The US has NO RIGHTS in any other sovereign nation, beyond what the host country GRANTS them.
Let's sane wash this by claiming it's actually a legitimate thing that could happen... Shame WSJ looking out for the fellow wealthy
For the amount of times this has been tried. I think just that qualifies it as atleast sane. But ya I don't think this is anything other than Overton window shifting
If any other world leader were making those threats, the U.S and the west would have already invaded.
i dont even like the idea of buying greenland but youre acting like we didnt buy alaska and the lousiana purchase
@hypnozpie4071 that was a long time ago and these are established countries that don't want to be bought in the first place. That's the difference. Besides Trump everyone else thinks it's stupid and it's not happening. His once again making a fool of himself and America. Other countries are laughing because of him, not before. It's at him
Shame is the enemy of shareholder value.
Greenland is an important territory in the game of Risk, so it makes sense.
Imagine if Biden said this...
😂😂it would be America USA oready or he deleted u
People would think he had lost his mind. edit: In trump's case though it is just because he is a knobhead.
He is not built for decisive action other than deciding weather he likes chocolat or vanilla ice cream
He would have to wakeup first
@@gutsjoestar7450 He has fone very well with the economy, cleaning up the COVID mess left by Trump and more. Trump on the other hand is just noise, he will do what President Mush tells him.
*Did someone buy Trump an atlas for Christmas?*
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@@ithinkiknowme6450 🤣🤣🤣
Shame they didn’t buy him a brain 😂
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If anybody ever tries to buy something from you that's not for sale, rest assured it's worth many times the price they're offering.
That's not How things work
By not selling, Denmark will get nothing since the Greenlanders are going to be fully independent soon enough.
That's 100% correct
Denmark gives economic aid every year to greenland equal to over half of their gdp on top of that they are such a big part of their infastructure that it wouldnt make sence for them to go indepedent. "soon enough" as in 50 yrs? in reality it would not happen at all
@@deadeye4520 Why do u assume, that Denmark can just sell Greenland? Its like saying, that England can just sell Scotland. Its delusional.
Does anyone have an argument for the US not purchasing Greenland that isn't an attack on Trump's character? Genuine question here because I have not heard one and would like some more insight.
Honestly, my main issue with the buying of Greenland is well, the fact there’s Greenlanders who already want independence from Denmark. I doubt that they would want to be purchased by America and not at the very least have some form of unrest. Basically, think of, say Canada hypothetically buying up Montana. Montana has a smaller population, but would probably want to head back to America instead of being tied to Canada. Hope that helps!
There is another country in Eastern Europe that, like the US, has nuclear weapons and a large military that is thinking about annexing the sovereign territories of its neighbors. But the funny thing is that the media coverage of this other country is very different. Why is that?
Look, I don't know what media outlets you're looking at but I have yet to see a single article from outside the US that defends this. I have also yet to speak to a person who doesn't find this insane. It's not like people are oblivious to this and it's good that the response to both Russian and US imperialism is met with widespread discontempt.
Cuz It's missing a very important element
DEMOCRACY
It's different when Murica does it! ... Not exactly sure why but it just is.
America's fascist President hasn't taken office yet; russia's fascist leader has already started his war.
What country would that be?
We as a country seriously need to stop talking about this. No one is getting annexed. There are far greater issues to fix
Didn't Ukraine think that back in 2014 and again recently?
Who is "we"?
Until weapons of mass destruction are found in greenland
There's no way you compared the US to Ukraine@@Martin-kj6st
I hope America stays friendly to us Europeans. We always considered you friends since WO2.
So how does this help me buy groceries and a house?
More natural resource, natural resource = money
Said money will go to the rich who own mining companies that will drain Greenland, all while you'll be left with crumbs.
Cheaper fuel and more resources to develop. Are you suggesting that the U.S. should do nothing until groceries go back to 2019 prices? That's pretty darned short-sighted.
@@deadeye4520do that by Waging war with an ally? Sure
@deadeye YOU ARE DEADASS IMPLYING THE ONLY WAY TO BRING GROCERY PRICES DOWN IS THRU PURCHASING ANOTHER COUNTRY?? Trump says something patently insane, and here you come spinning his web for him.
Why is WSJ giving oxygen to the most ridiculous ideas, while completely ignoring real-life concerns of almost every working class American.
Their opinion columns does a lot of the same
The fact that news outlets discuss this is ridiculous.
Pretty sure reporting on diplomatic incidents is their job, but maybe it's just me.
It’s the absurdity of what he’s proposing. And how causally WSJ is talking about it.
Why not discuss it? This has happened all throughout human history. Negotiations and conflict for territory.
I mean you have to discuss it.because he said that
Im fine with them discussing it. I have a huge issue with them discussing it, as if its an actual thing, that could happen. Coz thats a complete failure in reporting.
Us is completely done.
Where's your country?
@ Italy dude
@@i_vanni oh, so your country hasn’t been relevant since approximately 1944. Your country relies on my country for its security.
Why are you even talking about this? I don't know what he's up to, but it isn't purchasing Greenland..
To make sense of Trump's words and deeds, we must keep in mind that Trump is unstable, corrupt, and a Putin employee. In this case, I think Trump is normalizing the concept of using power to change borders, at a time when Putin is invading 3 countries - Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova (and next Kazakhstan). Trump is also testing the limits of his control over MAGA and the media echo chamber - and they all seem on board.
No to threaten Denmark with tariffs
@eternalstudios4502 That makes no sense. Denmark is an EU state.
Trump is getting people to talk about something other that his appointing billionaires as a ruling class in the American government. tRump intends to end Democracy in the USA
There were a lot of promises made during the campaign and a distraction is needed to achieve the only campaign promise Trump intended to keep (make corporate tax cuts permanent and reduce them even further).
How much different is this from Russia trying to control Ukraine or Venezuela trying to control Guyana?
The 138 million figure in today’s money is way off, it’s more like $30 billion to $35 billion. It represented more than 0.1% of the US GDP in 1867, just saying inflation calculators are not accurate at all
The sad truth is that the US experienced significant deflation in the 19th century, except during the Civil War. This was particularly notable during the "Great Sag" period, which began in the aftermath of the Civil War. The period from 1870 to 1890 saw a sustained decrease in world prices of goods, materials, and labor. This deflationary period was one of the longest in US history, with some metrics suggesting it lasted from 1873 until as late as 1899. $1 in 1867 was only worth 57 cents by 1899. That's cumulative deflation of 47% over the period. So that calculation is not that far off.
Greendland is not worth $30 billion lol
Exactly right. You’d think WSJ - Wall Street is in the name - would nail the only financial calculation in the video. The cost of everything doubled in just the last few years but only 10x’d over the last 150? Their video editors lack basic math skills and common sense.
@@zerog1037 Greenland is worth like 100x that, its territorial waters alone and the rights to the resources within them are worth more than 30 billion by a WIDE margin.
@@logan-v6y Greenland is worth
$3 billion in gdp and seeing as the country is struggling to take advantage of its economic potential, it's not going to be worth anywhere near $30 billion
The man is not sane. He wants to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America simply because it sounds pleasing to his ears!
Why even make this a video? This is disgraceful. Are you wanting an all out war of nato nations?
There will be no war over Greenland.
The US is strong and could always force the Greenlanders to become citizen of "The Land of the Free". Surely that can't be wrong.
I think the real goal here is to get denmark more serious about defending it even greenland says they don't feel protected enough by there king because china is a threat to it
The art of the deal is to make them think , you bought it.... But you screwed them out of it , 😮
USA has military base on Greenland, there is no new value to USA even if USA can acquire this remote island. For the economy value, USA can invest and mine whatever it wants today, no need to acquire.
The oligarchs want their resources.
Nope! Any new military installations would have to be approved by Copenhagen, which would be an issue for the people of Denmark. Pentagon wants all the nukes deployed on Greenland, but Danish people said, NO nukes on Danish territories.
The US may not always be a part of NATO. We have good relations with the Danes today but who knows about tomorrow?
If trump pulls out of NATO, he's dumber than initially thought, which seems impossible.
@ as long as US is the most powerful country in the world, Denmark will remain an ally. If US declines, US will not be able to keep Greenland anyway.
Greenland is too cold and too remote, if it is really that important, it would have been developed by Denmark or by itself.
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First time in my lifetime I see the USA talking about annexing another country.
Hopefully it is just talk and also the last time you hear it.
You must be under the age of 10.
Your life must be super short
Were you born yesterday?
From being leader and an example to the democratic world, with Trump the United States of America is becoming the ball & chain of the world .
Since a couple of generations we where slowly declining. With Trump we are declining rapidly and losing any credibility we had.
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If America makes an aggressive move towards Greenland, European countries should join BRICS in response.
They cannot... They're all supporting Ukraine against Russia. They have to drop Ukraine for them to join BRICS
So borders are real and should be protected? Do it then. Tighten your borders. now.
@bananabreadguy7960 yes obviously
Good luck joining BRICS. The EU is the ORIGIN of centralized banking and fiat currency. BRICS would laugh at EU countries trying to get in.
Europe will never do it. Their main threat is Russia. Not US.
How about giving Alaska to Canada. This would make much more sense.
Canada cant defend all that coast line against russia or china
You missed one important fact. Even if Greenland makes an agreement directly with the US, their independence still has to be approved by the danish parliament first. But knowing trump, he probably doesnt care about danish law, greenlandic law, US law or any international law anyway
No one of importance cares about your inconsequential nation's laws.
If there is a wealth of minerals on Greenland you can expect SEVERAL countries that would bid on Greenland IF it was for sale.
@@SouL1Jacker As if the only way to have impact on the world is by serving your own interests. Cooperate with many small groups of people and you can become one big group of people and have much more power than each group would have on their own.
denmark has strong allies by NATO and the EU which makes it consequential. for example, the eu has threatened tariffs against the us if the us puts tarrifs on denmark.
What makes the West great is its values: liberty and democracy. This petty example of imperialism that Trump is threatening is counter to these values. The US is much stronger with its Western allies than without them.
A world of love and cooperation is a much better world than one of hostility and war.
The truth is the international law you laud over was created by america after ww2, when america was the only superpower against a growing soviet union. That intentional law is itself an american led world order and as other countries become superpowers too the deal changes. Thats geopolitical reality, as well as china and russia’s spheres of influence around the world and the arctic
@@hablo_papøl Its not just, that the EU is threatening tariffs, if the US puts tariffs on Denmark. It WILL happen, its an EU law. Tariffs on 1 country will spark retaliation by the entire Union. Its the equivalent of NATOs Article 5.
It actually makes sense to take Greenland. Play special since we're going to have a multipolar war in the future. Canada definitel need to join us.
This is such a dumb idea. It would cause more problems than it would fix, if we could do it at all----ethically, financially, morally, politically. We have seriously voted the dumbest person in America into office again.
He is an embodiment of what more than half of the country views as a "good president." Think about that, then give your therapist a call, because it is depressing AF.
As Greenland's PM Múte B. Egede said today "The Greenlanders do not want to be Danes, and they do not want to be Americans either. They want to be Greenlanders,"
As for Denmark it doesn't have the power to sell Greenland to the US anymore than it has the power to sell Alaska to Canada.
This has nothing to do with security, in 1951 Denmark and the US signed the Greenland Defense Agreement, which allowed the US to keep its military bases (from WWII) on Greenland, and to establish new bases or "defense areas" if deemed necessary by NATO. This whole thing is to do with access to the wealth potential of Greenland's minerals and Donald Trump's ego (the Danish PM made him feel little last time he suggested buying Greenland).
Europe will not abandon its citizens in Greenland 🇪🇺🤝🇬🇱
It seems like Greenland's residents want independence but don't have the resources. So I don't think Greenland being apart of the US would be the worst thing for them. I think the economic opportunitites would improve the residents' lives. But I agree that a full-on purchase seems unlikely, whereas expanding military and economic presence is more likely.
U dont seem to get it. Greenland being a part of the US would be the opposite of independence, and it would end their dreams of independence forever. While they would lose a lot of the rights, they have today, and their natural resources would be plundered by the US oligarchs, and they would get nothing but the ruined wasteland, they would leave behind.
And a full-on purchase isnt just unlikely, it is impossible. Its like asking England to sell Scotland. Theyre welcome to negotiate for expanding their military presence, and they are welcome to negotiate for a greater economic presence. But thats not what they want. They want to be able to strip mine the entirety of Greenland with impunity, and thats not going to happen.
Remember when the WSJ used to report on actual news.
3:30 the wildest thing is Trump supporters will call you crazy for taking the president words seriously.
The idea that the US would invade a loyal NATO ally, that sent proportionality high amount of soldiers to fight with the US, is just devastating. Does America need greater military presence in Greenland? Sure, if they want. But out right invading shouldn't be how the leader of the free world acts...
how y'all got from "nothing is off the table" to 'imminent invasion' is an intersting study in liberal psychology.
@ A sitting US president doesn’t want to rule out military force for invading an ally. What part of that is sane to the reactionary mind?
@@JojoDaYoyoexplain how greendland defends itself while being independent especially now the China and Russia are interested in the Arctic.
@HSE331 That is up to them. As they are in NATO the same as the US there will be a major war making no difference to if the US own it or not.
The only thing to you need to know is they want to be independent which means the do not want to be controlled by the US so they will not sell.
If Trump wants to invade a NATO country he will ruin trade agreement and be forced to close lots of bases across Europe which will be more costly than having Greenland. He wont get it.
@HSE331 well its not independent its part of the kingdom of Denmark
This would be a MASSIVE win for Greenland tbh.
You know what else is massive
There is no purchase involved it's "give it over or else"
... because you think congress will approve a new, insane, Trump forever-war against NATO.
Thats right. This is the art of the YOINK. 🤠
The US is not going to invade Greenland.
Or else is trumpet makes a mean Twitter post.
We can see Putin's school
What's the difference between thos and what Russia is doing in Ukraine or China in Taiwan
Exactly. Trump is a Putin employee, and is normalizing the concept, "might is right".
Because Greenland has self determination. Trump isn't going to invade the place. Hes getting consent from the greenland population.
@@Rill_1didn't you criticize Russia for staging a fake referendum in Crimea?
@@Rill_1 Ya think? Consent like … oh … you know who I’m talking about. But now he sues people when you use that word so …
You are right. That was the first question that came to mind. This is dangerous.
Greenland isn’t for sale….what is wrong with any of you who would support this???
when economy is bad there is only 1 thing to do,
guess what?? putin did it to russia, ayatolla did it to israel, china might do it to taiwan, pakistan is doing it to afganistan
now they are ready for negotiations lol
@@Lalith333 For business, to acquisition. A very important distinction.
if US have more nearby island to europe its good for europe security in the future.
Trump wanting to make a deal to buy an entire territory is the most Donald Trump thing ever 😂
It’s all just a distraction from the fact that he doesn’t plan to do a friggin thing about lowering gas or groceries prices…🤦♂️
nice to see after the last 4 years y'all are now suddenly concerned about prices and the economy.
your faux outrage is dully noted.
@UniqueBreakfastTaco your argument makes no sense!
Well unfortunately now you don’t have Biden to blame, Republicans have literally every branch of government. It’s all on you for whatever happens, or doesn’t happen, the next 4 years…
@miltonvonahnen6225 yes it does.
@@UniqueBreakfastTaco No we're just reminding trolls like you what Trump campaigned on.
A german news agency reported that the trump fans in greenland were poor people that trumps son found in the supermarket and offered food to 😂
Not junior himself. They sent an advance team the day b4 to set everything up for his "private" visit, that lasted about 5 hours from wheels down to wheels up. He basically went to the restaurant, where the rounded up ppl wore the hats, they had been given, and gave him a few cheers for a free meal. Half of them didnt even know, who he or his daddy were. The guy, they made the video with, is a serial drug trafficker willing to do anything for money. And the claims about Denmark blcoking them from extracting their own resources are complete bs, the Greenlanders have the final say, in fact the latest big project was cancelled, coz they themselves voted against it.
It’s ironic that the party claiming to represent the working class is prioritizing something as controversial as annexing foreign territories instead of addressing pressing domestic issues that directly impact workers.
And his going to get mexico to pay for it. Hahaha
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Greenland is not a territory but a country. American arrogance is unbelievable and embarrassing 😮
Do you even know what a country is?
Do you even know what a country is?
Greenland is an autonomous territory of Denmark.
Do you even know what a country is?
Shame of WSJ for normalizing this…. this is ABSURD. Call it what it is.
Absurd is, what the Danish PM called it in 2019, when he first started bleating about it. That was being kind.
Trump says we don’t help out Americans financially and then his first step he takes is try purchase Greenland lol
Since when?
Greenland helps americans but there's no way you are getting it lol
@@zerog1037 no it doesn’t, there’s no reason to take it
@@stephaniegiacco7524 Greenland has rare earth metals, offers military value and there's oil
@@zerog1037 it has no more rare metals than we already have, and there is oil in essentially every country. Stop trying to validate your stupid reason for a war.
Good luck with that, Greenland, making a deal with the USA or rather Trump will not give the Greenlanders the independence they want. Trump is a bully - , what he did was declare war on Denmark and Greenland, both of which are allies to the US. Giving in to this type of craziness is immensely stupid.
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Outside politics it is an incredibly good consideration for Greenlanders and Americans.
Why would Denmark and the EU allow this? The fact that the media is falling for this side show is shocking. Very Bush league
The EU has a military to stop the US?
He's buying Greenland because he thought it meant Bankland 😂
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For gods sake, you cannot buy something that isn't for sale.
All five parties in the Greenlandic parliament say no to Greenland becoming part of the USA, and both the Greenlandic and Danish PM have made it crystal clear that selling Greenland is absurd and will never happen. The discussion is not about Greenland cutting their ties to Denmark, but getting more independence, in the sense that they want to go from being more of a territory ruled by Denmark, to a real independent country within the realm of a "United Kingdom of Denmark"
He doesn't even know who "OWNS" Greenland! Greenland is NOT owned by anyone else than Greenland. Greenland is part of the Kingdom of Denmark, NOT the STATE of Denmark.
The Kingdom of Denmark is the Danish equivalent to the British Commonwealth. An organization and union between FORMER colonies and colonizers.
Because of the small population of Greenland and the historical, cultural, and close personal relationship between Denmark and Greenland, the Danish state handles all Greenland's foreign affairs/politics and the defense of Greenland. That's why Greenland is Danish military territory, although it doesn't BELONG to Denmark.
This seems to be very difficult for Americans to understand. Why do they think Greenland belongs to Denmark just because they are part of the Kingdom of Denmark and under its protection?!. It is equivalent to calling Canada property of England, just because they are under the same throne through Commonwealth!?
Very well said !!!! 🇨🇦
The Kingdom of Denmark (abbreviated Denmark, which is the same thing officially and legally) is not equivalent to the British Commonwealth, instead it is equivalent to the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the United Kingdom internally: Having a country with multiple constituents within.
Greenland does not have legal sovereignty and the Danish parliament still has legal power to revert the Self-Rule Act of 2009 that changed Greenland's status as a district/country (amt) of Denmark to a constituent.
The territory of Greenland belongs to King Frederik X as for the rest of the Danish Realm, although this is mostly ceremonial, but still official.
@@amatzen interesant svar og primært korrekt. Det er svært at forklare Amerikanere hvad Grønlandsk selvstyre virkelig betyder. Specielt når de har absolutte rettigheder på en front og ikke på andre. Du har dog ikke ret i at Danske politikere kan omgøre selvstyre loven af 2009.
Loven skriver blandt andet: Grønland har efter hjemmestyreloven allerede overtaget den lovgivende og administrative myndighed på en væsentlig del af de områder, som berører den grønlandske borgers dagligdag, herunder offentlige finanser.
Selvstyreloven indebærer, at selvstyret KAN beslutte at overtage en række nye ansvarsområder, bl.a. retsplejen, herunder oprettelse af domstole, kriminalforsorgen, politiet, selskabs-, regnskabs- og revisorområdet, råstofområdet, luftfartsområdet, det person-, familie- og arveretlige område, udlændingeområdet og grænsekontrollen, arbejdsmiljø, samt finansiel regulering og tilsyn, jf. liste I og II i bilaget til selvstyreloven.
Følgende områder kan som følge af hensynet til rigsfællesskabet og særlige bestemmelser i grundloven IKKE overtages: statsforfatningen, statsborgerskab, Højesteret, udenrigs-, forsvars- og sikkerhedspolitik samt valuta- og pengepolitik.
De sagsområder, som ikke er overtaget af de grønlandske myndigheder, henhører under rigsmyndighederne (regering og Folketing).
Med andre ord: de bestemmer selv, hvad de ønsker at bestemme over, med undtagelse af det ovenstående.
Selvstyre Loven betød også at Grønland har den suveræne ret til øens natur resourcer aka råstoffer. Indtægter fra råstof aktiviteter tilfalder selvstyret.
Så ønsker Trump at forhandle mine og bore rettigheder, er det selvstyret der bestemmer. Ønsker han at invadere øen, er det Danmark der er ansvarlig for forsvaret.
Loven indebærer at hjemmestyret har retten til at udvide deres selvbestemmelse indenfor det nævnte UDEN at Danmark kan opponere .
Så det er ikke sandt at Folketinget kan omgøre Loven uden selvstyret's godkendelse.
Men du har absolut ret i at en sammenligning med UK ligger nærmere. Det er bare svært at tydeliggøre når Amerikanerne ikke engang ved at Wales, Scotland og Nord Irland er selvstændige lande indenfor UK. Prøv at forklare en walliser at han/hun er engelsk 🤣.
Det var faktiskt interesant at læse selvstyre Loven. Jeg blev klogere på meget. Synd at der ikke findes en offentlig engelsk udgave.
Men, stadig, det er svært at forklare simple-minded Americans, hvornår det er Grønlands beslutning og ansvar og hvornår det er Danmark. Og fra et Amerikansk synspunkt, må det være meget forvirrende og meget lettere at bare forenkle det og kalde det Dansk ejendom.
Jeg tror det bliver mere tydeliggjort, hvis han fortsætter at fremture, efter at han bliver president. Så bliver det nemlig mere alvorligt og forvandles fra dumme kommentarer til et stats og NATO anliggende.
Håber du taler dansk forresten 😉
I keep telling them, that demanding we sell Greenland to them is like demanding, that England sell Scotland to them. But Canada works too!
1:57 Wait so she wants Greenland to gain independence from Denmark but then she is fine with it being part of the US? What are these people on
You need listening comprehension. She never said they want to be under the usa. She said all this hoopla is good, because its making greenlanders push for complete independence.
Denmark/ Greenland can no longer allow a greater US presence on Greenland (US state or commercial). The current agreements regarding US bases also has to be reconsidered. Can’t have hostile forces on the territory.
How could you stop the US at this point? They can just roll in whenever they want.
As someone born and raised in the US, I will never not find it funny how the political party touting their devotion to the ideals this country was built off of, like freedom to self determine your own destiny, will always go against those ideals like in the case of not supporting Ukraine against Russia, or in this case wanting to subjugate Greenland instead of letting them be independent.
Greenland can look up to the US Virgin Islands 🇻🇮 to see the wonders of US ownership. (It's not that great)
You can’t buy something that’s not up for sale.
CIA has entered the chat
Everything is for sale. Everything.
Buckle up, folks! 2025 is shaping up to be a bumpy ride.”