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A YouGov poll found that 46% of Danes view the US as a major threat, surpassing concerns about North Korea and Iran but trailing Russia (86%).

Additionally, 78% oppose selling Greenland to the US, though 72% believe Greenland should decide its own fate.

The poll follows heightened tensions over Trump’s repeated claims that acquiring Greenland is an "absolute necessity" for US economic security.

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has sought European unity in response, warning of shifting relations with the US.

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[–] PolyLlamaRous@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago

Calm everyone. Trump does not want Greenland, never did. He also doesn't care about the gulf of Mexico or Panama cannel.

It's just a distraction and negative media overload method that he uses. And you know what, it works. Here we are talking about this and not the serious things.

[–] Teknikal@eviltoast.org 3 points 10 hours ago

Not going to lie if I was Danish I'd probably be feeling Anti American enough to start giving China the mining contracts instead. That way if Trump does invade he's not only going against Nato but also China.

That said it should probably be in the hands of the Greenlanders themselves but not sure a referendum is wise looking at the likes of Brexit etc.

[–] Blackout@fedia.io 91 points 20 hours ago (12 children)

Can someone poll Americans cause I vehemently oppose the purchase and subjugation of Greenland. And I also vote Trump gets run over by a train.

[–] PolyLlamaRous@lemmy.world 0 points 2 hours ago

Trump does not want Greenland, never did. He also doesn't care about the gulf of Mexico or Panama cannel.

It's just a distraction and negative media overload method that he uses. And you know what, it works. Here we are talking about this and not the serious things.

[–] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 20 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

Get a train and do it yourself.

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago

I've been looking for any possible way that an average Joe can make a difference and havent been able to come up with any plan. So now I have one. Will go out after work and see about buying a train.

[–] Blackout@fedia.io 19 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

I get started then lose focus and start watching anime. See, this is why Americans need immigrant labor.

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[–] los_chill@programming.dev 12 points 15 hours ago (4 children)

What is the real reason trump wants Greenland?

[–] SLVRDRGN@lemmy.world 7 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

I feel he saw how big it was on a typical map and thought "I can double the size of America. All we have to do is kick out these no-name unimportant suckers who happen to be there"

[–] Pilferjinx@lemmy.world 5 points 11 hours ago
  • sincerely, every imperialist nation to ever exist.
[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 26 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

Rare earth minerals, exclusive arctic economic zone... and a theoretically easy territorial expansion to ensure his unconstitutional reelection.

[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 14 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Also he is stupid. That's probably an important reason.

[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 8 points 12 hours ago

That's always important to keep in mind!

[–] earphone843@sh.itjust.works 16 points 15 hours ago

Also, prime real-estate for when the ice caps melt.

[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 17 points 15 hours ago

Mostly as a distraction while he pillages the government coffers and sells off foreign interests to Russia and China.

[–] renrenPDX@lemmy.world 7 points 14 hours ago

An excuse to access the war purse strings.

[–] teamevil@lemmy.world 30 points 19 hours ago

As an American, I agree, who the fuck cares of that orange turd wants it. He's a monster

[–] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 18 points 20 hours ago (6 children)

How the hell do only 78% oppose?

[–] NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 10 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (1 children)

There's always about 25-30% insane people in every population. It's roughly the same percentage of Canadians who are SOMEHOW pro-US invasion of Canada

It's insanity

[–] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 6 points 12 hours ago

It’s roughly the same percentage of Canadians who are SOMEHOW pro-US invasion of Canada

Yeah, I noticed some of those users when blocking a bunch of magas elsewhere, and it was very o_O to see, too.

[–] cygnus@lemmy.ca 10 points 18 hours ago

The article doesn't show the full data but there's probably a good chunk of "don't know / not sure" in that 22%.

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[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 18 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

So more than half have not been paying attention?

[–] P1nkman@lemmy.world 42 points 20 hours ago (3 children)

I live in Denmark, and was at a farm store, where the attendant said that musk did not do a nazi salute. I then jumped in and said "well, let's see your do that", which she did, and none of the others reacted to a girl in her late teens doing a nazi salute. You have no idea how many supports AfD and Trump has in Denmark...

Where i work, there's about 120 employees. 5 of them loves Trump, and one even proudly wears a MAGA hat. It's a fucking shit show in the country side.

[–] billiam0202@lemmy.world 22 points 20 hours ago (3 children)

It's a fucking shit show in the country side.

So just like the US then.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 18 points 18 hours ago

PROPAGANDA. WORKS.

Goseph Gerbils is laughing in his hell

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 10 points 18 hours ago

People are people and people are stupid.

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[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 7 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Do the schools teach history well in Denmark? Part of the problem in the USA is that people simply don't know the history of Nazism and the Holocaust.

[–] P1nkman@lemmy.world 8 points 16 hours ago

I'm Norwegian, so the educational system is basically the same. Though, I'm not sure about today, but growing up in the 90's, we learned a lot about WW2, including pictures of when our elementary school was overtaken by the Nazis, so you'd think they'd be aware of it.

[–] ThePyroPython@lemmy.world 10 points 19 hours ago

Did you get a video? You know, so in the future nazi sympathisers get what they rightly deserve?

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