President Trump Eyes a New Real-Estate Purchase: Greenland

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  1. struth

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    Um it’s a part of Denmark, and was just granted home rule in 1979. Denmark can sell it, just as we could sell off PR
     
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    It is a country within the Kingdom of Denmark. Like Scotland is a country in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

    Entire countries are not "sold" in this day and age. Some territories have been sold in the past, but not in post-colonial times.

    The idea is absurd. The fact that you are trying to defend Trump for having such a moronic idea only serves to show how much of his con-man Kool Aid you have drunk.
     
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    So true. If Obama had floated the same idea, struth would have whined about how we are broke and can't afford to buy an icy piece of rock where no-one wants to live. With Trump, he swallows the kool aid without questioning, because of Trump...
     
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    Three fits every news cycle. Jeez.
     
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    Watch when he loses the election. Then you will see some REALLY unhinged tweets.
     
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    BTW: Haven't seen you post in a while. Good to see you back!
     
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    Thanks..

    Evidently Trump offered $200 for Greenland and said he'd throw in Don Jr.
     
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  10. struth

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    And the United Kingdom could sell each of those off. The United Kingdom is the nation.

    It’s happened though out history, it’s acruslly something we thought about just a few decades ago
     
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    Lol...Do you think that he'll ask the Russians for the loan, like he has for all his other recent "deals"?
     
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    As unhinged as Hillary, not being able to even admit defeat until the next morning? Or how about after accusing Trump that he would never accept the results, she does exactly what she said he would do?

    We all had to fear for our daughters and leave the country immediately the next day. He would start WWIII and destroy the economy instantly. Don’t remember all that hysteria that hasn’t come true?
     
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    She admitted defeat. It took a few hours, but so what? That is hardly unhinged. And I have never seen anything saying she does not accept the results.

    If you can come up with a quote from her that is unhinged, please provide it. If you come up with anything I'll bet that it will be, at most, mildly critical.

    If Trump loses he will be flinging slings and arrows in all directions. He will question the integrity of the electoral system. Hell, he might even refuse to vacate the WH. Or at least threaten to do so / imply that he will do so.
     
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    Just like lots of shortsighted people called the acquisition of Alaska 'Seward's Folly'.
     
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    I doubt he'll launch a soft coup attempt.
     
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    He already has. On behalf of Russia. Consciously or not, he is helping Putin undermine American democracy.
     
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    Greenland isnt autonomous by definition.

    Its dependent on Denmark for 2/3'd of its economy (which are subsidies from Denmark),

    It has no military, and the Danes can't even get their military to the island.

    The only military presence is the USA's.
     
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    Seems like you are bitterly clinging to a false narrative.
     
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    by winning an election? hahahahaha

    why do you all hate democracy?
     
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    I take that as a yes.
     
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    This is pretty much a confirmation that Trump supporters just want to go back to the days of outright colonization, where the livelihoods of entire nations' inhabitants are bought and sold at whim. Sure, Greenland may not be fully autonomous, but if you think there is any chance that this "sale" would ever go through in the modern era, you're a loony tunes.
     
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    Trade PR for Greenland?
     
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    What if the people of Greenland supported this? Lots of people in Hong Kong would love to still be a UK colony, and the vast majority of people in Gibraltar want to remain a colony and not given to Spain.
     
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    Its no more colonization than Samoa or the virgin islands.

    Trump has a way of making things happen while people call him loony tunes.
     
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    glad we agree, why do you think so many Trump supporters suffer from TDS?
     
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