Starmer 'tells Trump to back off' Greenland, White House 'forgets' its own colonial shopping spree
📰 THE STORY: Keir Starmer has reportedly told Donald Trump to 'back off' regarding his alleged threat of a trade war over Greenland. The Independent frames this as a grave threat to international stability, sparking fears of economic recession and retaliation from European allies like France and Germany, all while linking Trump's actions to a rumored Nobel Prize snub. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING
YOU: Historical Context: Trump's 'offer' for Greenland in 2019 was indeed outlandish, but the US has a long history of attempting to acquire or control strategically important territories. In 1853, the US offered to buy Cuba from Spain for $100 million. In 1867, it purchased Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million—a move widely derided at the time but which secured vast resources. The US has made
multiple attempts to purchase Greenland itself, notably in 1946 from Denmark for $100 million, viewing it as vital for national security due to its strategic location and mineral wealth. This 'trade war' isn't about unprecedented US ambition, but rather a characteristically crude articulation of long-standing imperial objectives. Double Standard: Mainstream media, including The Independent, paints
Trump's overt 'trade war' as an abhorrent disruption to global order. Yet, the systematic extraction of resources from the Global South by Western corporations, often through coercive trade agreements, sanctions, or even direct military intervention, is rarely framed with the same alarm. For instance, the destruction of Libya in 2011 by NATO forces, which opened the country's oil reserves to