Greenlanders reject Trump with 85% majority against joining US

[unmagical@lemmy.ml]

Something being vital to your security doesn't make it yours. It may also be vital to Denmark's or Europe as a whole's security.

Maybe if you were nice to them they'll let you continue using your military base up there without having to go to war with all the rest of NATO.

[proprietary_blend@lemmy.world]

So you're saying there's a chance!

[overload@sopuli.xyz]

15% in support or undecided of being part of the US is pretty high, surprising

[pennomi@lemmy.world]

Not really, on virtually any poll with enough people, something like 10-20% of people will always be contrarian, no matter the question. You could ask if kicking puppies is evil and 15% would answer “it’s okay sometimes, as a treat”.

[iceblade02@lemmy.world]

Not surprising in the slightest. Greenland has to varying extents been affiliated with the Scandinavias for more than a thousand years now, whilst the connection to the US is... nonexistent.

[majorllama@lemmy.world]

When I've been a good boy mama let's me kick puppies.

[floofloof@lemmy.ca]

Canada was similar and I wondered who the hell these Canadians are who want to join the USA, and whether we can make them happy by just sending them there.

[30p87@feddit.org]

Could also be trolls, considering that the idea of a left leaning nation randomly joining a copy of 1930 Germany is pretty bizare

[hk65@sopuli.xyz]

It's the same rhetoric as Ukraine being vital to Russian security.

[rudeontuesdays@lemmy.world]

I've met some of these Canadians. They're conservatives who think Canada is a liberal hellscape and that being annexed by the USA would be a good thing.

[ep1cfac3pa1m@lemmy.world]

If my state wasn’t already part of the US I would not support joining.

[forrgott@lemm.ee]

Lol. Do you not know what "contrarian" means?

[30p87@feddit.org]

Yes, but with trolls I meant people going "What bullshit is that? Hell's gonna freeze before that happens, and this poll doesn't have a real impact anyway, would be funny to vote yes."

[a_baby_duck@lemmy.world]

President Musk hasn't paid the other 85% yet.

[corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca]

We call that Flatlander Syndrome.

[ceenote@lemmy.world]

Can parts of the US join Greenland, maybe? Just spitballing here.

[realitista@lemm.ee]

That's cute assuming he's going to give you a choice.

[realitista@lemm.ee]

What makes it yours is the military ability to conquer it and keep it. Which is why Greenland and Denmark should be vigilant:

[wytch@lemmy.zip]

Greenland's opinion doesn't matter to him, never did.

[allnewtypeface@leminal.space]

The 6% are probably bored people who think that everything is awesome in America, and when they join they’ll get awesome big cars and guns and rockets and superheroes and a Disneyland and cool flavours of Coke they only have in the US.