U.S. Media Shocked 86% Oppose Taking Land By Force
A new Quinnipiac poll, highlighted by The Hill, indicates 86% of Americans believe the U.S. should not take Greenland by force. This constitutes breaking news for those who might have assumed 'national sovereignty' was a universally applied principle rather than a selectively deployed rhetorical tool. One might wonder if similar polls are ever conducted concerning territories whose inhabitants are
less, shall we say, 'pale'. While Americans can apparently distinguish between diplomatic acquisition and military invasion when it concerns a large, sparsely populated island, this discernment rarely extends to regions where U.S. geopolitical interests are more... robust. The very notion of polling whether 'taking land by force' is acceptable seems utterly bizarre, unless its purpose is to draw a
bright, moral line around aggression—a line often blurred or erased entirely in other, more 'strategic' contexts. Funny how that works.