• Clbull@lemmy.world
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    Why is Trump so fixated on Greenland? Nuuk has less than 20,000 residents and the island is only really known for its fishing industry.

    Also I’m sure Denmark are part of NATO already so there’s already no additional military importance from buying the land.

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      Well trump wants to exit NATO so there’s that

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      There is potentially an immense amount of rare earth minerals buried under one of the largest supplies of freshwater. And it’s close to the arctic which would make it convenient location for refineries with arctic oil and gas.

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        Resources and climate refuge can’t be the major reason. Too long term payoffs.

        Military bases threatening Europe or the us depending on control, is only a big deal when considering policies that raise anger.

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          You’re giving too much credit if you think he thought of it. Others want him to get it for them. He’s old and unhealthy, but a useful stooge in the interim.

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      People think there is gas and oil under Greenland. And because of global warming it becomes much easier to extract it. Also Trump probably wants be closer to Moscow.

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        It’s a very large secluded island that’s about to get livable and he’s a real estate guy, a bad one but still. He’s not playing chess, he’s trying to buy land to setup billionaire playlands with zero poors. Don’t really want to live in the country filled with poors you just fucked up, that would be insane.