Trump, Greenland, and the Dangerous Return to Imperial Thinking

[ArcticGong]

Right-wingers are busy trying to rationalise and sane-wash this behaviour. 
 

http://youtube.com/post/UgkxgnZMhB6mWC8O_qYkqPr7r0V5-kh1fF1v?si=OTsbY02I5149KfVI

[zazen]

On 14/01/2026 at 6:47 PM, Elliott said:

Europe doesn't need the u.s., this is just cowardly. Venezuela has more courage....

 

 

How Europe feels sending 50 soldiers to Greenland:

Trumps just announced tarrifs on NATO allies over Greenland:

I think the US empire is trying to lock in Greenland because of its increasing strategic importance.

It’s already within the US orbit but under Euro sovereignty that still requires cooperation and permission they’d rather not ask for.

Imperialism wants total control - especially over possible riches and leverage via trade corridors and choke points.

What could give Europe more importance and geo-strategic value is being snatched away before it becomes relevant.

Europe needs to start carving out its own autonomy and hedging pragmatically rather than being sucked into bloc thinking. Canada boosting ties with China in the “new world order” for example.

Edited 9 hours ago by zazen

[Twentyfirst]

19 minutes ago, zazen said:

I think the US empire is trying to lock in Greenland because of its increasing strategic importance.

 

Not sure if this was mentioned yet in the thread but Venezuela and Greenland could be energy extractors for fueling this whole AI fantasy

[Basman]

3 hours ago, zazen said:

I think the US empire is trying lock in Greenland because of its increasing strategic importance.

Your overestimating Trump. He's not motivated by strategy, but by feeding his narcisism. It's because it's a big ass island and it that makes good TV. The US already has strategic access to Greenland. This is about planting a flag and holding a big rambly speech afterwards. "It was very very cold, but the special forces, they they, such nice samples, worked so hard. So hard working. That horrible Fredriksen was calling me. She's so horrible. We needed Greenland for national security."

[Basman]

Distracting from Epstein motivates Trump more than national security. 

"That horrible Mette Fredriksen. So horrible."