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Greenland is a beautiful nightmare

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625 points zdw | 1 comments | 27 Sep 25 15:46 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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ck2 ◴[27 Sep 25 16:44 UTC] No.45397371[source]▶
fun-fact: CIA is currently mucking around in Greenland trying to get rid of people against annexation

this is not going to end well

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0j9l08902eo

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-polit...

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danielscrubs ◴[27 Sep 25 17:17 UTC] No.45397624[source]▶
Exactly my thoughts.

I think US ownership (not necessarily of land) is inevitable, but it is going to take a couple of decades of these kind of polarising pieces.

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threemux ◴[27 Sep 25 17:54 UTC] No.45397967[source]▶
I think it even makes sense if it were pursued in a different way. Greenland is looking for full independence but can't really hack it financially without aid. I think the COFA (Compact of Free Association) model that we have with Palau and Marshall Islands would work well.

We get expanded military rights and potentially some mineral/drilling rights, while Greenland gets protection, lots of money, access to USPS domestic rates, and probably increased tourism in addition to the independence they desire. Their citizens could also live and work in the US indefinitely.

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1. watwut ◴[27 Sep 25 21:40 UTC] No.45399553[source]▶
The primary threat to Greenland is USA and USA is extremely unreliable country. USA can't sell protection. It may extort or invade or commit some kind of atrocity ... but is not capable of selling protection.

You are talking about getting a colony and stealing their resources.