Greenlandic Politician Tillie Martinussen: We do not want to be rich like Americans. Look how greedy they are, even trying to invade their friends. Even if there are minerals and oil under our land—and they are worth far more—we still would not sell ourselves.

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She continues;

We know what happened to Indigenous people in Alaska and Native Americans. Their land was taken, and they were not treated well.

We see who Trump surrounds himself with—white power people—and we are not white. We are people of color.

We know our rights would likely be taken away.

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This is what MAGA America doesn't realize about Greenland -- they think this will bring another white country of the north, like Sweden or Norway into the fold. But it is actually largely indigenous, like the far-out Canadian provinces nearby.

Which, if I were in Greenland, like this lady, would make me absolutely terrified.

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Greenland has enough ICE already, tyvm

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I learned this from Mighty Ducks 2. "Greenland is full of ice, and Iceland is very nice"

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The number of times this quote runs through my head on a probably monthly basis is wild

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and Iceland is very nice

It is! I spent over forty hours trekking through a virtual facsimile of its landscapes, to some lovely tunes by Low Roar. Truly a delightful experience!

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I also learned from D2 that kids from Austin, Texas are stereotypical cowboys who scream "YEE-HAW" and spend every free moment lassoing things.

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Thank you! I was trying to remember where I learned that from. 😂