Trump Wants Greenland: Colonialism, But Make It Great Again
Donald Trump claims anything short of 'US control' of Greenland is 'unacceptable,' according to Deutsche Welle. This isn't groundbreaking policy; it's a rerun of America's greatest hits, a century after Woodrow Wilson first offered to buy the island from Denmark in 1917, and then Harry Truman again in 1946. It seems some American leaders view international relations as merely a high-stakes real
estate negotiation, where indigenous populations and existing sovereignties are just minor encumbrances. One might wonder if the strategic value lies in Greenland's rare earth minerals, melting ice cap access to Arctic trade routes, or simply a desire for a bigger map. Either way, the principle remains: if a territory is deemed 'unacceptable' for local control, American 'control' is apparently the
only 'acceptable' solution. After all, why respect silly things like self-determination when there are resources to extract and spheres of influence to expand? (Remember Hawai'i?)