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Greenland is a beautiful nightmare

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Re: Greenland is a beautiful nightmare

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Post by morkalork »

idiotsecant wrote: post #6
ck2 wrote: post #3

fun-fact: CIA is currently mucking around in Greenland trying to get rid of people against annexation this is not going to end well https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0j9l08902eo https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-polit...

I don't think that's an accurate characterization of either of those articles. It sounds like they're trying to find groups who want to be independent, probably with the goal of artificially propping them up. It's still gross, but not as gross as hunting dissidents.

>find groups who want to be independent, probably with the goal of artificially propping them up

The same thing is happening in Alberta. It is unsettling and disturbing

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Post by ryangibb »

> The second I stepped outside I was set upon by a flood of mosquitos like I have never experienced before. I have been to the jungles of Vietnam, the swamps of Florida and the Canadian countryside. This was beyond anything I've ever experienced.

> There are bugs in my mouth, ears, eyes and nose almost immediately. The photo below is not me being dramatic, it is actually what is required to keep them off of me.

> In fact what you need to purchase in order to walk around this area at all are basically bug nets for your face. They're effectively plastic mesh bags that you put on.

This is pretty standard for Scotland in the summer too.

Re: Greenland is a beautiful nightmare

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Post by dismalaf »

morkalork wrote: post #11
idiotsecant wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't think that's an accurate characterization of either of those articles. It sounds like they're trying to find groups who want to be independent, probably with the goal of artificially propping them up. It's still gross, but not as gross as hunting dissidents.

>find groups who want to be independent, probably with the goal of artificially propping them up The same thing is happening in Alberta. It is unsettling and disturbing

The Trudeau/Carney government is doing that all on their own. Just gonna drop this here:

https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.CD?location...

Edit - for those who don't get it, Alberta derives most of its wealth from oil. Successive Liberal governments have both restricted our ability to sell oil while taking significant amounts of money from Alberta in transfer payments. Since Alberta has a border with the US, we have pipelines going south. All the while the Canadian economy has been severely under-performing relative to the US government. The last 2 points naturally push Alberta away from Canada towards the US, without any potential political interference.

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Post by bikelang »

Having grown up in northern Indiana and having spent my honeymoon ski touring in Greenland - I must say I don’t find the two to be very comparable. The skiing was significantly better in Greenland and the people much friendlier to boot.

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Post by bradgessler »

tptacek wrote: post #5

It's funny to me that in portraying Indiana as a "blank state" he's highlighting one of the most beautiful parts of the state (the route through the Dunes along the Michigan lakefront; if you've seen "Road To Perdition", you know what that area looks like). It's not important to the article, a complete tangent, but I can't not call that out.

Unfortunately the dunes and lake are not visible from that stretch of I-94.

Southern Indiana is another beautiful part of the state. It's mostly rolling hills with lush green forests and farms.

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Post by a4isms »

morkalork wrote: post #11
idiotsecant wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't think that's an accurate characterization of either of those articles. It sounds like they're trying to find groups who want to be independent, probably with the goal of artificially propping them up. It's still gross, but not as gross as hunting dissidents.

>find groups who want to be independent, probably with the goal of artificially propping them up The same thing is happening in Alberta. It is unsettling and disturbing

No different than the Russians hunting for American dissidents to prop up. Well, a little different in that the Russians hunted for them in the Senate chamber and golf clubs.

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Post by internet2000 »

tptacek wrote: post #5

It's funny to me that in portraying Indiana as a "blank state" he's highlighting one of the most beautiful parts of the state (the route through the Dunes along the Michigan lakefront; if you've seen "Road To Perdition", you know what that area looks like). It's not important to the article, a complete tangent, but I can't not call that out.

Yeah I didn't open this link to see Indiana catching stray bullets. Does a disservice to this article.

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Post by danielscrubs »

ck2 wrote: post #3

fun-fact: CIA is currently mucking around in Greenland trying to get rid of people against annexation this is not going to end well https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0j9l08902eo https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-polit...

Exactly my thoughts.

I think US ownership (not necessarily of land) is inevitable, but it is going to take a couple of decades of these kind of polarising pieces.

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Post by tobinfekkes »

jamesblonde wrote: post #7
topkai22 wrote: post #2

I flew over Greenland coming back from Europe recently. From the air, the fjords and glacial snowscapes there and in northern Canada are profoundly beautiful and completely devoid of signs of humans in a way you don’t see even in some of the remotest parts of the US. Definitely worth opening the shade for if you have the opportunity

The best flights are to/from Seattle. Copenhagen/Seattle goes over the far north of Greenland.

Same here. My favorite pictures from flights are from the London/Seattle route over Greenland.

Re: Greenland is a beautiful nightmare

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Post by [deleted] »

dismalaf wrote: post #13
morkalork wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>find groups who want to be independent, probably with the goal of artificially propping them up The same thing is happening in Alberta. It is unsettling and disturbing

The Trudeau/Carney government is doing that all on their own. Just gonna drop this here: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.CD?location... Edit - for those who don't get it, Alberta derives most of its wealth from oil. Successive Liberal governments have both restricted our ability to sell oil while taking significant amounts of money from Alberta in transfer payments. Since Alberta has a border with th…

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