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[–] BlackPenguins@lemmy.world 30 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (4 children)

Why do we want Greenland anyway? It's the icy one, right?

No but serious question. What value does it have?

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 46 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Mineral and oil extraction made easier by global warming. But the real prize is open shipping lanes over the Arctic.

Here's a great break down of the economics:

https://www.removepaywall.com/search?url=https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/01/23/the-arctic-climate-changes-great-economic-opportunity

[–] Sludgehammer@lemmy.world 39 points 4 days ago

Well that's nice and all, but IMO the real reason is Trump got laughed at last term when he suggested buying Greenland, and now he has to buy it to show how good of an idea it was and that he totally wasn't upset by the mocking. Like when you tell a toddler not to do something and they immediately start doing it more.

[–] BlackPenguins@lemmy.world 17 points 4 days ago

Well damn this is depressing. Leave it to humans to capitalize on a dying earth.

The article is ... interesting:

For bears of both the market and polar kind, a planet without an ice cap is a tragedy. The Arctic is warming four times faster than the world at large, causing ice to shrink by an area the size of Austria each year. Since the 1980s the volume of ice has fallen by 70% or more. The Arctic’s first ice-free day may occur before 2030.

[–] JPAKx4@lemmy.blahaj.zone 26 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It looks big on the map, trump thinks he's about to gain 50% more land for america

[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 28 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Resources, north sea access, missile defense.

It's dumb but with climate change it's valuable territory, geopolitically.

The stupidity is we already have all the military stuff we need there, and long standing agreements.

It's also Denmark's so we should fuck off.

In addition to it not being for sale, Annexation is bullshit because it doesn't provide proper representation to those that live there. The whole country was formed with ideas of representation and taxation in mind (albeit quite imperfectly). Anywhere the US flag flies, those under it should get full rights and powers as a citizen.

[–] Kingofthezyx@lemm.ee 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Anywhere the US flag flies, those under it should get full rights and powers as a citizen.

Including the moon. Especially the moon.

[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

"I'm going to show you the dark side of the moon"

[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 4 points 4 days ago

"no one can defeat the quad laser"

[–] jaxxed@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 days ago

It's also only 50k population, so it won't affect the voting distribution. Adding socialist Canada would likely sway the distribution as Canadian conservatives trend more Like US democrats.

[–] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 days ago

Northwest Passage claim

[–] superkret@feddit.org 3 points 4 days ago

It borders the US and is populated by white people.
Notice how he also talks about Canada becoming a US state.
He doesn't want to expand the US to the south, cause that would make Mexicans US citizens.

But he's basically internalized Putin's logic that territorial expansion is good.
Even though that kind of thinking is over 100 years out of date.