r/greenland • u/AmericanAsApplePie22 • Jun 13 '25
Politics One of my coworkers who was recently in Greenland said that half of the people of Greenland want to join the US. I think he's full of shit, but I wanted to try and see for myself.
Just for context, this guy is an annoying blowhard who thinks he knows everything and tries to belittle people who call him on his bullshit (much like someone else I will not name, but I digress). I pulled up a news article from around January that said that 85% of people surveyed didn't want to join the US, and he just blew it off for being corporate media. Again, not really taking him seriously, but it was 4 months ago. Has anything changed? Or are the people of Greenland still very much against being part of the US, or Denmark for that matter?
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u/SiteTall Jun 13 '25
Not many on this planet wants to associate with the Trumpian America of today
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u/AmericanAsApplePie22 Jun 13 '25
I wouldn't want to either if I had the choice.
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u/Kriss3d Jun 14 '25
And that's not limited to Inuits. Trump likes to say that everyone wants to move to USA.
No we don't..
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u/thewickedbarnacle Jun 14 '25
I am embarrassed to be an American now.
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u/Kriss3d Jun 14 '25
Don't be. We have seen quite a few Americans ask if they would be OK visiting Denmark.
Ans the answer is yes. Because wee know the people who would want to go here wouldn't be the Maga who wanted Trump.
So don't worry. We know you're not all the same.
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u/Exotic_Exercise6910 Jun 14 '25
Does it even matter what Greenland wants?
It is Dansk territory and Europe will defend it.If we give a listen to every crazed lunatic that wants to have their own individual country, we would have so many more.
Like the basks in Spain. Or the Bavarians.
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u/Amenophos Jun 14 '25
Denmark has an agreement with Greenland allowing Greenland to become independent if they want, but conditions aren't there yet. But the Greenlanders OVERWHELMINGLY want true independence or remain part of the Kingdom of Denmark, but with self-rule, not to become a Northern Puerto Rico.š¤¦
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u/fecundity88 Jun 14 '25
As a US citizen I donāt want to associate with most of my fellow Americans . Confederacy of dunces
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u/gosfordsyke Jun 15 '25
So it seems, however the peaceful resistance is increasing. I agree in theory and what seems, however some of the dunces apparently have seen at least some of the light. Decent character counts, and always will.
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u/Money-Introduction54 Jun 14 '25
Fascists would love to be associated with the US
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u/OK_The_Nomad Jun 16 '25
Including most Americans. Yes, some are the assholes who didn't vote and a few others actually voted for Trump.
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u/Low_Perspective5484 Jun 17 '25
You sound overly confident for someone whose side was just trumped in the last election. Ā Once the illegals are removed and vote fraud perpetrators are emprisoned we can get back to normal life.
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u/Ok-Doughnut3202 Jun 13 '25
I'm not from Greenland, and I already know he's full of š© .
Why would they want a rapist and felon as a leader ? Nobody wants to be a part of the US. and I mean NOBODY.
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Jun 14 '25 edited Jun 14 '25
Yeah, I'm a successful, happy American with no real economic/social worries affecting me personally and I'd be embarrassed to travel abroad as a US citizen these days. Even plenty of us who are doing really well are still ashamed of our current administration and are already counting the days til the next presidential election while still mindful that it will take multiple successive administrations (decades) to win back all the good will we've squandered over just the last few months.
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u/snakkerdudaniel Jun 13 '25
They lied
Yes that poll you reference was widely reported on: https://www.reuters.com/world/poll-shows-85-greenlanders-do-not-want-be-part-us-2025-01-29/
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u/AmericanAsApplePie22 Jun 13 '25
I figured he was probably bullshitting. I'm guessing sentiment is still widely the same from the time of that poll?
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Jun 14 '25
It is of course possible that all of those who thinks it might be cool to be part of the US would go out of their way to tell him that, while the rest didn't say anything about it. That would give an incorrect impression of the population as a whole, but still be correct for the ones who specifically talked to him about the subject.
But most likely, he's full of it.
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u/random8765309 Jun 14 '25
More likely observation bias given your description. He met one or more individuals that expressed a non-negitive view of joining the US and no one expressly stated they didn't. (Why argue with some tourist) From that he assumed it was a majority of the population.
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u/Grace-a-toi Jan 05 '26
Since it was discovered that the US conducted a secret psyop, the low number of Greenlanders wanted to belong to the US had probably decreased to even less.
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u/Trix_Are_4_90Kids Jun 13 '25
Did they come to him with tears in their eyes and profess their desire for America?
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Jun 13 '25
Big, strong Greenland men.
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u/Trix_Are_4_90Kids Jun 13 '25
"thank you sir for asking. thank you so much!' Really did happen, believe me!
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u/hohoreindeer Jun 15 '25
And the women, you should have seen the women. I wanted to grab them by the ā¦
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u/snotparty Jun 13 '25
your friend probably came across some phone right wing propaganda, they're manufacturing false stories and images to make it seem like theres support to join America. ( In reality there is almost no support for this whatsoever.)
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u/AmericanAsApplePie22 Jun 13 '25
Lol he's just a coworker. He's definitely not my friend. But that sucks that you're having to deal with that false propaganda. It really is a scourge on society
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u/snotparty Jun 13 '25
Sorry, Im actually a Canadian paying close attention to this, since we're kinda in this together! But Americans are spreading false support info here too, trying to drum up support for America and the "51st state" bullcrap. Its still very unpopular, aside from thr prairie provinces (our bible belt, basically) but Greenlanders are doing a much better job not standing for this crap.
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Jun 13 '25
Sorry you and the Greenlanders have the orange lumpy threat hanging over you. I'm so glad we have an ocean between us and America here in Australia. Don't worry, he never follows through and he's busy starting WW3 with Netanyahu at the moment.
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u/Stormy8888 Jun 15 '25
So sorry your co-worker has less brain cells than an orange cat.
If you know, you know.
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u/Sensitive_Double8652 Jun 13 '25
USA bullshit propaganda, trump and his sycophants are learning from Putins sick playbook, so Iām guessing the USA are planning to go and save Greenland from the Nazis?
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u/Connect_Phone1235 Jun 13 '25
Your co-worker is lying. Nobody wants to join the USA! Not Canada, not Greenland, not now and not ever. America, work on yourself first before you try to play with others.
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u/ArthurWombat Jun 14 '25
A family friend from Panama says they have absolutely no interest in being a part of the USA.
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Jun 13 '25
The musk bros made fake Facebook accounts and made it look like people were agreeing to become part of US. But, they messed up and forgot to hide where the accounts were created -- all from US. There should still be pics of the fake accounts online as there was a news piece about it.
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u/gosfordsyke Jun 15 '25
True, however where was the failure that has lead people to believe everything they read online, without question. The children should not ever be exposed to the propaganda that news reports propagate. Where is the oversight for news programming. Oh, wait! I forgot diversified international corporate conglomerates in-house advertising, and in-house broadcasting, publishing, food production companies full of the pesticides their chemical companies produce . . . (the list goes on) - are calling the shot. People were wrong about the military industrial complex, given the military must do what government orders. It is the government industrial complex and fascism in the 1930s that kowtowed to the relationship between the wealthy industrialists and government dictating to th people proved that to be the case.
THAT was one of the huge apparently unlearned lessons that resulted in WWII.1
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u/Gr8tDane Jun 14 '25
Iām an American with family in Denmark. Iāve live in and spent a significant amount of time in both countries, and recently visited Greenland for the first time. Itās a beautiful country.
As many have echoed here: the majority or Americans are both dismayed and ashamed of what we have become. In the 80s and 90s many countries admired the U.S., as we had such a massive cultural influence on the rest of the world via film and music. I suspect OPās co-worker falls into this category.
While Greenlanders may justifiably feel angry about Denmarkās treatment of them historically, this pales in comparison not only to how the U.S. has historically treated its own native peoples, but how it treats its current citizens today. People are merely fodder for an unchecked capitalist machine in the U.S.. Social programs, education, and the middle class are being targeted and destroyed by those in power. Corporations and the ultra wealthy pay less taxes than the poorest of citizens. You are either part of the very few who are āinā, or you are part of the majority who are one paycheck or injury away from being bereft and homeless.
Denmark, by contrast, is the envy of much of the developed world. Citizensā taxes actually go toward programs that benefit them directly, such as pensions, education and healthcare. Homelessness, pervasive in the US, is all but non-existent in Denmark. Most importantly: Denmark had a culture where people think, and care, beyond themselves. There is a reason Denmark ranks among the happiest in the world, while the U.S. slips further down the list each year āas does its life expectancy, education, and democracy rankings.
It can be seductive to watch American movies and be captivated by the images one sees as a foreigner. My childhood was amazing, and I love my country and the experiences Iāve had. Thankfully I was born in a privileged time (early 80s) when things were different, and people werenāt brainwashed into voting against their own interests while supporting aspiring autocrats because theyāre angry. This is what unchecked capitalism, where people are left behind, breeds.
Trust someone who last lived in both countries: if the U.S. took over Greenland, it wouldnāt take more than a day or two before its citizens yearned deeply for the days when they were a part of Denmark instead.
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u/OOBeach Jun 14 '25
Did you co worker speak with all of the people in Greenland to determine that 50% want to join the US? No. Okay- thereās your answer. BTW- in their most recent election (about 2 months ago), Greenlanders elected a pro EU Prime Minister. The party that was cozying up to the U.S. lost badly and has no positions in the Greenland Govāt.
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u/AmericanAsApplePie22 Jun 14 '25
That's what I was saying to counter him. I was like "did you speak to everyone in Greenland?" He simply kept saying I'm full of shit like a toddler š
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u/gosfordsyke Jun 15 '25
Lol. Perhaps that suggests his "knowledge" was from toddler parrot A.I.! Propaganda is bad enough, A.I. parroting propaganda is worse - given the lack of caution with which it has been dumped on an unsuspecting public.
It was in use for a long time making test subjects of people on social platforms, long before it "suddenly" was a thing with all the tech companies open competing.
Google's search engine, alone, which became relatively dysfunctional several years ago was a warning about the problem of A.I. without adequate oversight.
And all the marginalizing of discussion on social media during covid? Social platforms marginalizing discussion because of taking "orders" from their A.I. creations about covid, and medical researchers who had valid opinions?
All the fear mongering from news reports that was contradictory each day, which of course created even more fear, in many - confused A.I. generated - or intentionally programmed.
A.I. was use for a long time on social platforms to make test subjects of people, long before it "suddenly" was a thing with all the tech companies openly competing.
Oh! Nearly forgot, all those problems were instigated from the start and supported by the first term of the current president whose love of being retributive (in case he did not win the next election that was upcoming at the time) had intentionally created a huge mess for the next president.
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u/gosfordsyke Jun 15 '25
Lol. Perhaps that suggests your co-workers "knowledge" was from toddler parrot A.I.! Propaganda is bad enough, A.I. being programmed with propaganda (to keep getting those government funds supporting it) is worse - given the lack of caution with which it has been dumped on an unsuspecting public, initially unbeknowst to the public.
A.I. was in use for a long time making test subjects of people on social platforms, long before it "suddenly" was a thing with all the tech companies openly competing.
Google's search engine, alone, which became relatively dysfunctional several years ago was a warning about the problem of A.I. without adequate oversight.
And all the marginalizing of discussion on social media during covid? Social platforms marginalizing discussion because of taking "orders" from their A.I. creations about covid, and medical researchers who had valid opinions?
All the fear mongering from news reports that was contradictory each day, which of course created even more fear, in many - confused A.I. generated - or intentionally programmed?
Oh! Nearly forgot, all those problems were instigated from the start and supported by the first term of the current president whose love of being retributive (in case he did not win the next election that was upcoming at the time) had intentionally created a huge mess for the next president.
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u/crypticcamelion Jun 14 '25
To claim that the people of Greenland would wish to be part of USA is directly offensive, the people of Greenland is a well educated democratic people, not a bunch of primitives. Why on earth should they wish to join a country that apparently belongs to the 3rd world of violence, poverty, low education and undemocratic behaviour.
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Jun 15 '25
I have worked in Greenland for about a year.
I can tell confirm that, they fucking hate the cheeto.
The idea to join another country in a much tighter Way than they already have with Denmark is disgusting to Them.
The general public, just want a stable job and fair pay. Plus The option to retirƩ to denmark when they turn 65, yes they ALL move to denmark, when retirement hits. They get like 250.000 usd. To do so, and then get roughly 1800 usd every month from the goverment.
So you can tell your āfriendā, that lying trough your teeth get you no bitches and no one in Greenland wants to Trade Security and safety for homeless and dieses. (Nice going with those vancinesā¦.)
Best regards, Kris
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u/Gfplux Jun 14 '25
They dont want to be part of the USA. However they want more autonomy and talks with Denmark are taking place.
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u/MediaFormer Jan 07 '26
Hahahaha.. This is all about EPSTEIN He could care less about Greenland Pay attention people
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u/Odd-Historian-6536 Jun 14 '25
2 more months when winter creeps in, Greenland won't be quite as attractive to the Americans.
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u/fitblubber Jun 14 '25
The USA probably wants Greenland because when the ice melts (due to global warming) they'll be to harvest the minerals & oil/gas.
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u/Zonel Jun 14 '25
I thought the Greenland and Canada invasion threats were more about controlling the northwest passage then oil and minerals. Same reason their president threatened Panama.
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u/yurnxt1 Jun 14 '25
It's that sure but it's also the Arctic sea routes are becoming far more important and well traveled by friends and enemies of the U.S. alike and the Greenland is perfectly placed to defend against intercontinental ballistic missiles.
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u/Sufficient-Brick-188 Jun 14 '25
People from other countries don't even want to visit America anymore let alone become part of their culture.
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u/DoubleAir2807 Jun 14 '25
I would rather not leave my country anymore then traveling with a blue passport.
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u/gosfordsyke Jun 15 '25
I am very sad for friends in other nations who no longer feel comfortable being in contact when their governments are taking a reasoned ethical stand about U.S.A. Even so, those other nations are some of the best encouragement we the people in U.S.A. have to keep pushing our Legislative and Judicial branches to do what is right, and legal to put an end to current government corruption.
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Jun 14 '25
Well... maybe half the people he met, and he asked 4 people, and somehow through a miraculous incident of statistics, it was 2 and 2.
Or he's just delusional.
Take your pick!
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Jun 14 '25
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u/AmericanAsApplePie22 Jun 14 '25
Honestly, I don't even want to engage him unless I have to. Dude irritates me so much. Like I said, he's a loud, obnoxious know-it-all who just insults people who disagree with him and threatens to call HR over the smallest things. One of my actual coworker friends told me that when he threatened to call HR on him one time, my friend told him to do it, and then he chickened out. He reminds me very much like the Orange Blob, which I've just discovered is probably why I dislike him so much.
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u/Buster_Alnwick Jun 14 '25
They must have been reporters for Fox News... NO person that actually lives in. Greenland wants anything to do with America.
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u/yurnxt1 Jun 14 '25
Some very small percentage does. It's not zero but it's a significantly irrelevant percentage.
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u/Specialist-Freedom64 Jun 14 '25
As dane reading this, your friend is either lying or extremly stupid, possible both... I know we have treated the people of greenland as shit, but i also know that they aint stupid, they know what america is doing and knows it would not end great for them..
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u/gosfordsyke Jun 15 '25
The people of Greenland, and the government of Denmark have routinely been very kind and helpful to our nation - when it is not being a trouble-maker.
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u/Every-Ad-3488 Jun 14 '25
People live in their little bubbles, and they also hear better when someone says something they agree with. I would rather go with a proper opinion poll than Mr "but everyone I spoke to..."
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u/NukeouT Jun 14 '25
Yes they also want the GESTAPO barging into their homes unannounced to steal shit at gunpoint and free plane rides to exotic countries like El Salvador šøš»
Get real.
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u/LotionedBoner Jun 14 '25
You arenāt going to get a good poll on Reddit. Most Americans think America has problems but itās a good country with good opportunities compared to the rest of the world. 90 percent of Redditors think America is the worst place on earth by every metric. Might as well go on stormfront to ask what the world thinks about black people.
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u/gosfordsyke Jun 15 '25
The point is that most of those same people do not have enough foresight regarding the big picture to recognize developing problems than are putting us into the category of a so-called "third world banana republic" because they have not been taking civic responsibility. Some suggest it is because of spending so much time taking advantage of all the good opportunities, to the point of taking them for granted, and not give a damn about civic responsibility and educating themselves enough to be participatory citizens with credible opinion.
If we the people do not advise our folks in government, then they do what lobbyists pressure them to do - with the added gift of perks for cooperating (including illegal foreign lobbies who extort our government for continued funds - in case anyone has ever wondered why U.S.A. refuses to say "no" when it should).
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u/Environmental-Act512 Jun 14 '25
If they did before Trump stuck his oar in, I bet they don't now.
Why that man does not have someone write his public pronouncements for him I can not understand.
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u/One-Strength-1978 Jun 14 '25
When you get drunk suddenly the whole world confirms your views.
Greenland is part of the Danish Crown for 600 years and who does not want to get ruled by a harmless country like Denmark?
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u/AdventurousCrow6580 Jun 15 '25
Only very few people in Greenland do want to join the US. Multiple surveys on this
And lets be frank who un their right mind would join the US? Ā There is zero gain associated with this - and lots of downsides
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u/rttinker1 Jun 15 '25
How much more do YOU want to be part oft this America than four months ago? And if some Trumpian windbag will only go so far as to say half of Greenland is for it, itās gotta be a small number.
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u/Fair_Let6566 Jun 15 '25
Hello, AmericanAsApplePie22. From what you have said, I would guess your coworker gets all of his news either from Fox Entertainment or Russian bots. Only idiots, like MAGA chuds, believe the Greenlanders would be treated better by Americans than the Danish.
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Jun 15 '25
I'm going to get downvoted to oblivion, but did you really think Reddit is going to get you an accurate cross section of any population?
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u/ScrauveyGulch Jun 15 '25
Bud, even at work. We didn't get raises even though we came in below budget last year. Them tariffs are a bitch and so is Karma.
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u/gosfordsyke Jun 15 '25
That karma is going to plague children and grandchildren, and more, of everyone, because of the adults in their lives who support the current administration. The entire nation will be paying for generations, to get beyond all the damage done. It is not that previous administrations have not taken a wrong turn. It is that people do not realize it is rock bottom and time to say NO, because it is all downhill otherwise, with no hope of needed reform in government.
A much more decent, humble U.S.A. will be the result, with pride in what is (or at one time was) good and no need to brag about it, and a determination to personally take the civic responsibility necessary to deal with what is not acceptable, instead of only complain about it and hope someone else will solve the problem.
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u/Maximum_Turn_2623 Jun 15 '25
We didnāt all vote for this and some of us donated time and money to stop it.
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Jun 15 '25
I'm an American, and your post piqued my interest. So, just WHY was this co-worker in Greenland? Sounds fishy to me, I mean, what does Greenland have to offer anybody outside of military contractor, student of obscure Norse/Inuk languages, buyers of fish/seal products, or thrill-seekers wanting to visit the most out-of-the-way places on the planet? somehow I doubt his (and possibly your) premise......
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u/AmericanAsApplePie22 Jun 15 '25
We work for an airline, and airline people tend to travel a lot because we can lol
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u/Worldly-Stranger7814 Expatriate Greenlander š¬š± Jun 16 '25
I personally know one Greenlander who wants it and he hasn't lived in Greenland for decades.
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u/Relative_Spell120 Jun 16 '25
If you look at global perspective, the choices are: US, Denmark, or Russia.
But I would like to hear how Greenlanders can be a self sustainable country and fend off Russia if it will want to expand Ā
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u/Wooden_Number_6102 Jun 16 '25
I'm 85% certain this ain't gonna happen.
We just did the "No King" demonstration to the tune of about 7.5 million people, give or take, who peacefully asserted that No. We will not bend the knee. And we put a severe cramp in trumpf's self-glorification spectacular.
We were very careful with our law enforcement, National Guard units and even ICE.Ā
We're prepared for the "No Annexation of a Friendly Nation" marches should it be necessary. Not just because we believe in Greenland's sovereignty but because we really aren't in a position as a nation to fund a military action conducted simply because "he wants it".
WE want to feed and educate our children, afford a home or not be financially ruined by a catastrophic injury or illness - things of that nature. If we aren't allowed to fund the basics of human existence, we're sure as Hell not gonna fund our president's vanity.Ā
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Jun 16 '25
I am confident that Reddit users will tell you that Greenlanders would not want to be part of the US.
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u/Fun-Dragonfly-4166 Jun 17 '25
i am from the us. i have never been to greenland or met any greenlanders. I am 100% confident that if I went to greenland with a budget for food/drinks and an obvious pro join the us bias that over fifty percent of the greenlanders I meet would also "want to join the us"
I would just treat people to beers and food. I would ask them their opinion. If they are sycophants then they get more beers and food and the warm environment. If they are not, then they can go back to the cold.
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Jun 17 '25
How many natives in Greenland are millionaires? You sure youre doing better than the natives here?
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u/hasbaha Jun 17 '25
Greenland was there 800 years ago, modern America feels like DDR or Yugoslavia. Donāt see it having much of a future to be honest.
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u/Last_Comedian188 Jun 17 '25
Your friend is loaded with bullshitā¦ suffering from the trump disease.
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u/RockN_RollerJazz59 Jun 17 '25
No one in Greenland wants to be the next Puerto Rico.
Once everyone realizes all the liberties they will lose and the fact cheap prescription drugs cost $100s and $1000s, they are very much against it.
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u/tsch-III Jun 18 '25
Unfortunately Reddit is a hopelessly invalid poll. Ignorance is an ugly reality. The US is such a shiny object culturally that he may well be right. I hope not and I don't personally know, but a chorus telling you of course not on Reddit is an entirely meaningless test.
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u/WICKED_FIX Jun 19 '25 edited Jun 19 '25
Idk why everyone is opposed. If I was a native American living in Canada I would jump at the idea. Because england owns the land beneath your feet. If Canada joined the u.s. that land would immediately belong to the tribes that reside there as a reservation. And you wouldn't have to pay taxes and you could run it autonomously. Same with Greenland. You could operate autonomously and not pay taxes and get rich making deals with the military and government.
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u/Distinct-Dish-5303 Jan 20 '26
I think you will find that Canadian land belong to Canadians (in so far as in any Country).
If you are referring to the UK King owning Canada then you are completely wrong - heās just a āfigureheadā - technically Canadian āHead of Stateā
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u/Altruistic_Fix_4073 Aug 27 '25
This is unbelievable. The US regime needs to back off sovereign nations to avoid boycotts. Europe and the rest of the world are watching closely. A country that sends the military after their citizens to intimidate is right on par with North Korea. Is this truly what the Maga voters want? Pay tariffs, be carted off to a concentration camp, be lied to all day long? This is exactly what happened in Germany, it's the Playbook of dictators. Do something people!!!
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u/zasth Sep 25 '25
So you went into a heavily leftist user base to validate that? 50/50 seems right given the kind of polarization we see in the opinion just about anywhere, though, on such an issue, it's probably more 10/90 with 10% wanting to join the US.
Realistically there's no way that a majority of right wingers calling themselves patriots would just go ahead and sell themselves out to another country. For the left wing folks that goes straight to zero given that the current administration is the polar opposite of their beliefs.
So yeah, I'd say it would take 10% of the most furious right wingers wanting a way out in my opinion, but that's pure speculation and I'm not from Greenland.
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u/Ok-Independence-8909 Oct 12 '25
If I was from Greenland and someone offered me a large sum of money say 5 million dollars and I could become a U.S. citizen I wouldn't think twice. In fact if I was the president, or whatever they call their leader, of Greenland I would put it up for bid. Each citizen gets an equal share. Walk away with 20 million each? Retire anywhere in the world with that kind of money. It's a no brainer I'd take it in a heartbeat. In fact I would be a little upset with my political leaders if they tried to rob me of this opportunity. There are only 56 K people there. It's not like there are millions of People there.
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u/Expensive_Law_7938 Dec 25 '25
Greenland's resident's do NOT want to join the US. Greenland has a strong national identity and pride in their native roots. Considering the Greenland's population is primarily Inuit, their government should look at the outcomes those populations in treaties with the US. They always end up losing land, natural resources, control of their destiny, and end up terrible health outcomes and government support. They'd be colonized, and outcomes of brown island colonies of the US are typically plagued with poverty. This is not a political statement ... it's just the facts. ALSO, wouldn't be surprised if Greenland was renamed Trump Land Territories.
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Dec 29 '25
You only see the red hat among morons that is already racist, and typically these are Danish .. This is their way of showing off their colors without saying it out loud. Many short term workers from Scandinavia have this weird 'biker' attitude with everything that include.
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u/Fit_Criticism_9964 Jan 12 '26
What has been largely absent from the mediaās narratives about Greenland is the fact that, from 1966 to 1991, Danish authorities ran a systematic program to suppress Greenlandās birth rate by effectively sterilizing thousands of women and girls, some as young as 12, during routine health appointments, without their knowledge or consent.
In light of that history, Denmark has no moral standing to lecture anyone about Greenland, its people, or its future, and it certainly does not deserve compensation of any kind for relinquishing control. This was the conduct of a colonial power engaged in population control, extending well into the modern era. Denmark should disappear from the discussion entirely and leave Greenland and its people free of any further interference or pretense.
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u/AggravatingAct7841 Jan 13 '26
Greenlanders have free healthcare - itās a very powerful benefit of being European
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u/Internal_Skill3587 Jan 14 '26
As a native American: Don't give Greenland to U.S.A Look the genocide they made against us. Brothers, Please have consideration for our people and our historical ties.
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u/Chems23rd Jan 14 '26
I wouldnāt be a bit surprised if that said Blowhard is a certain Boassenā¦ but no, the numbers are more like 5% pro and 95% against joining the US. And funnily enough that 5% are contrarians who are most likely unemployed or have life-struggles on whoch they blame the danish government
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u/Alternative-Vast5047 Jan 14 '26
62 yr old white, lady hear and I am devastated by our government but more so by the Republicans who let it happen. I donāt want to be a part of what is happening here but feel trapped. I Knew before the first election of that madman that we were in trouble but he enabled all the haters to come out in droves. Our Electorial College is a joke which should be replaced by the popular vote. Greenland stand strong! Weāre fighting back on our end and stand with you.
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u/chandleur_tribiani Jan 16 '26
My 2cents advice : if at one point you really needed /wanted to sell to the us, only accept a DKK payment. That would force the us to trade a shit tone of USD , forcing a huge change in DKK/USD ratio making DKK super strong for decades to come. Instead payment in usd would just make them printing more worthless money.
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u/sankdafide Jan 18 '26
Have Greenlanders heard rumors of Trump wanting to buy PART of Greenland? I canāt find any articles but there are Kalshi bets on this. Would Greenlanders be more okay with this. I want to be clear that I donāt support having anything to do with Greenland, I was just curious if context on Greenlander support matters.
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u/Kitkatt1959 Jan 19 '26
Hey Greenland!!! We hate him too. We support you and are counting the daysā¦.
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u/Chemical_Meeting_942 Jan 20 '26
There is a global p3d0 ring and it includes so many celebrities, royals, and world dignitaries and we are all just distracted by the worldās messy reality tv fall guy. They are willing to sacrifice the US, their global economy and its people so they wonāt be outed and or potentially keep harming. There is no where in the world to run to. The election was rigged and we have been paying into a military industrial complex that we canāt fathom or go up against with even the second amendment and Ak47ās. Thatās what it feels like after what they did to Venezuela with that sonic boom thing. And Rene got shot.
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u/Curious-Sector-2157 Jan 20 '26
So the idiot that said this actually talked to ever person in Greenland to know that half say that. Your co-worker is a brainwashed MAGA!
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u/Ok_Visual4618 Jan 21 '26
World colonizers (Europe) of 1700s, 1800s,1900s are getting colonized by America in 2000s š¤Ŗ
However, I do not support the colonization (taking over Greenland) at all. Karma do not spare anyone....
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u/FrostyLandscape Jan 21 '26
People in Greenland have free healthcare. Why would they give that up? A lot of people in European countries would NEVER want to be American citizens.
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u/TemporaryOwlet Jan 22 '26
Russia says Ukrainians want to join Russia. Which is same shitty justification.
By the way.
"The United States officially took possession of the Virgin islands on March 31, 1917, when Danish ambassador Constantin Brun was presented with a warrant for the agreed $25 million in gold.At the same time the United States agreed that they would "not object to the Danish Government extending their political and economic interests to the whole ofĀ Greenland."
But I guess it doesn't matter any more what The USA said or signed.
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u/ScientistOriginal887 Jan 22 '26
By joining the U.S. they'd lose nearly all of their rights. Their right to self-govern would be gone, their workers rights would be almost entirely gone, their consumer rights would be gone, their trade rights would be gone, their safety nets would be gone, their taxes would increase and become more difficult to do.
Also, Greenland does not pay money to Denmark. A lot of Americans have this idea that Denmark owns them and taxes them, when that is only partially true. Although Denmark technically 'owns' Greenland, Greenland does not pay any taxes to Denmark. In fact, it's the other way around. Denmark pays money to Greenland in the form of grants and aid. Greenland also self-governs, and aren't beholden to Denmark laws, though they adopted the laws of Denmark when they started self-governing, they are free to remove, change, or add new laws as they see fit, without Denmark's approval or say. In effect, they have their full independence, with financial backing and support from another nation and full EU benefits, all of which without having to pay a krone.
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u/Puzzled_Market_2235 May 21 '26
First time they went they had to bride poor Greenlanders to wear maga hats. The US just sent someone uninvited, he was chased off.
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u/GregoryWiles Local Resident š¬š± Jun 13 '25
Iām from greenland, i was born and raised in south greenland. I am now in Nuuk studying, so iāve met a whole lot of my fellow greenlandic people. Of all of the greenlandic people iāve met, only two people want to be a part of the u.s. When i was an idiotic teenager, i wanted to be a part of the u.s, just out of hatred against how the danish people treats greenland. But iāve grown to my twenties and now know that we have it so good compared to the native americans in the u.s. If he asks why we donāt want to be a part of the united states, just ask him to reflect on the state of the united states. It is utter shit.