Will Greenland be the 51st state?

HRE wrote:

There is historical precedent. We bought the Louisiana Territory and Alaska from other countries. But it's not the 19th Century anymore and it's difficult to imagine that sort of thing could happen anymore.

And the U.S. sent squatters to illegally live in lands from Texas to California with the goal of stealing the those Mexico owned territories. The U.S. sent a lot more "American" squatters (many were European immigrants) to easily outnumber the Mexicans and Native Americans who lived there. Then it was a simple matter of the U.S. asking the "residents" which country they preferred to become a part of. The U.S. never paid Mexico a cent for that illegally occupied land.

Denmark was offered $100m for Greenland in 1946. The USA was told to go pound sand.

If I were them I'd get him to build a casino there, or a hotel. Then tax the shmit out of him

Well, it's green isn't it? GOLF COURSES!!!

theRanMan wrote:

Hounddogharrier wrote:

Correct : it DID belong to the Danes and Inuit . Now Trump will own it . Send it ICE to kick out anyone who isn’t a US citizen . Send them back to Iceland .

Come get it then! Come get some. We have Thor on our side (and not the version you saw in A:Endgame).

- Correction: The people in Greenland does not descend from Iceland.

Better yet, we have the indoor WR on 800m. So what ya gonna do? Send over Galen Rupp to show us some second-tier running?

I think we should work it in reverse. DENMARK should buy back most of Britain, considering the whole Northern half of Britain used to be Danish for about 400 years. Denmark has a higher standard of living than both Britain and the US, so it might as well. The newly happy Brits can pay for it via a mortgage and through increased taxation. It will be worth it. Britain is grim now, but sadly not Grimsthorpe.

Greenland wrote:

If Puerto Rico can't be a state, despite being a territory and it's residents being US citizens, then there is no chance of Greenland becoming the 51st state. Currently it is a Danish territory and they aren't willing to give it up.

Your welcome

We will not sell!

Yes it is official.

Greenland will be the 51th state.

A big Trump sign is already on it's way.

The new state will be called Trumpland and you guessed it right, will have a golf course.

FORE!!!! wrote:

Well, it's green isn't it? GOLF COURSES!!!

Not yet.

But we are all working on it.

Ice should be gone soon.

Any dems ripping this idea had better be careful. I just found out that in 1946, the US tried to buy Greenland when Truman was president.

" In 1946, the United States offered Denmark $100 million in gold to buy Greenland, according to documents in the US National Archives."

We did buy the US Virgin islands from them in 1917 for $25 million.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/16/business/how-much-greenland-cost-intl/index.html

That's true, today's dems should have to answer for their party's stance before they were born

Trump's idea to buy Greenland is extremely hypocritical since much of the projected value of Greenland depends on global warming which Trump claims is a hoax.

If we buy 'em we should rename it 'Redland'. Trump 2020! MAGAnificent!

A more literal translation of the Danish response would be, “Why would we want to be a part of your sh!thole country?”

Denmark currently sends $600 Million dollars annually in support to Greenland which makes up 60% of their budget. The economic benefits to adding Greenland as a US territory could have huge potential for growth in both our economy and Greenland. Think about industries like oil, natural gas, geothermal energies, commercial fishing, securing arctic shipping lanes, tourism, and military just to name a few. If the price is right it could be a great opportunity for generations to come. People are quick to teardown the idea because of how much they hate Trump.

No the UK is already lined up to be the 51st state after Brexit. A load of our politicians have been preparing the way for this for several years.

The Danes (really Vikings) raped and pillaged the indigenous Inuits, so the U.S. Is righting a wrong by buying this frozen shithole. Bet our Prez can work out hell of a deal.

rojo wrote:

Any dems ripping this idea had better be careful. I just found out that in 1946, the US tried to buy Greenland when Truman was president.

" In 1946, the United States offered Denmark $100 million in gold to buy Greenland, according to documents in the US National Archives."

We did buy the US Virgin islands from them in 1917 for $25 million.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/16/business/how-much-greenland-cost-intl/index.html

Yeah, I put them "Virgin" Islands to good use, huh?

If we're patient we can just walk right in, ..Greenland's got the highest suicide rate for young people in the world. We can send the homeless there to colonize it!

Snowdon wrote:

No the UK is already lined up to be the 51st state after Brexit. A load of our politicians have been preparing the way for this for several years.

Not the UK, it just will be England. Scotland will join the EU and Ireland and Northern Ireland will unify. Not sure about Wales.