The Geo-strategic value of Greenland
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- Опубликовано: 7 фев 2025
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As the world gets warmer due to man-made climate change, geopolitical competition is heating up in the arctic. And Greenland is finding itself at the center of this competition, as world superpowers fight each other for economic influence and geopolitical control.
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welcome all of those coming here early 2025 in light of president elect Trump's comments about buying Greenland and not ruling out the use of force. Hopefully this video gives you a primer on the geopolitics of this huge island. if you want to cut right to the meat of it, head to like 8:07
-Johnny
lol also joke's on me at 10:55 "that was a crazy four years, im glad its over"
If Trump doesn't believe in global warming, how does he presume Greenland's minerals will expose themselves?
@@johnnyharriswelcome to round 2 electric boogaloo
@@johnnyharris[insert Simpson’s Nelson point and laugh meme]
I'm glad trump is back.
Who's watching this now that Trump wants to take Greenland in 2025?
I was trying to figure out why he was so adamant about Greenland. Now I understand. Maybe the media should all watch this instead of laughing
I'm in Canada...he also wants our land know it looks like... :(
All of us!
@@12test65 Sorry, eh.
I was trying to remember the game RISK if I remember correctly that if you had Greenland you won the game .
Johnny Harris this is more relevant than you could ever have imagined in the start of 2025
Plot twist: Trump watched this video
Trump is finally a President who wants to make America Great Again!
Israel*@@stevolopez
Haha. That’s what I’m here for
If only he knew the real reasons why climates change cause it sure as fuck isn’t the dangerously low C02 levels we have.
I feel like you missed an opportunity to tell the crazy story of how a single rogue Danish diplomat secured a deal with America to open a military base in Greenland while Denmark was occupied by Nazi Germany. Important point in the history of a long alliance between Denmark and USA.
I Agree very much so, Muncken! Harris should do a 10 minutes spin-off video on that xD
Nazis? NAZIS?
Spin off spin off
great point and would have been a fascinating addition. thanks for sharing
And mention the German claims on Greenland (as well as the Norwegian) before WW2?
That moment when he says, "Boy, I'm glad it's over..." priceless hahaha.
11.01.2025 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Sad that ironically, it's far from over 😬🤯😵🥴😱
@@paperoverflow Sad? lol Sad for who? America? This whole video is about how important Greenland is about to become in the "great power's" race to control the arctic over the coming century and why, and Trump is trying to bring Greenland into the US for these exact same reasons to make sure America doesn't lose that race to the Chinese and Russians... and you say that's sad. You should be clapping and cheering, because Harris and Biden sure weren't going to. Their administration is still trying to bankrupt us in Ukraine because NATO still thinks it's 1982 and Russia is going to invade Germany through Poland. Trump has been looking ahead for opportunities that can benefit the US throughout his first presidency, and clearly has that goal in mind going into the next one. Orange man bad syndrome isn't cool anymore, people have started thinking for themselves again. Maybe you should too? No shame in it.
Sad? The majority voted for the clown show that is the modern left to be kicked out
Didnt age well at all
1/11/2025
Fixed it for ya
“Boy that was a crazy 4 years. Glad that’s over.”
Welp…….
lol lets the party begin
@Johnny Harris, Guess what? He's ba...aaack, and now he wants Greenland, Canada, and the Panama Canal, too! 🤣
Ha ha... Yeah, that didn't age well for Johnny.
Ain't hear no fat lady singin.
lol Trump is his daddy again
These arctic videos you put out are so fascinating to me because we rarely see maps from a North Pole centric perspective. It makes people and countries halfway around the world seem a little closer.
I was going to say this. It's beautiful and strange seeing a map from this angle. Feels like a new Earth.
Same thought. I'm mesmerized really
The unusual perspective is truly amazing. Quite apart from the politics, this is a new vista that is both enlightening and captivating
@@infodockYT THE EARTH IS FLAT!
jkjk
As a brit it blew my mind seeing russias spacial relationship to the UK from that perspective. It's kind of common sense when you think about it, but the mercator projection is so hard wired
The thumbnail has norway listed as Sweden 🥶
Speaking of geopolitics but a fifthgrader knows the geo better. Common man, do your homework properly.
I have never been so offended
First thing I noticed when I was scrolling YT.
The result of the highly sophisticated geography education in the US. They don't even know where Canada is, so what hope Sweden?
A video about geopolitics of Greenland that doesn't clearly discuss Greenland's relationship to Denmark is strange. Not once was it explicitly mentioned that Greenland is a part of The Kingdom of Denmark (now by choice), which makes Denmark a central player in the arctic too. This video shockingly highlighted the US-centrism - mentioning only US interests and the ones of its rival China.
well it's not like Denmark will disagree with USA if they want to stay in NATO.
@@AshrakAhmed that is no excuse to ignore the role Denmark has to play. And it is to be noted that Denmark has refused to "sell" Greenland to the US several times even if they are allies.
The key to understanding here is that this is episodic content. Some of that colonialism by Denmark was discussed in the previous episode about Greenland. Not every detail needs to be repeated in every episode.
Because the US is preying on Greenland. Old school imperialism at play. This video is priming you to accept it when it happens. This is how the us functions. They use the power of soft propaganda to achieve goals
johnny has an agenda and he is going to push this agenda above all else. Facts be damned.
"That was a crazy four years. I'm glad that's over." Um....Well, there is one new development though.......
Glad it’s back!
So this is why trump wants to buy it
So this video showed up in your feed, too!
People are sitting up and taking notice, and it’s affecting the algorithm.
Yeah sounds like he was right about one more thing @@asherpowersbeingasherpower4311
It ain't over until it's over. Still waiting...
"Boy that was a crazy four years, Im glad that's over" He's baaaaackkk
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Thank God!!
So crazy. Aside from the shit talk, the world wasn't such a mess when he was in office and before the deep state began trying to prove something.
sike
Best highlight of this video 😂😂😂😂
I watched this video few months back, but now it feels even more relevant. Johnny, your ability to provide such insightful context and foresight is incredible.
The US immediately getting involved once China decided to start funding and building airports in greenland reminds me of the town in West Virginia who couldn't get state funding for a necessary bridge so they went to the USSR who decided it was a perfect opportunity to show off.
hahahahah
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THE SCANDINAVIA OF THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
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I’ve never heard that story!
That would make a great movie.
U.S.A. POLITICIANS are ALMOST ALWAYS LATE. The TRUMP is changing that right now.
AMERICA HAS A BAD HABIT OF KNOWING LAST AND MAKING ACTIONS WHEN THINGS ARE ALREADY WORST.
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_In Geopolitics , there are no permanent friends... only permanent interests_
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@@Dr.SyedSaifAbbasNaqvi wdym?
Let's not pretend Greenland is even remotely self-sustaining. They live off nearly half a billion dollars annually from Denmark for approximately 50K people. I support Greenlandic independence morally, but we're a long way away from it being financially viable, and realistically you'd end up being financially chained by worse countries instead.
Perhaps they could encourage vertical farming and immigration
That is what I was thinking. How could these people living on a block of ice that has no trees, afford to have all of these facilities and live a comfortable life in such a harsh climate where even animals wouldn't want to live
Greenland shall forever be danish
@@Joehk416and be forever poor and reliant.
@@jaylewis9876 I don't think people would like immigrating to Greenland tbh XD
Thanks!
I well know, that Denmark isn't a superpower by any means, but since Greenland is part of our realm and have members represented in our Parliament, a bit more mention on Denmarks role in this question would have been nice.
A major reason for the US being able to build all those bases was Denmarks Nato membership and alliance with the USA. We the Danish had no reasons to complain about them strengthening the defense against a possible Soviet threat.
That's why alliances are so important. We have similar interests. And more can be accomplished as a team. Despite the Soviet Union being disbanded, Russia is still looking for new ways to grow in power and influence. Now China is in the mix so it will be interesting to see how things play out in the future.
Hvis bare videoen handlede om dk. 😄
@@aqqatone Det ville ikke være nødvendigt overhovedet. Grønland har al ret til selvbestemmelse, men siden de pt. er en del af rigsfælleskabet, kunne han have dækket Danmarks rolle lidt mere.
Denmark are colonisers and Greenland will be independent.
It bothered me so much that so little attention was paid to Denmark's role in all this.
I am from Denmark and it’s crazy to me that we own such a significant geographical location. But Johnny you did event mention us lol, and you say they are building diplomatic relations with Greenland, but they are building diplomatic relationships with Denmark.
Its because his focus on the video isn't on Denmark as a whole; people on the internet get confused really easily so he's saying Greenland but really means Denmark because its easier for the average viewer to understand
The average viewer is a doofis you say?
@@hydrashieldbasementservice8453 Well, yea. That's exactly what I'm saying.
This channel is globalist (ie USA) propaganda. And Denmark does not own Greenland! Colonizing 🤡
Yeah ! Your next Tiawan 😂
"US sold this town back to Greenlandic government for $1"
What a great business deal
Now they want the whole land from Denmark
Now that they have found it's valuable they expect it get it back for the same price. Acting exactly like a petty b1tch
@@andyc9902and I like the idea
I think it was more like. " Thanks for letting us crash here for a while, please have this nice couch."
That's Greenland's own land. In fact, US owed Greenland a lot of rent for using that land. But US cleanly escaped from paying any of that and on top of that littered all the area with war equipment trash which is of use to nobody. And US still has the audacity "sell" the land. What an effing "d**k" move.
Who’s here after Trump’s remarks on Greenland?
Probably the only reason somebody would click on a greenland video😂
I think that why the algorithm is recommending it
Or maybe the 6.2 mill subscribers like his content and show up for that.
People in Greenland always say to each other in a very dramatic way: "Summer is coming"
Yes we do say that in greenland and by the way I was born in greenland too and it's boring for me but fresh air
Of course, it is boring, noting but snow and frozen sea 😅@hakon7767
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Twilight zone episode showed us gold will be worth nothing when the dust settles.
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BRICS is one of those ridiculous things that doesn't deserve any attention. All of those Countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) politics are built on backstabbing their rivals, they hate each other and don't have common interests. I'm simplifying it a lot but the point is, it's never gonna work.
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10:54 Yes, Johnny, I'm glad it's all over too 😅😅😅(nervous laughing)
I actually had a professor researching this topic via Camp Century (the biggest US camp on Iceland). Ok there he also was able to access Ice cores that no one had ever really accessed. Super cool stuff. But on the lecture he gave us in class, he was absolutely freaked about about the war potential of Greenland.
If you had had the energy to look it up before posting, you would know that Camp Century was situated in Greenland, close to Thule Air Base - Definitely not Iceland.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Century
@gurlilarsen6671 hey! Sorry I mistyped thank you though
Just a small correction:
Thule (TOO-li) Air Base reorganized to be a Space Force base back in 2020. Then in April 2023, it was renamed to Pituffik (bee-doo-FEEK) Space Base to recognize the native name for the region.
space base
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Yo dude… if it was 1803, you would be blasting TJ for buying the “Louisiana territory “.
As it should be…
Yeah, Louisiana was for sale, Greenland isn't.
@@FrankU_ Why? Napoleon didn't want it, it was a mutually beneficial trade
Exactly, short term;problems, long term; strategic value
Yup
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That crazy 4 years is back!!!! And he wants Greenland still!
He? This is about keeping China influence out. Once shipping lanes opens up there, Russia and Chinese ships will be circling Greenland. And the Chinese coast guard will be there protecting 1200 trawlers fishing right in view of you having your evening dinner at night. This strategic place is necessary for world peace. Over the years,, the US saved Denmark and basically Greenland too, not once but twice. I think it's a shame how they are interested in Chinese influence. I hate to see if 25 years from now China cross over and start dragging nets and taking away money from the fishing industries. I don't know why a dollar can influence selling your entire future down the drain but if the influence is there,,why shouldn't the US cut of all aid
Let Greenland go. And never protect Denmark, Greenland again and just drop out of Nato and all trade. If Greenland is going to take advantage of the biggest offer then let Chinese or Russia get it. AFTER All there lack of loyalty is obvious. And let them sell there country and future down the drain. The US can use all that aid money from Greenland and saved money from the military base for something beneficial in are own country.
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In 1951, the US negotiated a treaty with NATO founding member Denmark giving the US military permission to station troops in defense of Greenland. Its base at Thule plays an important role in NORAD's early detection of ICBMs launched over the Pole. It hosts F-35s year-round and often stages RCAF elements during exercises.
A while ago The Canadian military backed out of a deal where the government was going to provide arctic warfare training for Chinese military officials (or at least let them observe Canadian exercises). I think it was the military command that was just like yeah no we're not doing that. This gives it some context
The fact they had a deal to back out of is more telling.
@@manjsher3094money talks shop the options America doesn’t get everything they want automatically
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Another great video from you man. Appreciate, I watched it with one breath
As someone in the Space Force, I think you mixed up the intent of Thule Air Base. It's not meant to detect a Russian invasion over the arctic (a crazy idea that should never be attempted in the first place), it's meant as the newer version of the very radars you visited. It's a phased array radar site to detect Russian ICBMs. Due to the shorter distance between Russia and the U.S over the Arctic, Russian nuclear missiles have always been anticipated to fly over the North Pole. Thus, Thule is THE most strategically important base for the U.S in the event of Nuclear war. When it's not detecting missiles though, it's tracking space objects. Hence why it's becoming a Space Force base.
President Kim. Remember this man
I don't expect that the Space Force folks are doing anything much different than the Air Force folks were doing during my PCS and TAD contractor assignments at Thule. I had two PCS and two TAD assignments there between 1976 and 1994. As best I could tell USAF provided security and communications for the entire base and all US tenants. Beyond that it appeared that there were a couple of officers and enlisted at the various facilities on base to serve as the front facing presence and mainly be contract monitors. The American and Danish contractors always outnumbered the USAF personnel and during my last tour it looked like the Greenlanders were becoming a larger portion of the non-American contractors. Maybe things have changed but it was always less expensive to have contractors than military working many of the jobs at Thule. SF or AF won't matter much.
are there russian subs parked on the coasts of the USA?
Germany will not invade France via the ardennes forest
Instead of taking steps to prevent the ice caps melting everyone is simply looking to take advantage and likely make the situation worse in the process.
I think we’re it’s way to late and hard to prevent it, may as well invest on preparation for when it melts
well capitalism requires unlimited growth and we live in one planet which isn't growing on size so gotta unlock the other places.
Once Greenland is done we will liberate the Amazon basin from that bloody insect infested jungle and Brazil will see progress like no other.
@@LarryLoveSosa69 that exact kind of thinking is what got us here
@@srikengames completely wrong, was hopeful greedy idiots who though they could control comex system
You can fight the Chinese or Soviets and win.
Unbridled greed? Hell no.
Spent a week at Thule Air Base in 2012 and absolutely loved it! Especially driving around the gravel roads around the base and taking in the glaciers entering the ocean across the fjord from BMEWS or driving up to the top of P mountain where the lone Picnic table abandoned there was still covered in ice in above freezing temperatures in August where the sun was shining around the clock. And of course the raging river running through the base fed by the melting polar ice cap. Meant to drive out to the ice cap one day but time was short and rumor was the road had been blocked off and it was another 30-60 minute hike from the edge of the road to the ice cap.
I’m glad this came back to my recommendation since the announcements of Greenland and the Panama Canal, people are overseeing the fact that we are in a Cold War again and these points are vital for security
"That was a crazy 4 years, glad that's over." Oh boy Johnny if only you knew what was coming..
Correct! 😂😂😂 ❤❤❤
I thought he was talking about covid and the useless woke shit from Biden. Nope.
It feels so strange watching a video about influence on Greenland without talking about Denmark in any detail
The people in Greenland were talking about Denmark.
I love that Johnny Harris lets us see how long he is advertising for a company so we could skip that part😆😆
I should’ve skip ~9:00m, straight to the point 😂
I just use sponsor block lol 😂
Take a look at who he works for. The whole thing is an ad. Is there an emoji for shills?
@@amarissimus29
He calls himself independent journalist, so not sure who he works for
He is advertising for a company in his entire video, it is just different US companies 😉
Great video and production. I really enjoy your history and geo-political documentaries. They are very informantive and educational. Appreciate all you do In making these videos
Well, this aged well.
Lol😂
YUP!!
„Boy that was a crazy 4 years i‘m glad its over“
heees baaack!
😂
Turns out Trump was right as usual.
lmaooo he spoke WAY too soon
😂
Great episode. Relevant for us that live in the Arctic (Norway). Sidenote: You're speaking about Greenland as if they were a souverign nation, though. It's Denmark. Denmark has the final word in everything Greenland decides to do or not do.
Thank you!
This was what baffled me through out the whole video!
the question we should be asking is how Greenland even went to China to make deal in the first place?
I like John's video but on this one he kinda try to gloss over the fact that Greenlanders has no say in it.
So 70% don't want Chinese money but 100% wants USA money?
cause USA money is coming into the country uninterrupted cause Denmark said so, don't matter what Greenlanders think.
Not true anymore.
Greenland is relatively independent in its governance though. The deals that he was talking about are not directly proposed to the Danish government. They are proposed to Greenland and the governance there. It has it's own prime minister and everything.
Although yes, denmark does technically have the "final say" if there is something that is bad they want to prevent.
@@marpee6700 For sure.
Outstanding movie, bro. Especially the sound effects and these views!
Not a word about the whisky war between Canada and Greenland (Denmark) for Hans island 😢 the war in which casualities were measured in flags and alcohol bottle.
i've had the Whiskey war on my ideas list for years. someday
@@johnnyharris it could be a short. The end pf the war brings hope to how country can solve their problemz
@@saturnscxRight. Two NATO allies would fight over a worthless island.
@@rastalique8114 If it is so hard for you to see hope in the Whiskey war, then take a look at how Denmark and Germany solved their border disbute without any bloodshed too. If that fails you as well then I suggest you have a really hard look at why your values has led to so little hope!
The arctic was important in the cold war because all of the nuclear ICBMs would be flying over it as it was the shortest route between the US and the USSR. So the early warning was designed against missiles and not a ground invasion.
No wonder only 50K lived under the interception zone.
_"Most powerful countries will get their way by any means necessary"_ is one of the most accurate sentences said in history. 🌟
Atleast vietnam resisted with force in 1970's
@@Jack-pf6lvIf the US wanted Vietnam it would’ve drop a nuke on it, let’s be honest. Full measures were never used by the US in any post ww2 war. Kinda like Russia right now playing with its good when it could send Ukrainian to kingdom come if it wanted.
US knowns that dropping stupid ass amount of nukes on vietnam will has some pretty serve consequence that I don't know
@@fatboyRAY24 But USSR would drop them nukes
Today North korea will do it
Whoever control this land has absolute power
All these proxy conflicts and territorial disputes are leading up to something bigger. It’s hard to not notice the similarities between current geopolitical times to those of the pre WW1 or WW2 time periods. It’s definitely alarming.
True thing man it's fucking terrifying
@@schnick2596no it isn’t get over it
I've been shouting from the rooftops (metaphorically) ever since 2007/8.
We're building up to a new world war.
I don't expect to live to seniority. I do not save up for retirement.
Even if I don't die because of the war, I will because the climate is going to get absolutely wrecked by large scale destruction.
The issue with "This looks sorta like pre WW1 and WW2 time period" analysis is they have tons of false positives. There are plenty of times where things look "sorta like pre WW(s)" (if you squint hard enough) and no WW came of it. Also the calculus is way different pre- vs post- nuclear arms.
@@owensks i know we're really far away from another world war, but the geopolitical tensions between world powers grew massively in the last 10+ years. This does scare me.
I'm not sure how I didn't stumble on this channel before. Besides the storytelling, the production is just amazing. Love use of the maps and visualization of the story. Keep up!
Johnny Harris is a G.O.A.T.!
You might want to do a bit of research, he took money from the world economic forum (which is a lobbying org funded by large multinationals like Amazon) and made a shill video, extolling the virtues of "Shareholder capitalism" which is very dangerous version of neo liberalism, where these multinationals will have a greater say in world events. That's just one example of things he's misrepresented or got wrong.
@@DinoRodriguez no he isn't
its Propaganda
storytelling? he says the same things over and over again in 15 minutes of this 20 min video he should do better research and added information to the video or made it a lot shorter.
The great irony is that the association with Denmark is probably more valuable than is realized. Greenland would be wise to maintain connections with Scandinavia even if it becomes completely independent. Small countries in the North that have managed to maintain independence from the whims of the larger powers and actually have outsized influence and power in the world themselves is a model these Nordic countries have mastered.
I needed a decent video to understand Greenland and came across this incredible video well narrated and visual and Onsite you are. Great job, brother 👏
So glad I just found this video. Thank you @JohnnyHarris
Have another 4 years! He’s BAAAAAAACCCKKKK!
Hi. Just wanted to give you props and a thank you. I know these videos must take a lot of time and effort to produce so thank you. So glad I stumbled upon your channel.
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The USA has asked to buy Greenland. At least twice.
So nice to see Q on this video! I love her Greenland content
Great Video Johnny and crew!! My grandfather did work in Greenland back in the 80’s. He said it was so different there and cold there. It amazing what’s happening now. I hope the people there enjoy the working of having the upper hand with the superpowers. They get to pick what they want!! Good luck to them and of course the whole world will be watching. ❤❤
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i love your videos. all this talk about "territory" and "influence" really inspired me to keep learning the game "go" or "baduk" or "weiqi" because it really is like a geopolitical playground on a board
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I never realized the immense significance of Greenland until now. The race to control its resources and strategic location is truly fascinating and makes you wonder about the geopolitical dynamics at play. The melting ice and potential access to valuable minerals definitely add a new layer of complexity. It's crucial that we prioritize environmental sustainability and engage in responsible governance to ensure the well-being of both the region and its people. Thanks for shedding light on this compelling topic! 👏🌍
Pretty sure we tried to buy it and Denmark said nope... We're too busy kicking our own behinds to ask again right now.
Yeah so definitely don't let the U.S. touch it then
@@ColdPotato Now Trump is making open threats.
There is already responsible governance by Denmark. US and China have no right to Greenland
Really Good, NIce Job, thank you Johnny for this
Canada and Greenland (Denmark) signed a deal to share Hans island, which sits right in the middle of their borders. That’s how you do it. It would also make a good video, look up whiskey war.
Subbed. Johnny Harris sees around corners. Good on ya.
"How tiny Denmark would be without us". Comes from a nation whose economy would crumble if Denmark didn't dump buckets of money into that bottomless pit every year.
Well, Denmark is one of the world's largest importers and exporters of fish and fish products, and why do you think that is?
There's so much that Denmark is making out of Greenland,. just in the fishing industry there are cods, halibuts, shrimps, crabs, caviars and so much more that comes from Greenland.
And because The US has a military base in Greenland, Denmark saves tons of money, when they're paying to NATO.
Yes, Denmark "pays" buckets of money to that "bottomless pit" every year, but it's nothing compared to how much money Denmark makes out of Greenland every year.
@@TheLetterKyu Not true, why do you think Greenlanders are happy to stay with Danmark?
@@TheLetterKyu literally 40% of population works for the government. And about 60% of Greenland’s government budget is paid for by Denmark.
So this literally means about half of Greenland’s economy is free money from Denmark.
who's exploiting who here?
But whenever they talk about independence, Denmark tries very hard to show how they can't do that, like they are afraid of losing it, while danish 'non-political people' wants to get rid of Greenland. Kind of weird
@@hobbygrg-eudaimoniastudio Greenland is a very important place for Denmark like it is for US. When 'non-political people' talk about getting rid of Greenland it is because we do actually spend an massive amount of money that could be used in-land insted and like these comments shows you don't really show any gratitude, just being idiots about it ;) But, we need each other. Denmark need greenland for the power of landmass and Greenland need Denmark because of its existens in a modern world.
@johnyharris, we need part 2 of this topic 😊
Greenland has in many ways a less colonial bind with Denmark than say Puerto Rico does with the US. Not only are all Greenlanders Danish citizens and can work and go to school in mainland Denmark if they so choose and vice versa but they get two sitting members of parliament that get a vote and make up the Government. Puerto Rico has people who can make suggestions in congress but get no real vote. Also Greenland's National Day falls on 21 June where the Greenlandic flag is flown through out the Kingdom of Denmark. Don't remember Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands getting that recognition
Johnny - "It's abandoned now"
CIA operatives 16ft. below inside their underground secret base - "LoL"
Did you film all your Greenland videos on the same trip or do you keep flying up there 😂 so cool
"Glad that's over" aged very well
The 2022 last season of the Danish, brilliant political drama series "Borgen", is all about this conflict exactly. Raises all the issues about alcoholism and depression in Greenland's youth that you mentioned in your previous video.
Alcoholism helps to keep the people docile and dependent which is good, or you get too many funny ideas in a country where half the time of the year you are stuck indoor.
@@AshrakAhmed or there is nothing to else to do besides drunk ad culturally greenlanders do not care about alcoholism.
Alcoholism has little to do with this conflict. They are concerning the same country but are two very different subjects.
"Crazy four years, glad it's over" 😂
How times have changed LOL
“Boy that was a crazy four years- glad it’s over”
Oh boy, do I have some news for you
Damn this video was on point.
Credits to Johnny Harris 👏
Crazy four years and happy that it's over did age well.
is there anyone who's seeing it after Trump 2.0 speech?
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damn bro you literally made an entire documentary explaining the strategic importance of greenland for the US and Nato and the western wrold, then you call trump crazy for being open to purchasing greenland if given the opportunity.....
....and says glad those four years are over. TDS patient is probably in hiding now.
Just looked at some of his recent videos. Dufes is a hundred times worse. WOW!
Im glad he's back 11:25
Big fan of your content man. Much thanks to you and to the team that helps you deliver this content! I'd totally watch your videos too if they are more than 30 mins long! You truly captivate our interest with your delivery! Wishing you and your team all the very best!
USHUAIA ARGENTINA
Agreed
... that was a crazy four years. Glad it is over!
Well, the crazy is back.
always a good moment when Johny Harris uploads
"Boy that was a crazy four years, I'm glad its over". lmao poor Johnny, so prescient, yet so blind to the political wind shift.
Wouldn't it be crazy if Russia was somehow convinced to sell any one of their islands in the Arctic circle to China just so China can even at least claim to have an actual territorial presence in that region?
They don’t even trust each other from time to time, there’s a reason why Mongolia exists as a buffer state.
The last thing Russians would ever want is to give away their lands, impossible
Keep your hands off, thieves! The Arctic Ocean belongs to Albania!
@@AustinCameron Explain
Not since their last regret selling Alaska
Team USA and Denmark! Keep Greenland with the West!
only if thats what the local people want
I am sure it would be facinating for the team to research or even make a video on the Norweigen Annexation of East Greenland "Erik den rødes land". Then furthermore how this conflict led to a new understanding in claiming desolate areas, and the requirement for Denmark to uptain sovereignty in NE Greenland with the Sirius Patrol.
I think this story is really interesting, especially in modern terms with the wish to be independant, how will the rules of desolate sovereignty work today.
Amazing documentary, well done for seeing the future ;)
Love your short documentaries on Greenland. I hope you continue to focus on Greenland a little further because they deserve the publicity :)
Glad those 4 years are back after the 4 years we just had 🇺🇸 love the videos Johnny
Bro had a vision 😭🙏🏼
Thanks, I love the video in Spanish (Dubbed into Spanish) ❤
Greetings from Denmark. We love you guys up there, despite what our idiots in charge have done in the past. We'd be sad to see you leave, but want nothing but the very best for you as long as you let us come visit sometimes :)
Watching it now
January 11, 2025
Memphis Tennessee USA 🇺🇸
Well trump be like now " Not so fast johnny boy tighten your belts"😂
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Soooooooooo, are we doing a Part 2 of this.... considering the last 2 weeks?
Once again massive props on the editing and the story telling style. I think we would all be well served if you offered a course on storytelling with video.
thanks for the words of encouragement. always so helpful to hear positive words after all the effort that goes into vids like this
Ive been wanting Greenland since 2015. Its everything
Get ready for 4 more years Johnny. Are you moving to Canada yet?
You were way ahead of the curve. Just stumbled onto your channel. Love it and subbed. Thank you.
Maybe he is a cia
@@vigneshyenaganti3764 Who knos? When I got to the part of the video where he said he went seal hunting, I unsubbed.
"Crazy four years" and "Glad it is over." So the most recent past four years of destruction you like
People and countries should look for ways to take care of our Planet, to see what can be done so that the ice does not continue to melt instead of exploiting every single inch of this Planet.
It nature, Sweetheart. I will tell you what we can do: Adapt. ....just like we've been doing for a million years.
"crazy four years; I'm glad it's over."
Interesting and informational as always! ❤