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Eight European countries face 10% tariff for opposing US control of Greenland

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Re: Eight European countries face 10% tariff for opposing US control of Greenland

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cudgy wrote: post #317
anal_reactor wrote: post #300

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No I didn't. Nuclear missles are only relevant when the existence of the country itself is at stake. But when the war is at the edges of the country, then losing territory is preferable over nuclear war. Think about it - in case shit hits the fan, would you rather cede some territory like Alaska or Guam, or would you start nuclear war which results in complete annihilation of all major US cities?

Russians will just sit back and let China and EU take their territory with no response? Seems like you forgot about the nukes.

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Re: Eight European countries face 10% tariff for opposing US control of Greenland

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koonsolo wrote: post #325
cudgy wrote: post #283

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Self interests of whom? China is a diverse, huge country.

Every group is diverse. You want me to specify it to each individual? China as a country of course, what else?

Yes, countries are not monolithic entities. Such generalized statements don’t really mean much and don’t convey much. I doubt whether you know what self interest “China” is interested in as it would depend on context. I prefer statements like the leadership of China or the people of China or the military industrial complex of China or the Uighyrs of China. Even better it would be to provide accurate polls of the groups to determine what their self interest actually are. I think you would agree that all of these groups have different priorities and therefore different self interest.

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cudgy wrote: post #326
fritzorino wrote: post #322

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Trump’s unique awfulness in American and world history is indeed self evident and in forty year’s time nobody will ever admit to having voted for him, including you.

Trump is an awful character, but equating him to the worst villains of history (at this point in time) is dishonest and hyperbolistic. Also, assuming you know who I voted for is equally silly.

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Re: Eight European countries face 10% tariff for opposing US control of Greenland

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Post by fritzorino »

cudgy wrote: post #326
fritzorino wrote: post #322

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Trump’s unique awfulness in American and world history is indeed self evident and in forty year’s time nobody will ever admit to having voted for him, including you.

Trump is an awful character, but equating him to the worst villains of history (at this point in time) is dishonest and hyperbolistic. Also, assuming you know who I voted for is equally silly.

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cudgy wrote: post #316
tailspin2019 wrote: post #310

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> “throw caution to the wind” Would you say the US government is acting with “caution” regarding a country (not their country) of 57,000 “stressed-out” people who don’t want to be acquired ?

The president isn’t, but what does that have to do with your decisions?

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Re: Eight European countries face 10% tariff for opposing US control of Greenland

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cudgy wrote: post #316
tailspin2019 wrote: post #310

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> “throw caution to the wind” Would you say the US government is acting with “caution” regarding a country (not their country) of 57,000 “stressed-out” people who don’t want to be acquired ?

The president isn’t, but what does that have to do with your decisions?

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Re: Eight European countries face 10% tariff for opposing US control of Greenland

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Post by Imustaskforhelp »

defrost wrote: post #315
Imustaskforhelp wrote: post #312

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I am not saying that they are aligned with HN guidelines but I am saying that their core message was still valid (although I agree that perhaps it was written in bad way) & they don't really fit the ideal HN guidelines I agree with you and want to say that we shouldn't call people morons for voting for trump (unless they are voting because of their biases towards a particular race in which we can agree that that's ba…

My best advice would be to heed the guidelines and make the best case you can for whatever opinion you have without sliding into snark. That frees me from having to choose between [flagging] and [dead]'ing your comments or reminding you of the guidelines.

Agreed.

Re: Eight European countries face 10% tariff for opposing US control of Greenland

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Post by slfreference »

burnerzzzzz wrote: post #330
slfreference wrote: post #318

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Whitelands or Anglosphere will always be cooperating and coordinating because blood is thicker than water. So all these developments of Canada moving closer to China are superficial. When push comes to shove, the real affinities or allegiances will be revealed, ie the anglosphere will stick together.

Yes, its not like white people would start world wars fighting each other or anything

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z07v-ttoJZs

When Carlin asks about the last white people America bombed, he answers his own question: the Germans, and specifically notes they're "the only ones." But here's the key part of his argument: America didn't bomb Germany for moral reasons or because they were evil - we bombed them because "they were trying to cut in on our action. They wanted to dominate the world." His punchline: "Fuck that, that's our fucking job."

Re: Eight European countries face 10% tariff for opposing US control of Greenland

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Post by omnimus »

padjo wrote: post #320
omnimus wrote: post #273

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That's the same thing what am i saying. But what do you think Farage would do if he was already in power? Contradict his ally? They would cook up some angle so both of them would get something out of it. Farage is already busy downplaying the situation and steering the discussion away.

You think Denmark is not the US’s ally? They would happily cook up an angle but there is absolutely no world where that angle involves selling Greenland and that appears to be the only result Trump will accept, presumably so he can go down in history as the first President to expand the United States in a long time.

Denmark is US ally. But would you say Denmark is Trumps ally? Doesn't look like it.
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