Denmark was ready to blow up Greenland runways if US invaded | Danish soldiers sent to Arctic island in January were also given blood supplies in case of combat (www.ft.com)
from silence7@slrpnk.net to world@lemmy.world on 19 Mar 21:58
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Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca on 19 Mar 22:01 next collapse

“Was ready” They still are.

sneakypersimmon@lemmy.today on 19 Mar 22:25 next collapse

Yeah I don’t think Trump’s obsession with Greenland is over.

Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world on 19 Mar 22:44 collapse

It might be. His attention span is like a gnat.

Remember when he wanted to bomb Ohio in 2017? Most people don’t. He probably doesn’t. He sent 1 tweet, that if any other president said that would be all that president would ever be known for. Here, it doesn’t even crack the top 1000 list of craziest things he’s been part of.

Nobody I know even remembers that.

silence7@slrpnk.net on 19 Mar 22:50 next collapse

Trump’s Greenland thing is a multi-year obsession, not a one-off

It’s not quite as bad as his obsession with attacking Iran, which goes back into the 1980s, but it’s long-lasting enough that it’s not safe to count on it just going away.

sneakypersimmon@lemmy.today on 19 Mar 22:56 next collapse

Tbf Trump has said a lot more about Greenland than 1 tweet.

Fuckfuckmyfuckingass@lemmy.world on 19 Mar 23:17 collapse

I don’t remember him wanting to bomb Ohio, do you have a source? It’s not that I don’t believe you, it’s just googling this man’s name and bomb is a fruitless endeavor.

sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz on 20 Mar 02:22 collapse

I just remember him being all hysterical about “they’re eating pets!!!??!!” and then a bunch of dumb ass MAGAts phoned bomb threats in to Ohio. Stochastic terrorism. I don’t remember him saying he’d bomb though. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Catma@lemmy.world on 19 Mar 23:26 collapse

They used to be ready. They still are. But they used to be too.

Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca on 20 Mar 00:07 collapse

*chef’s kiss

sns@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 19 Mar 22:21 next collapse

It’s best to be prepared when threatened by an unstable fascist.

zeppo@lemmy.world on 19 Mar 22:35 next collapse

My conservative coworker: “he never threatened to invade Greenland”

Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca on 19 Mar 22:38 next collapse

How is their nose after you punched them?

Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world on 19 Mar 22:45 collapse

Really thought you were going in a whole new direction with that.

HumanOnEarth@lemmy.ca on 20 Mar 00:45 collapse

They weren’t, but the dude’s nose sure is

SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social on 19 Mar 22:52 next collapse

Tell him I hate him, and most of the world does as well. We all think he’s a dumb asshole and responsible for the situation we’re all in.

HumanOnEarth@lemmy.ca on 20 Mar 00:44 collapse

Can I get in on that

Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world on 20 Mar 00:48 collapse

Me three!

frank@sopuli.xyz on 20 Mar 09:45 collapse

I’m assuming that’s in the US not in Denmark lol cuz holy shit even my most conservative coworkers are pretty floored by the Greenland stuff

8oow3291d@feddit.dk on 20 Mar 10:10 collapse

Sometimes, like your comment, I wonder if “conservative” is used as a synonym for “stupid”.

Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca on 20 Mar 11:32 collapse

For me it’s synonymous with selfishness, stupidity and cruelty.

Edit: especially seeing everything as zero sum. There is no win-win. Everything is win-lose.

8oow3291d@feddit.dk on 20 Mar 19:22 collapse

selfishness

The wild thing is that thing would be so much better, if they were just capable of being rationally selfish. Like, don’t elect a blatantly corrupt selfish billionaire to be President. Instead elect people who don’t want tax cuts for the 1%.

L0rdMathias@sh.itjust.works on 19 Mar 23:03 next collapse

Hell yeah bro. This is the type of thing I like to see. Preparedness never stops, always be planning ahead, always be ready for every possible outcome and at least one impossible outcome and also an additional five impossible ones.

MutantTailThing@lemmy.world on 19 Mar 23:36 collapse

The fuck are you on about you mad bastard?

WolfmanEightySix@piefed.social on 20 Mar 09:11 collapse

He’s saying to be prepared.

pomegranatefern@sh.itjust.works on 20 Mar 00:39 next collapse

Does anyone have a paywall-free version?

silence7@slrpnk.net on 20 Mar 01:17 collapse

Looks like the gift link ran out archive.ph/bOGqj

pomegranatefern@sh.itjust.works on 20 Mar 01:50 collapse

Thanks!

Attacker94@lemmy.world on 20 Mar 03:18 next collapse

The ye olde swiss bridge strategy.

john_lemmy@slrpnk.net on 20 Mar 19:26 collapse

Why? Are they vampires?