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Statement by Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands,Norway,Sweden,UK

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Re: Statement by Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands,Norway,Sweden,UK

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Post by fatbird »

nibbleyou wrote: post #23
selectodude wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Unfortunately our federal government is more than powerful enough to take Greenland and mow us all down. I am genuinely sorry that Atlanticism came down to a few hundred thousand of the dumbest Midwesterners we could find.

Don't the Americans have the second amendment to save themselves from their government?

There have been multiple instances of exactly what NRA members decry as federal tyranny: Waco, Ruby Ridge, etc. At not a single one did any number of people exercising their second amendment right ever show up to actually do anything, even to peacefully protest.

The idea that the 2nd amendment exists to keep alive a threat of rebellion against a tyrannical gov't is a joke.

Re: Statement by Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands,Norway,Sweden,UK

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Post by ndsipa_pomu »

legitster wrote: post #217

Even all of the purely imperialistic stated reasons for taking Greenland make no sense. National security? We already have the right to station as many troops there as we want! And we have actually removed troops recently. Mineral rights? America is already richly endowed - its just impossible to access what we have when permitting is almost impossible. If there were actually valuable lodes in Greenland, it would pro…

Destroying NATO is surely the goal.

Re: Statement by Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands,Norway,Sweden,UK

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Post by kubb »

garganzol wrote: post #315
kubb wrote: post #287

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Or you’ll find out that strong men thinking in memes create even worse times.

In any case, that's the beauty of life: we live the consequences. Both sweet and bitter, depending on choices of the past.

Most of what happens to us is by chance, not by choice. And when it's by choice, its often not our own choice.

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Post by tpm »

torlok wrote: post #227
adventured wrote: post #174

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"We'll see how long the US economy is going to last when it can't even fund its own government." This is fantasy thinking, projection of a subjective wish. The dollar is the global reserve currency and is under no serious threat to be displaced (and no, the dollar dropping back to where it was a couple of years ago vs the Euro, is not a meaningful event). The US economy is by far the world's largest and now dwarfs th…

Europe survived 2 devastating home wars in the last 100 years, a lot of it was under Soviet occupation, and has smaller natural deposits. The US economy is being propped-up by cheap credit and blitzscaling of tech, and the money is running out. Those companies have to start making money, and the european market is critical to that. The rest of the US market is stagnant at best. The US consumer market is being held up…

Sorry to tell you it's already 2026 which means WW1 ended 108 years ago.

Re: Statement by Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands,Norway,Sweden,UK

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Post by rf15 »

kubb wrote: post #207
rf15 wrote: post #183

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The thing itself speaks seemingly a truth though: growing up too coddled will risk a twisted perspective of what you deserve and what's a given.

Seemingly? Do you have any indication that this is a consistent pattern in the world outside of imagination?

Rich kids with inherited wealth are always perfectly fine and reasonable people?

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Post by zarmsdos »

dyauspitr wrote: post #364
yoyohello13 wrote: post #220

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You'd be surprised how many people on HN voted for this. A lot of people seem to only care about their stock portfolio, and Trump makes number go up.

I believe you’re right but at this point it’s a single issue cult for a lot of folks. For instance, I know a very rational, personable guy that seems generally progressive on a variety of social issues but calls for the extermination of trans people with a straight face. There’s no reasoning with these people, even the ones swayed by rational opinion in other parts of their life.

That sounds extreme. Do you mean extermination as in mass murder? Or do you just mean he rejects the underlying ideology and would like to see policy that does the same?

Re: Statement by Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands,Norway,Sweden,UK

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Post by dandanua »

koolba wrote: post #241
mlinhares wrote: post #65

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The real message would be to pull out of the world cup.

Even if that happened I don’t think the USA would have a shot at the trophy.

> I don’t think the USA would have a shot at the trophy

With Trump in power they can grab it

Re: Statement by Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands,Norway,Sweden,UK

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Post by sepositus »

garganzol wrote: post #100
sepositus wrote: post #30

"Hard times create strong men, strong men create good times, good times create weak men, and weak men create hard times."

You are getting downvoted because people see their own reflection in that statement. And they don't like what they are seeing.

It's most likely because people just assume it's a misogynist quote.

Re: Statement by Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands,Norway,Sweden,UK

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Post by kcplate »

Scarblac wrote: post #238
_trampeltier wrote: post #83

One thing I never heard a talk about. What would happen to all the US bases in the NATO countrys? I can't imagine the US could fly from NATOs countrys bases and attack Greenland and partner. Would for ex. germany attack Ramstein?

Yes, in case of an actual war the US soldiers on those bases would quickly become prisoners of war.

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