Trump Threatens Greenland, World Spends Billions on Ice
The NYT's urgent coverage of Trump’s hypothetical annexation of Greenland conveniently sidelines the actual, ongoing annexations and occupations the U.S. actively funds. While concerns about a rogue ex-president eyeing an ice sheet are valid, the global media's selective outrage is glacial. For instance, the US continues to funnel billions in military aid—$3.8 billion annually to
Israel—facilitating the very 'hard way' land grabs they condemn elsewhere. Critics might remember that this isn't the first time the U.S. has dismissed indigenous self-determination when strategic interests (or mineral deposits) were involved. One might wonder if the 'hard way' is only concerning when it's explicitly stated by a former reality TV star, rather than implicitly funded through defense
contracts and diplomatic silence. How many sovereign territories can be occupied, their people displaced, before the 'international community' finds its voice, or perhaps, a convenient ice floe to park its outrage?