What Do Greenlanders Think is Best For Their Future?

By Rich Kozlovich, Tags: Greenland and Donald Trump, Greenland: Did You Know?

Ever since Trump declared America needs to take over Greenland in some fashion the pundits have been having a good time at Trump's expense:

"the chattering classes nearly herniated themselves from laughter. Late-night comedians, blue-check Twitter “experts,” and self-appointed geopolitical geniuses on cable panels all united in synchronized mockery. “Greenland? Is he starting a collection?” they joked, smug in their ignorance. But the laughter only exposed how unserious these voices are when it comes to actual statecraft."

Well, let's explore this.  Today this article, About that spying-on-Denmark hysteria, by Stephen Helgesen appeared at American Thinker saying:

The acting U.S. Ambassador to Denmark was recently summoned to the Danish Foreign Ministry's woodshed over the kerfuffle over the Trump administration's new directive to step up surveillance or information-gathering as intelligence agencies prefer to call it on Greenland.  Reactionary journalists and some politicians here are portraying the directive as a slap in their collective face, something akin to a declaration of a soft war.

As far as I'm concerned, it really doesn’t matter to leftists, anti-American Americans, Democrats, and Europeans who been leeching off America since WWI, what America does, since they will always find some justification to find fault.

After WWII ended Europe was filled with starving people, and one of the most humanitarian efforts the world had ever seen was the Marshall Plan.  Millions of lives were either saved or made much better by that plan, the cost of which would be the equivalent of 133 billion dollars today.  The French resented the Marshall Plan and fought against it since it was their view it enhanced America's position in the world, and diminished their position in the world.  Ego versus starvation, what a vile mentality.

An attitude which has been a foundational social paradigm throughout French history. Even during the war De Gaulle, who was being financed by the allies, said he really didn’t care what happened to the allies as long as France came out ok.

Instead of giving them a seat on the UN Security Council, they should have been treated like the collaborator nation they were, and the same is true of Denmark.

While there were resistance movements in each country, the fact remains, they collaborated.  The French leadership surrendered and accepted what was called Vichy France, a collaborationist government led by Marshall Petain.   Once Denmark surrendered and was occupied by Nazi Germany, Denmark was a conquered nation, and was now nothing more than a geographical designation, no longer existing as an independent nation.  Since they had no “government in exile”, Denmark no longer owned anything, including Greenland. Which FDR or Truman should have simply taken possession of since it was now free from Denmark’s ownership, and a strategically important land mass.

Over fifty years ago I grew tired of hearing - "America's allies abroad" don't like this or don't like that - and I really got sick of hearing these nitwits saying, “when will America learn” this or “when will America learn” that. Learn from who? These European failures?  I could care less what they think, and could care less what happens to them since these nations have already chosen multiple paths to national suicide.

One month ago Helgesen posted a piece describing the fundamental differences between Denmark and the U.S., which are vast. 

What he described is the unjustified arrogant thinking of the European elite, which has been going on since America was founded. Constantly looking down their noses at America, and I got sick of hearing these nitwits saying: “when will America learn” this or “when will America learn” that. Learn from who? European failures?

All of them money grubbing, ungrateful, incompetent failures that only exist because America spent thousands of gallons of blood and trillions of dollars saving them - militarily and economically - and that economic number goes into multiple trillions of dollars as a result of the Bretton Woods thinking.   Yet, with their idiotic globalist economic policies, compounded with their multiculturalist, green, and immigration policies, they’ve thrown that away.

Many Americans have recognized who and what European leadership is really all about, and have been tired of their arrogant stupidity for decades, and really don’t care what Denmark, a nation with a population of 5.947 million thinks. In Ohio we have 11.88 million.

Europe is doomed, and good riddance, they’ve been leech on America for over 100 years, and that ends now, but Greenland is an issue that can’t and won’t go away. 

Greenland is not for sale according the Danish government, and I think it wise to ask why?  When America entered WWI they asked Denmark to sell them the Virgin Islands in order to protect the newly opened Panama Canal and fight off Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare policies, and they agreed, their only warm water possession. 

During WWII the allies put military installations in Greenland, Iceland, and the Faeroes Islands again to counter German submarine warfare, and American's defense of Greenland has been going on ever since.  Denmark's contribution to Greenland's defense?  As far as I can tell it amounts to "a few Danish small warships (that also defend the Faeroes) and a 12 or 16 person sled patrol."  

Iceland declared it's independence in 1944 since Denmark as a conquered nation no longer existed, yet still relies on US protection, as neither Greenland or Iceland are capable of defending themselves.  One reader commented:

Greenland is of strategic importance for America’s national security. For Denmark it’s a point of national pride. In a world with hostile actors like Russia and China, the Danes need to swallow their pride and look at the bigger picture. Once they get past their hurt feelings, they will see that Trump is a benevolent leader who welcomes Danes to visit Greenland as tourists.

So, why is Greenland become such a big deal?  Both Russia and China are attempting to take advantage of their lack of defensive capabilities, and in this piece, David Victor Hanson explains why Greenland so vital to American interests?

I've been saving articled dealing with this issue for some time, and I think this is a good time to post the rest of the links.   

1. Make Greenland tradeable?  How about making Greenland a free trade zone?
2. Is Denmark Poisoning Its Cattle For The Bogus Climate Change Myth? Climate change is part of the plot for the planned obsolescence of the human race, and those pulling the strings don't give a damn what the temperature is outside 
3. What can we give Denmark for Greenland? - Greenland’s destiny away from “Denmarkification” and toward Americanization seems to be unfolding inexorably.

One commenter noted, "I don’t think Denmark can hold on to Greenland. Explorers claiming land for their country and flag is ancient history now. With Chinese and Russian “sharks” circling Greenland, the island residents won’t look to Denmark to save them, they’ll look to the United States for rescue. Greenland natives are probably already considering what would be in their best interests - financially and futuristically for their children and grandchildren - and the answer to that is pretty clear. China? Russia? Or the US?" 

 

Finally, at one point in order "scare" America,  France said they were going to send troops to Greenland, which is interesting since the French keep throwing out their governments on a monthly basis, and they've just been kicked out of all their former African colonies. So, now they're going to declare war on the United States? And Denmark is going to defend against America with dog sleds.  Ya just gotta see the humor in that, so, would someone post a laughing rolling on the ground emoji here.