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Was that bad for Danes?
Typically it is expected that sovereign states resist attempts at undermining their sovereignty.
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Was that bad for Danes?
some of them, very bad.
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>But if someone find diamond in the dark side of the moon, would you sell USA or just al to evil communist for money. >Would you sell your homeland? What does it mean for the USA to be my homeland? My family has been here for centuries but the government is working more for "new Americans" than those of us who built the country. In that sense my homeland has been given away without my consent.
Congrats on building the country! Oh wait, you didn’t, it was your ancestors. Not sure why you think you deserve something based on your lineage—that’s an unamerican idea if I’ve ever heard one. Your idea that there is some deep conflict between immigrants and people already here is also basically wrong. Immigrants have always been a huge source of strength for America and a net benefit to those already here.
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they can.. in fact most citizens of most countries can be foreign land holders.
But that wouldn't make it European land. The interesting part would be to buy a plot of land in the US, declare it EU soil which would be very interesting for airlines for instance due to flight rights.
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Don't you think using two points along the narrow strip of land at the southwestern tip of Alaska as indicative of the overall Alaskan climate is just a wee bit dishonest?
They are apparently the 4th and 5th largest cities in the state, so not a terrible example [1]. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Alaska
Anyway, however you think about the state, those cities are clearly not part of the Arctic.
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Canada is a member of NATO and yet it cannot assert its sovereignty over the Northwest Passage.
Because it is water, not land. The Nato partners consider it international water and does not accept Canadas claims. I don't think Nato would go to war to prevent anybody sailing past Greenland in international waters either.
Or to out it another way, NATO partners don't respect Canada's sovereignty claims because the Northwest Passage is too valuable and Canada can't enforce its claim. Contrast that to Taiwan, a nation that should be independent, (and is not 'international waters') but no major country is willing to recognize it as such.
Greenland would be the same way.
And by the way, Alaska and Louisiana purchases were executed because Russia and France respectively knew they were never going to be able to hold those territories and ceded it for cash.
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The issue is that if Greenland was valuable, Denmark wouldn't be able to hold it.
Some country would invade it? That seems unlikely these days…
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Because it is water, not land. The Nato partners consider it international water and does not accept Canadas claims. I don't think Nato would go to war to prevent anybody sailing past Greenland in international waters either.
> The Nato partners consider it international water and does not accept Canadas claims Or to out it another way, NATO partners don't respect Canada's sovereignty claims because the Northwest Passage is too valuable and Canada can't enforce its claim. Contrast that to Taiwan, a nation that should be independent, (and is not 'international waters') but no major country is willing to recognize it as such. Greenland woul…
No, because Greenland is part of NATO and none of the member states disputes that.
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America is the worst. Except for all the world powers that came before. Be careful what you wish for.
Things can get a lot, lot better than what America has to offer the world. Don't lose hope.
I'm genuinely curious what you imagine would replace the present American world order.
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America is the worst. Except for all the world powers that came before. Be careful what you wish for.
Things can get a lot, lot better than what America has to offer the world. Don't lose hope.