As a Puerto Rican who comes from a culture of people who constantly sing about their love for their island, who was told his island is a floating pile of garbage by orange man's fans, I don't think Greenland should expect anyone in Trump's administration to apologize.
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Wgh5551 day ago
+104
I find it unbelievable that Puerto Rico is effectively a colony and everyone just seems cool with it
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Kewkky1 day ago
+49
Right? Both in and out of the island, there's people that are okay with its status as a modern-day colony. At this moment in time, PR is the world's oldest colony, not having had any sort of independence or proper self-governing since it was established back in the 1500's. And even when there's downsides to being a colony, they're still okay with the status quo. It's wild.
I guess if you wanted to think about it in a more "positive" light (big quotation marks around that word, I'm using it veeeery loosely here), you could see it as a native American reservation, but instead of being forced out and pushed into foreign land, we were allowed to keep our ancestral land.
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OlderThanMyParents1 day ago
+6
> you could see it as a native American reservation
Hopefully no one ever discovers gold or sliver there. The US hasn't been good to reservations that turn out to have valuable mineral deposits.
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Kewkky1 day ago
+5
The Spaniards already took it all when they colonized the island and enslaved the native Taíno population back in the 1500s. The US was a little late, coming in and taking the island in the early 1900s.
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itszaidbtw1 day ago
-2
i think being a colony has kept Puerto Rico safe.
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Kewkky1 day ago
+5
Safe from what?
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itszaidbtw1 day ago
-4
Dont they get hit by yearly hurricanes? I assume USA helps a lot during those moments.
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Kewkky1 day ago
+7
Not yearly. Believe it or not, Puerto Rico gets hit less than both Florida and Texas individually get hit. It even gets hit less than Cuba and the Dominican Republic. We're not exactly "safe", but we're small enough that we mostly only get outer bands of storms moving by.
That being said, yes the US helps, but most of the reconstruction is done by Puerto Rico itself. Hell we never even received all of the money Congress had approved for us for Maria's reconstruction and a lot of people in FEMA were arrested and convicted of bribery and corruption for pocketing lots of it.
So sure we're "better off" because we get some money, but we'd probably be able to afford it ourselves if we weren't forced into a bad economic situation from so many controlling acts of Congress. It's to the point where we can't generate enough income to offset our spending or debt.
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Prestigious_Task71751 day ago
+18
Well, in their defense Puerto Ricans used to vote for it to remain like this, only in recent decades has the vote started to shift into a desire to become a real state, thing is of course the US government doesn't really want that because of many reasons (it would most likely be a blue state, giving the dems an advantage for example), so they just drag their feet.
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Own_Round_76001 day ago
+21
I dont want an apology, i want real and lasting consequences.
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glitch-possum1 day ago
+2
I want horrible things to happen to powerful people
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Easik1 day ago
+377
Of course they aren't just a piece of ice. They have critical minerals that orange man desperately needs to secure so he can wage his next "conquest".
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Wonderful-Pause10481 day ago
+94
Extracting these rare earth elements would be extremely costly and it would last too long to get them and T morelikely wouldn't live to see it,
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Successful-Purple-541 day ago
+64
It’s just being able to “say” he got them. That’s all that matters to him. The long term effects of how he’d gotten them, that the rest of us have to deal with, will be the problem inherited. And not a f*** given by him or his yes cunts.
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Sweet-Competition-151 day ago
+8
Are you seriously expecting rational and logical reasoning from dementia donnie?
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SerGT31 day ago
+27
Doesn't matter if *he* will. The American military complex requires funding for future terroristic endeavours.
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minyhumancalc1 day ago
+3
Same logic with Venezuela; that didnt deter the orange
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tigersharkwushen_1 day ago
+2
The US has plenty of minerals of its own, but they can't be mined due to environmental laws. If Greenland becomes part of the US, then their minerals can't be mined either due to the same environment laws.
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GrimHoly1 day ago
Alaska was mocked as “sewards icebox” when it was acquired, given time the minerals in Greenland may become more and more accessible with technology/ climate
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Donc-qui-et-Quand641 day ago
+3
Alaska is nothing like Greenland though. Just because they're the same latitude. You might as well compare Milwaukee with Marseille.
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GrimHoly1 day ago
+2
It is an analogy, when Alaska was purchased they couldn’t access the resources there and had no idea how much was under the ground. Now it’s one of the most resource rich states we have in terms of just raw resources. I was simply saying in the same way greenlands resources would become available the more we advance and the warmer the climate gets. Not saying it makes taking it justified either obv but it could be a reason he’s looking so hard into it
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Donc-qui-et-Quand641 day ago
+2
If Greenland's ice sheets were to melt that alone would raise sea levels by 23 feet. If it were to become economical to start mining under miles of ice then it would be because everything else is depleted and the world is fucked.
Its not like people haven't set mines up in Greenland (near the ice free coasts), they just almost all fail because they can't make enough money.
Alaska gets warm water currents coming all the way up from Mexico that allow it to have huge forests full of wildlife.
You might as well he talking about how can we start mining Antarctica. Alaska is tropical compared to greenland.
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Positronic_Matrix1 day ago
+1
It’s not an analogy it’s an analogue.
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ThePlanck1 day ago
-4
Its way too costly now, but once he nukes China and cuts the world off from their supply, the price increase will make it viable
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Facts_pls1 day ago
+13
You think US can nuke China and not be annihilated? Cool. Good to see where we at with common sense
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aldur11 day ago
+32
That's way too generous. Greenland, Canada, Cuba, Venezuela are just monuments for his grotesque ego. No different than his Trump towers.
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dafeiviizohyaeraaqua1 day ago
+3
Even people who rightly hate this monster sanewash him.
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viktorsvedin1 day ago
+8
Yeah, I'm sure Trump knows much about those critical minerals, like for example the famed Di-Li-Thi-Um, Kryptonite and Maidupium.
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MercantileReptile1 day ago
+3
The Unobtanium alone will make America great again.
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denNISI1 day ago
+6
Greenland doesn't want Trump to grab their land by the... ice?
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GayGeekInLeather1 day ago
+4
And it’s an isolated island that the billionaire oligarchs could treat as their own kingdom. Free any laws and human decency
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trisul-1081 day ago
+3
Orange Menace simply could not recall the name of the country ...
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Green_String_62241 day ago
+2
He makes me sick to my stomach!
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subparcarr1 day ago
+2
That might be the long term goal, but the way things are going I think he wants to isolate Canada and cut it off from all other allies.
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valeyard891 day ago
+1
Trump meant 'piece of ass'
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iCowboy1 day ago
+80
'Poorly managed piece of ice' that somehow gives its citizens universal healthcare and affordable education.
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greyl1 day ago
+26
Imagine calling another country poorly managed when your own is in the middle of yet another shutdown.
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Koala_eiO1 day ago
+6
And where the average adult weight is 100 kg.
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Thagyr1 day ago
+4
Trump should be the last person on Earth to say 'poorly managed' given his history of management anyway.
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Significant_Cow47651 day ago
+4
description of Melania...
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bijelo1231 day ago
+154
Greenland is not some piece of ice, but Trump is a piece of shit
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captainbawls1 day ago
+33
Piece of shit = piece of ICE
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Hikiko_Mori1 day ago
Well played.
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superarugy1 day ago
Heard what I said, Tone!?
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Specialist-Many-84321 day ago
+25
Where’s the reset button for the game of life I got put in?
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smurfsundermybed1 day ago
+19
I'm just trying to find a save point somewhere around 2014.
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HateYourFaces1 day ago
+3
Trying to reboot from save files before save files were save files, we’re all fucked.
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tigersharkwushen_1 day ago
+2
I would prefer somewhere pre 9/11.
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IFartOnCats4Fun1 day ago
+2
Try turning off and back on again.
Wait.. maybe don't try that.
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AstralWoman1 day ago
+38
Now, this is what its all about:
Venezuela = easy
Iran = Shit! Not that easy! I know.... I'll give Greenland a try to save face. Gotta be easy.
Greenland: 🤣🤣🤣 hey Denmark!
Denmark: Hey Europe & Nato!
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MessMaximum54931 day ago
+12
Where Cuba he said they're next lol
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Facts_pls1 day ago
+5
He forgot about it?
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HateYourFaces1 day ago
+5
He doesn’t care about that shade of brown.
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asdhjasdhlkjashdhgf1 day ago
+2
Cuba = c***** dream bubble burst by receiving ru-oil via ship from his best buddy putler.
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hackenclaw1 day ago
+1
Cuba got oil?
/s
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fruitloop000011 day ago
+1
Nobody get him into cigars
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moofunk1 day ago
+17
Donald Trump treats countries like women, man.
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WetFinsFine1 day ago
+21
It's all projection and dog-whistling:
"*poorly managed piece of ice*" is psyop speak for "*well defended land containing many tonnes of critical, valuable, rare earth minerals and mining potential*"
tell his orange ass to go fck itself
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mylawn031 day ago
+8
I wish people would just ignore his tweets. It would solve a lot of problems.
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Ok_Pause_77791 day ago
+8
Genuinely what on earth is Trump after
Does he intend to invade Greenland and take over
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viktorsvedin1 day ago
+9
It's obvious. To sow dessent and to weaken NATO and the EU while strengthening Russia and the new axis of evil.
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Constant_Section14911 day ago
+9
His Iran invasion isn't going well so need a quick distraction back to Greenland.
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Lucky-Elk-12341 day ago
+16
Chaos and the dissolution of NATO
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richarm871 day ago
+6
He considers Venezuela as a win (after all he's getting money)
But Iran is clearly a loss. Tries to cut bait and tell his clan it is a win
He's looking for an easy win again... we all thought Cuba by Trumps actions against them (but I'm guessing daddy Putin said no)
So he's back to Greenland (after putin told him nato is a paper tiger - he literally said putin told him this)
He just want to have expansion so his name is in the record books saying he expanded USA. And his dementia riddled brain feels he would be loved if he did
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Appropriate-Day67141 day ago
+9
Resources and the Free Cities for Thiel and Co
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ViolettaQueso1 day ago
+7
Trump is in fact a complete Icehole
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According-Bet-1411 day ago
+4
At this point, I would just answer with: "Trump who?" and keep going through my day, taking care of actual problems.
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RickDeckard_PL1 day ago
+3
Piece of ice is inside trump head
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IMGcertified1 day ago
+3
Haha....get it ? some piece of "ICE"...
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Drabenb1 day ago
+3
They are a 97% piece of ice to be fair.
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AnalogFeelGood1 day ago
+3
Orange man needs what, in his mind, will be an easy victory, after the Iranian fiasco. It’s either Greenland or Cuba.
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h3rpad3rp1 day ago
+3
We're back on f****** Greenland again?
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foul_ol_ron1 day ago
+1
He's bored of Iran- they wouldn't let him win.
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steve_ample1 day ago
+6
That's right. They are a rare minerals-free protectorate of Denmark, the place of Wegovy and Ozempic, which they are always happy to continue supplying Americans with.
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Specific_Frame85371 day ago
+5
We've gotten the fat Americans hooked, so I think it's only time we cease the shipments.
Lets see how they deal with the withdrawals.
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GoodIdea3211 day ago
+4
Something like 90% of Americans are against anything hostile with Greenland and Denmark. Trump is insane.
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Specific_Frame85371 day ago
+7
That's nice.
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GoodIdea3211 day ago
+1
It's not nice here, it's like the country is set on fire almost every day by Trump and when someone else puts it out he says he solved it.
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Specific-Month22061 day ago
I'd rather them stop so that compounding companies get an exemption due to the shortage and we can start getting it for a fraction of the price again.
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SnivyEyes1 day ago
+5
Meanwhile the Us has a literal cabal of p3d0s running the country.
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MikeSteamer1 day ago
+6
I would tell the US that this piece of ice wants your POS Space Base gone off of it.
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Svedjemarker1 day ago
+2
For fucks saké, f*** Trump. He is a rambling old fool, unimportant, senile and soon gone.
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CalmBuddy691 day ago
+2
Of course Greenland is not some piece of ice. Iceland is!
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Ambitious_Address6671 day ago
+2
I always wonder if when trump says this shit if he genuinely doesnt care, or if he just is so dumb he doesnt know. Like if he did know he would still say it because hes a d***. Its just disrespectful as hell either way I guess
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bosorero1 day ago
+2
Both can be true
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Edge-son1 day ago
+2
Remember the sniper guy who missed his head?
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Calimariae1 day ago
+3
When his earlobe magically grew back in a week?
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MikeSteamer1 day ago
+2
They should tell the US that this piece of ice wants your POS Space Base gone away.
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IndubitableMatt1 day ago
+1
“She’s no great piece of ass!”
- Navin Johnson
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GenJohnnyRico1 day ago
+1
If there are so much minerals worth trillions just waiting be mined, why isn't Denmark/Greenland already mining them and making money?
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therealmaz1 day ago
+3
Denmark does not mine Greenland's resources primarily due to the island's harsh Arctic climate and challenging geography, which make mining operations extremely difficult and costly. Additionally, most mining efforts have not progressed beyond the exploratory stage, and Greenland's government has expressed a desire to maintain control over its resources.
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RainyDayColor1 day ago
+2
I so appreciate these densely informative gems that somehow surface above the noise. Thoughtful question, well-considered answer.
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BlahBlahBlackCheap1 day ago
+1
No, you're a piece of ice covering some great oil, rare earths, diamonds and other goodies. To the oligarch robo-puppet at least.
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godzillabobber1 day ago
+1
Trump's married to a piece of ice.
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Queltis60001 day ago
+1
Doesn't Trump realize he'll be dead long before an even hypothetical takeover (and resulting benefit from that takeover) would happen?
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Andrzej19631 day ago
+1
What did you expect from a rapist?!
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mastah-yoda1 day ago
+1
That angry baby's post was not supposed to be dignified with a response.
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FixedFun11 day ago
+1
Trump's goverment is piss on ICE.
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Doughtnutz1 day ago
+1
Relax, orangupedo wants Iceland. Well that's what he said.
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Barbu-Genial1 day ago
+1
Trump est gâteux.
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matariki4251 day ago
+1
I think someone just told trump Greenland isn’t green
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No-Manufacturer-24251 day ago
+1
I'll gladly move there, become a citizen, and do whatever it takes to preserve the culture and sanctity of Greenland.
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jert31 day ago
+1
Greenland's political slogan these days should be 'Hands off our children!' -- Orange Diddler would be sure to shut up about taking the country, if so.
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SydBarrett19891 day ago
+1
I would rather live in Greenland than here. If it weren't for my family ties here, I would do everything I could to be a citizen.
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soyeahiknow1 day ago
+1
Trump needs something new to distract from the Epstein files
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cursetablet1 day ago
+1
I know from experience
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wyflare1 day ago
+1
Good comeback greenland
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jahathebrn1 day ago
+1
Still, it's better than having a country swarmed by ICE. Hopefully Trump's (farewell?) unconventional peace tour will leave Greenland and indeed everyone else alone.
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Illustrious-Job-63901 day ago
-8
Greenland needs to learn to just stop feeding the troll. The more you recognize this idiot exists, the worse off you are.
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Unusual_Ant_53091 day ago
+12
Absolutely not. Call the bully out every time. Mock them mercilessly.
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Matcha_Ice_Cream1 day ago
+10
So... you proposed they just shut up and let trump took over?
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Illustrious-Job-63901 day ago
-6
Who's stupider, the old man yelling at clouds or the guy that joins him?
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tech_and_org1 day ago
+6
I mean, if the old man yelling at the clouds is waving around a loaded gun in your face and you’re doing nothing, then yeah that’s on you.
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foul_ol_ron1 day ago
+3
Or the country that continues letting him be boss?
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IXPhantomSeekerXI1 day ago
-6
Yea mocking a dumb mf with the power to control one of the strongest military in the world is not a good idea I get you are trying to virtue signal and all but no
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Zielonomi211 day ago
+1
He can't even deal with Iran and his pedo urges, lol.
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richarm871 day ago
+5
I feel they need to talk to Iran's PR team.
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roesingape1 day ago
-5
They have a population less than Flint Michigan. Can Flint Michigan be a country?
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OlderThanMyParents1 day ago
-1
If Greenland would just create a "Greenland Peace Prize" and award it to Trump, everyone could go home happy.
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