Donald Trump now genuinely lives in a different reality, one in which neither grammar nor history nor the normal rules of human interaction now affect him. Also, he really is maniacally, unhealthily obsessive about the Nobel Prize. The Norwegian Nobel Committee, not the Norwegian government and certainly not the Danish government, determines the winner of that prize. Yet Trump now not only blames Norway for failing to give it to him, but is using it as a justification for an invasion of Greenland.
Think about where this is leading. One possibility, anticipated this morning by financial markets, is a damaging trade war. Another is an American military occupation of Greenland. Try to imagine it: The U.S. Marines arrive in Nuuk, the island’s capital. Perhaps they kill some Danes; perhaps some American soldiers die too. And then what? If the invaders were Russians, they would arrest all of the politicians, put gangsters in charge, shoot people on the street for speaking Danish, change school curricula, and carry out a fake referendum to rubber-stamp the conquest. Is that the American plan too? If not, then what is it? This would not be the occupation of Iraq, which was difficult enough. U.S. troops would need to force Greenlanders, citizens of a treaty ally, to become American against their will.
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I’d be surprised if nobody was attempting to fubd a rebellion right now. But so far all I see is:
“Do something!”
“We’re up against at least 3 militaries”
“Trump is gonna invade my country!”
“Okay, I need organization and funding”
“WHAT ARE YOU DOING KILL HIM NOW”
Like some sort of 3rd graders idea of how rebellions work. Everyone is down, its the how thats got all these small cells screwed
We have no meaningful leadership. The only mass actions I hear about are standing on streets holding signs, and “economic blackouts” that are short, distant, and ineffectual.
ffs the dems shut down the govt and i was like “oh cool cuz fascism right?” and they were “nah jk actually cuz healthcare!” and then rapidly caved with no concessions.
We need a Mamdani to say “if you can afford to skip work, please do so, and don’t go back until the madness stops”.
Did you hear we made Andy Biggs shit his pants? Called the cops and got us all removed or arrested? The real shit isn’t posted to socials. People are finding where these people live.
Sounds exciting, but no, I did not hear about this.