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Donald Trump ridicules Denmark and insists US will take Greenland (www.ft.com)

submitted 5 days ago by Irelephant@lemm.ee to c/europe@lemmy.ml

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[–] SynopsisTantilize@lemm.ee 10 points 4 days ago (3 children)

As an American...."why!?" What's the point?

[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.ml 6 points 4 days ago

You get all of the maritime rights around it
You get all of the mineral resources as the ice melts
You can block the NW passage if you want as the north arctic ocean melts out

[–] purplemeowanon@lemmy.ml 5 points 4 days ago

World domination via military expansionism, hence the control of key military and supply routes, with global warming opening up formerly frozen parts of the far north. Why world domination? A combination of greed and fear. A lust for power and a fear of the punishment for the crimes Trump and his ilk know they're guilty of. I'd recommend anything from life in prison to public [Terrariaifica]tion.

[–] reagansrottencorpse@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

It's close to China and Russia, it's also likely full of natural resources that will become available as climate change continues to worsen.

[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

Close but no cigar, mineral rights are the front page to get his dumb self absorbed base into it. The main swing imo as far as I can tell is to control more shipping hence the move on the Panama canal and friendly extensions to Egypt (suez).