Trump wants Greenland?

The offer, from someone like Trump, is not prosperous at all quizqueen. However, it brings us back to the New Conservatives (neo-liberals) who seem to know the cost of everything and the value of nothing. Greenland is part of someone else's country. Centuries ago, I'm sure Trump would have sent a battleship and just taken what he wanted. Sadly, I have a feeling he thinks it's okay to behave in much the same way as long as you have money. I feel we can all look forward to our offspring being "owned" by people like him - and the New Conservatives in this country.

Greenland has a wealth of minerals, and Trump is probably worried about Russia.

His original attitude to the Danish Prime Minister was that she had offended him by saying the idea was absurd - it i of course, but it was hardly diplomatic to say so.

The latest news is that he has spoken to her on the phone and everything is back to normal, but his state visit here is off!

I am astonished at your responses to what was originally a friendly acknowledgement of your post and an indication towards similar posts earlier in the thread Gracesgran and then an acceptance of your apology.

If that was a friendly acknowledgement of my post it seems we are talking two different languages and to accept an apology from someone for, as I said, not being a "mind reader" is very strange indeed.

If you keep stirring, I will keep answering. I am not inclined to accept rude comments.

It wasn't that long ago that America bought Alaska; I bet the Russians really regret that now! So the idea is not that preposterous. Hong Kong has reverted to being under Chinese rule in modern times and look how well that's gone. Quite a few territories have changed hands. All the Danish had to do was say, 'No thank you'.

I think it has a wealth of minerals dragonfly

He's a businessman first and foremost and a statesman last.

I am astonished at your responses to what was originally a friendly acknowledgement of your post and an indication towards similar posts earlier in the thread Gracesgran and then an acceptance of your apology

Apparently Greenland is has unmined rubies.

I think it was partly a cold war hype and partly that "new money", which is pretty much what the USA is about, always thinks it can buy anything, however crass the offer.

Should have read "currency converter"

Truman's offer to Denmark in 1946 must have been a postwar aberration. The almighty dollar rules.

Maybe the US was in an expansionist financial mood after lending £4.3 billion to the Uk under Lease and Lend. The equivalent was worth about £27 billion in 2006, when the last instalment was finally repaid. A historic currency I found on Google calculated that that would be about £187 billion today. and the 2% annual interest had more or less doubled that amount in the repayments, Not sure I believe I've got those sums right!

www.politics.co.uk/news/2006/12/29/britain-finally-pays-off-wwii-debt

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And 1946?

People did lots of things in 1831 which would not be usual now. For instance, it was not until 1865 that the 13th amendment abolished slavery in the United States. A whole couintry and its population being sold to the highest bidder would come very close to that - and one comment that each inhabitant getting $XXXX would be tempting forgets that the inhabitants not would be the sellers but a part of the merchandise.

Donald Trump isn’t the first American president to make a bid for Greenland. Andrew Jackson floated the idea in 1831 while Harry Truman offered Denmark $100 million in 1946.

Apology accepted.

I tend to reply in the way I am spoken to Callistemon. Do you think you were posting in the height of good manners in your Thu 22-Aug-19 10:11:18 post? Either I knew and was repeating the information for a purpose or I didn't know but what good does it do telling me at that point other than to irritate.

The way you put it did not make it sound as if you were agreeing or reinforcing what I was saying, just nit-picking. That may not be what you intended but in that case you didn't make what you did intend clear. I apologise for not being a mind reader.

I personally think he's unhinged. His rages, rants and demands get more outrageous.

But not recently.

The U.S. bought the Virgin Islands from Denmark and Alaska from the Russians.......

Why so rude all the time Gracesgran? On most threads and to so many posters?
Genuine question.

I was just agreeing with you and pointing out it had been mentioned up thread.

how about a trade...straight across Trump and all of his associates for Greenland?

He wants the UK too - and at this rate, he'll get it.

living in what must be pretty unpleasant circumstances, many would consider that described living in the USA.

As for comparing it with the Louisiana purchase in 1803. That was a time when slavery was still considered a reasonable proposition and the Louisiana purchase involved a colonising power outside the continent selling land to a country already estalished by the descendants of another colonising power. Greenland is an autonomous part of Denmark. Countries do not sell large parts of the home country to others.

Anyone given any consideration to the Greenlanders. Personally I would hate to become part of the USA.

Since when did "absurd" become undiplomatic?