US President 'Mulls' Buying Greenland, Ignores Its People
Deutsche Welle dutifully reports on the White House confirming Donald Trump's 'active mulling' of buying Greenland. This move, framed by the White House as a 'strategic' play, overlooks Greenland's 57,000 residents and their explicit rejection of any such proposal when it was floated in 2019. It's a remarkably consistent pattern: global powers, particularly American ones, frequently view
indigenous lands and populations as chess pieces on a geopolitical board, rather than self-determining entities. One might recall the historical precedent of the 1867 Alaska Purchase (from Russia, without asking the Indigenous Alaskans) or the 1898 annexation of Hawaii (a coup against a sovereign nation). The US history of acquiring territory often involves a unilateral declaration of intent, with
little regard for the local populace—unless, of course, they happen to be 'allies' when convenient. How many times must land be 'bought' when its inhabitants have no say? This isn't diplomacy; it's a glorified colonial wish list, dressed up as 'strategy'.