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[–] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 9 points 20 hours ago

There is also public anger about a documentary by Danish broadcaster DR that claimed Denmark earned the equivalent of up to 400bn Danish kroner (£45bn) from a Greenlandic cryolite mine between 1854 and 1987.

Yeah, the US doesn't want to "freedomize" Greenland. We want to exploit it.

[–] blakenong@lemmings.world 45 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

This is a brilliant way to “peacefully” take over a country. Manipulate minds to ask for a vote, rig election.

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 43 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Hey, it seems to have worked in the US, and there's a much smaller election to rig in Greenland.

[–] blakenong@lemmings.world 20 points 1 day ago

Makes one think it’s part of a larger plan. Brexit vibes.

[–] aubeynarf@lemmynsfw.com 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] NimdaQA@lemmy.world -3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

At least Russia had a ton of genuine support in Crimea.

Don’t really see that in Greenland.

[–] DaveyRocket@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago

I bet Elon can buy this election for just 10-20 million.

[–] CircaV@lemmy.ca 26 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I hope Greenlanders stand up for Greenland (Kalaaliit) and manage to keep out US toxic influence.

[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 35 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

If the majority of Greenlanders are actually dumb enough to want to be a part of the US — after watching it collapse into a fascist, kleptocratic, failed state — then it means the mental illness really has been transmitted via the internet and the whole world is quite possibly fucked.

[–] earphone843@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This might be out species's Great Barrier

Yeah it does have that feel to it, doesn’t it?

[–] ATDA@lemmy.world 22 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I mean I can't speak for other nations but who's looking in from the outside and thinking, "yeah mate Id like a piece of that!" past Russia?

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

90% of the landmass is under ice, so people want the water, and they're getting chubs thinking there might be deposits of rare earth minerals as there are in the Northern Territories of Canada.

[–] Bonifratz@lemm.ee 3 points 1 day ago

Isn't this also mostly about shipping routed which are expected to open up more and more due to climate change?

[–] NimdaQA@lemmy.world -2 points 1 day ago

Perhaps, China?

[–] Jimbabwe@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They’re gonna put their foot on the scales for this vote just like they did in the US presidential election.

[–] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 2 points 20 hours ago

I'm guessing they have few if any laws regarding foreign influence in elections because they never thought they'd need them.