The Danish foreign minister has summoned the top U.S. diplomat in Copenhagen to explain a media report alleging that American nationals linked to Donald Trump are attempting to infiltrate Greenland and run covert influencing operations there.

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        Just need a few friendly faces so the US media can push it as ‘it’s what they want.’

    • A Wild Mimic appears!@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      to their credit, infiltratiing a population of 57000 people which are 90% Inuit isn’t that easy, anyone new stands out like a sore thumb, and there aren’t so many ways to get there either; i’d say the covert approach isn’t gonna fly.

      Especially finding allies in the population is pretty senseless. Whoever lives there does so because it’s his home and he loves it as it is, i’d wager that there aren’t so many people who WANT to live in Greenland when you aren’t born there.

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      You can’t bring freedom to a backwards and obviously oppressed people without putting the DJT signature on the bottom on the check. Freedom costs a buck o’ five. /s

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    USA is not an ally to anyone, just look at how they’ve behaved against Canada, a country that is generally considered USA’s closest ally for decades.
    Denmark too has been one of the closest allies to USA for half a century. And USA could easily make defense agreements regarding Greenland with Greenland and Denmark. Yet they choose to behave like an enemy!!!

    USA is behaving like an enemy, and behaving like an enemy, actually makes you one.

    For Christ sake, stop the purchase from Denmark of F35!! What the fuck is our government thinking continuing that moronic program?

    Edit:
    Yes yes yes I get it, I was wrong about Canada supporting USA in the revolution. I’d have preferred not to change the text so many people have already responded to, but I keep getting the same message over and over again.

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      I wouldn’t say we’ve been their #1 supporter since the war of independence. On average over the last 300ish years, sure. They did invade us in 1812 though.

      • 𝕱𝖎𝖗𝖊𝖜𝖎𝖙𝖈𝖍@lemmy.world
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        They did invade us in 1812 though.

        Fun fact, the US barely teaches anyone about the war of 1812 🙃 It’s usually like, a page in a textbook for most people. It’s rare for anyone in the US to actually know any details about it, or even what it was about.

        I look forward to the reenactment of the big fire

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          Oh yeah it was 100% them being hostile. Canada was basically the easy target to take out frustrations they had with the crown. Didn’t work though they mostly just cost thousands of lives and got the white house burned down.

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        It’s been a while since I’ve been in a history class, but I wanna say France was typically considered the US’s closest ally during and after the revolutionary war. Not sure how close that relationship has stayed since, though.

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      We didn’t support the USA’s fight for independence. They invaded us and we kicked their asses. They tried again in 1812 with similar results.

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        Yeah, Canada is literally the only country that has ever razed our capitol. They literally burned down the white house. I mean technically they were British at the time but they were the great great grandparents of today’s Canadians. As an American it feels really intensely stupid saber rattling at them when they’re friends by default.

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          That’s not quite true. The people who burned down the White House were British, full stop. It was mostly Canadians that fought off the American invasion and won the war, but the burning was done by fleet of ships carrying British troops that had been stationed in Bermuda at the time.

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            Oh I stand corrected. I still respect Canada, but now respect the British even less than I did previously.

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        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada–United_States_relations

        At the outset of the American Revolutionary War, the American revolutionaries hoped the French Canadians in Quebec and the Colonists in Nova Scotia would join their rebellion. They were pre-approved for joining the United States in the Articles of Confederation. When northeastern Quebec was invaded, thousands joined the American cause

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      Canadian here. your statement is categorically false.

      America was our enemy up until around the 1900s. the colonies that became Canada were loyalist, IE, opposed to the secessionist revolution. And we were also invaded by America in 1812. There may have also been plans for a second invasion in the 1860/1870 after the Civil War.

      It wasn’t until about the first world war that we were even remotely allied. and even then, Canada went to war first in both world wars. only to be joined by America 2-3 years later. We were not formal allies until we founded NATO together.

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      Just look at how they’ve behaved against THEIR OWN PEOPLE. This current government is evil, stupid, and self-destructive.

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      Canada (before it was Canada) burned the US White House down. That’s why it was originally painted white, to hide the burn marks.

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    This is so stupid.

    And you all know why the government wants Greenland, right? What US industry stands to benefit?

    Oil.

    It’s so shallow and obvious, it’s unreal.

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    Deport all of them immediately

    But not after keeping them in some detention camp for a few months without any reason

    No mercy for these lying fascists

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    Here’s your answer: trump is a vile traitor cunt who’s putting on a show to satisfy his unbounded narcissism. Americans don’t want Greenland. We have enough land.

    It is astounding how much Putin was able to damage this country by exploiting the vile republican filth.

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    “We can ascertain that there are continuously foreign actors showing interest in Greenland and its current position within the kingdom. Therefore, it should not come as a surprise if, in the near future, we see foreign attempts to influence the kingdom’s future,” > “Any attempt at interference in the internal affairs of the kingdom will, of course, be unacceptable,” he said.

    DR had reported that at least three Americans with close connections to Trump were involved in the influencing operations, citing eight anonymous sources in both Denmark and the U.S., including government officials.

    Polling of Greenlanders indicates little appetite on the island for being absorbed into the U.S.

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      My mom recently toured several scandanavian countries, including Denmark. She prefaced more than one conversation with, “Yes, I’m an American. And I have exactly zero interest in invading Greenland.” She said it got some laughs and everyone was friendly. I think most people understand that not all Americans are fucking morons.

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        Idk what the OG comment was but I’m American and live in Denmark and absolutely no one has even accused me of being trumpy or even been negative that I’m American. More so its “oh so sorry your country is a shit show and wow how terrible for your friends and family still there”

        People are pretty well educated here and understand that half of Americans fucking hate what’s going on

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      I’m pretty sure that most people know that only the kind of people who haven’t seen much more than their home state in the US agree with Trump, you’ll be fine :-)

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    Paywall = clickbait. If they want your money they can say anything just to get you to click.

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      You could say the same about Australia and Jamaica being part of the British Commonwealth. Historical politics is complex.

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        At least Australia has currency sovereignity.

        The historical crime of colonialism isn’t that complex, we just don’t want to talk about it.

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    Those wooden shoe wearing bicyclist will rue the day they didn’t put up the for sale sign! /s