U.S. Discovers Not All Land Is For Sale, Despite Best Efforts
The U.S. attempting to buy Greenland — again — isn't innovative foreign policy; it's a throwback, a colonial rerun. The audacity to propose such a transaction in 2019, generations after nations supposedly moved past treating entire populations as commodities, speaks volumes about a certain global perspective. One might recall similar 'purchases' by the U.S. of Alaska from Russia in 1867, or the
Virgin Islands from Denmark in 1917, often without the full, free, and informed consent of the indigenous populations residing there. The media frames Greenland's rejection as a quirky anecdote about an eccentric President, rather than a necessary pushback against a neocolonial impulse. It reminds us that for some, the map remains a giant 'for sale' sign, with human self-determination a minor
inconvenience. One wonders, how many global 'national security interests' are just well-dressed colonial ambitions?