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0 pointspetcat3mo ago0 comments

I don't care about Greenland one way or another, but I find it funny that the Europeans are so visibly upset about this when the Danish took the territory without permission themselves and are now crying that an even bigger thief might want to come take it from them.

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sillyfluke3mo ago

This is 1814 we're talking about, right? That's only a decade after Louisiana Purchase just for reference and before the Mexican-American war. I guess we might as well give all that back to the Mexicans? You can play this game to the end of time. There's a reason for statute of limitations in law.

petcatOP3mo ago

1953 is when Denmark asserted complete ownership of the territory and it ceased just being a "colony". That's not exactly ancient history.

sillyfluke3mo ago

So? The US prior to 1776, those specific colonies that became the US, were British colonies, are you claiming before that those colonies weren't considered British?

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voidfunc3mo ago

I mean if Mexico wants to come up here and invade us to take it back they can try, but it's not going to end well for them.

permo-w3mo ago

because the US would be upset about it

scotty793mo ago

Time is a factor. Taking land is what was done in the past. US wanting to do it now is as if Mexico decided to revive slavery and threatend to capture Afroamericans in USA. It's a touchy subject and I think most of US wouldn't be exactly on board with this idea.

Especially since putin shows us exactly what happens if you try.

petcatOP3mo ago

> Mexico decided to revive slavery and threatend to capture Afroamericans in USA

It's a bad example because the power balance doesn't make sense. I think you will have a hard time coming up with any example where USA would be on the receiving end of something like this.

permo-w3mo ago

the power balance isn't relevant. the original commenter said that they find it funny that Europeans get upset about Trump pretending he'd take Greenland. honestly the comment just seems like deliberately triggering 4chan-esque fare with little to no value to it. the power balance is completely irrelevant. it's one territory not happy with another power coveting its territory. how bizarre and unexpected

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energy1233mo ago

Meanwhile they turn a blind eye to Turkey taking Cyprus because they need Turkey on side for the migration crisis and Ukraine.

Everyone operates on self-interest but not everyone is smug about it.

anticensor3mo ago

TRNC is a separate country with its own laws, even though it is pretty much economically dependent on Turkey.

sillyfluke3mo ago

1814 vs 1974? seems a bit of a stretch. See above comment.

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sillyfluke3mo ago

petcatOP3mo ago

1953 is when Denmark asserted complete ownership of the territory and it ceased just being a "colony". That's not exactly ancient history.

sillyfluke3mo ago

So? The US prior to 1776, those specific colonies that became the US, were British colonies, are you claiming before that those colonies weren't considered British?

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voidfunc3mo ago

I mean if Mexico wants to come up here and invade us to take it back they can try, but it's not going to end well for them.

permo-w3mo ago

because the US would be upset about it

scotty793mo ago

Especially since putin shows us exactly what happens if you try.

petcatOP3mo ago

> Mexico decided to revive slavery and threatend to capture Afroamericans in USA

It's a bad example because the power balance doesn't make sense. I think you will have a hard time coming up with any example where USA would be on the receiving end of something like this.

permo-w3mo ago

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energy1233mo ago

Meanwhile they turn a blind eye to Turkey taking Cyprus because they need Turkey on side for the migration crisis and Ukraine.

Everyone operates on self-interest but not everyone is smug about it.

anticensor3mo ago

TRNC is a separate country with its own laws, even though it is pretty much economically dependent on Turkey.

sillyfluke3mo ago

1814 vs 1974? seems a bit of a stretch. See above comment.

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