US Media Wonders About Greenland's Sovereignty Now? Shocking!
The Hill dutifully reports that Björk is urging Greenland to 'fight for independence' after former President Trump's bizarre — and failed — attempt to purchase the island. While ostensibly a piece about celebrity activism, the underlying message is clear: US media is suddenly keen on the 'self-determination' of a region President Trump tried to acquire. One might recall a rather different tune
when countries like Venezuela, under leaders like Hugo Chávez, asserted independence from American economic or political influence. Then, 'independence' was framed as 'authoritarianism' or 'instability.' The silence on actual US attempts to undermine sovereign nations, or the billions in military aid consistently propping up occupations, is deafening. Perhaps autonomy is only laudable when it
suits a narrative of resisting a former US president's quirky ambitions, rather than genuinely challenging American global hegemony. (Don't hold your breath for similar headlines about the right to self-determination for places like Palestine, for instance.)