• Maggoty@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Why does everyone keep taking Trump at face value? His security concerns are a cover for the resources American companies want to extract from Greenland.

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      Because Greenland is open for business without the threats. Arguably, it’s less open for business now.

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      Moreover, it is possible that this is one of his hander’s favourite strategies. He’s making a lot of smoke about the whole Greenland thing, so he is trying to bury something bad in the news. Potentially how staple item prices are going to skyrocket in the US when your oil, lumber and more than half of your raw minerals cost 25% more.

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          Don’t need to steal it if it’s offered to you… I don’t understand… That’s going to be my motto for the next 4 years. I expect it’ll only get worse

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            Unless the offer is everything is free and the US gets to control its territorial waters then it’s not a good enough deal to them. Again, why buy when you can steal.