Comment on Why Trump can't buy Greenland
kalkulat@lemmy.world 1 week agoImperialism is different than taking the land outright. Agreed. But a threat can be the beginning of a negotiation. Historically, the US wants the appearance of sovereignty to remain - just keep the right people in power.
dudeami0@lemmy.dudeami.win 1 week ago
I completely agree. The only deviation from past policies is that the United States did not want to take land, just keep the country under their thumb as to gain the economic advantage without the cost of actually making the country a US territory. The fact the United States has territories that are a long way from being states while they are talking about sovereign countries becoming the “51st state” due to supposed economic value is ridiculous. This is only being said because the incoming leadership is a strongman moron who just wants to appear strong, and stealing is something strongmen do.