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Even before Trump’s inauguration in January, he was aggressively mooting a renewed version of his first-term idea of “buying” Greenland – which his administration sees as a valuable asset for its strategic location and its considerable natural resources – this time with threats of military action and tariffs if Denmark did not comply. This came after a whistlestop private visit to the capital, Nuuk, by his son, Donald Trump Jr, which despite being a private trip was broadcast across the world on social media by his entourage.

Among an electorate where little polling takes place, analysts are reluctant to predict whether the ­coalition led by Greenlandic prime minister Múte Egede, of Inuit Ataqatigiit (the ruling democratic socialist pro-independence party) will remain in power. Naleraq, Greenland’s largest opposition party, has been gaining traction with its prominent voice for independence and openness to collaborating with the US.

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[–] cygnus@lemmy.ca 41 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Very disingenuous article. Why did she not mention the recent poll that shows only single-digit support for joining the US?

[–] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Please quote where it says anything about joining the US.

[–] cygnus@lemmy.ca 27 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It doesn't, that's the problem — it dances around the point while remaining just short of pointing out that Greenlanders overwhelmingly do not want to join the US, which is a rather important piece of context when half the article talks about the US.

[–] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

So the article doesn't say one word about joining the US, but your comment discusses it, and you justify it by saying the article talked about the US.

Make it make sense.

[–] cygnus@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 month ago

Based on your comments so far I'm doubtful that there's any way that I can successfully explain this to you, but imagine an article about the Anschluss that doesn't talk about Nazi expansionism. This is like that.

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 24 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Ok but they’re not voting on joining the US!!! This is trash journalism.

[–] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Nowhere in the article does it say they're voting to join the US.

Naleraq, Greenland’s largest opposition party, has been gaining traction with its prominent voice for independence and openness to collaborating with the US.

[–] tate@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 1 month ago

"mooting?"

I do not think that means what they think it means.