Europe 'Worried' by Greenland Annexation Talk, Silent on Its Own Perpetual Imperialism
📰 THE STORY: Alain Berset, the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, warned that former US President Donald Trump’s suggestion to purchase or annex Greenland if Denmark refused would dangerously erode the post-World War II international legal order, likening it to Russia's annexation of Crimea. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: The 'post-World War II international legal
order' Berset champions is the very framework that legitimized the continued colonial exploitation of vast swathes of the Global South. For centuries, European powers like Denmark, Britain, France, and Belgium, engaged in outright annexation, often through brutal military force and economic subjugation, without a peep about 'undermining legal order.' Just look at France's ongoing influence in its
former African colonies, or the UK's lingering colonial outposts like the Falklands/Malvinas, maintained through military presence to this day. The 'legal order' was built on stolen lands and resources. Double Standard: The West champions the 'self-determination' of nations when it suits their geopolitical interests (e.g., Ukraine), but completely ignores it when it comes to their own colonial
legacies (e.g., French Polynesia, New Caledonia) or when Indigenous populations seek true sovereignty. Trump's hypothetical offer, while crass, involved a financial transaction, unlike the violent seizures that defined European expansion. Furthermore, the US already maintains numerous military bases globally, including the massive Thule Air Base in Greenland itself since 1951, a strategic Cold War