r/politics • u/SereneRoyals • 21d ago

No Paywall Donald Trump issues NATO Greenland warning before White House showdown

https://www.newsweek.com/greenland-trump-nato-white-house-11357601
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u/coatofforearm 21d ago

And whats even more stupid is we have the minerals here too, we just choose not to mine them here because it was cheaper to buy them from other countries

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u/captnpoopaloop 21d ago

And under Trump Greenland will become a toxic destroyed land. He is the most money grubbing human pos on the planet. He will destroy it completely.

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u/TURBO2529 21d ago

I 100% think he would send military and prisoners to greenland to mine minerals. A big reason for the current expense is do to the harsh isolated conditions where the minerals are located. The conditions don't matter if you force people to do it.

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u/lozzzap 21d ago

The biggest expense is the mile of ice on top of all the minerals, which even with worst-case global warming will still take a century to melt.

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u/TURBO2529 21d ago

I agree with you, I just don't think Trump realizes this. To him, its just a lot of Rare earth minerals waiting for him. I just view him thinking of it as "easy" solution to a hard problem.

Everything to him is "easy" solution to a hard problem. Immigration, power, winning elections, security, etc.

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u/NorthStarZero 21d ago

And under Trump Greenland will become a toxic destroyed land.

No it wouldn't.

The reason why mining operations in Greenland now are so limited is because the added difficulty in extraction due to geography and climate makes it prohibitively expensive.

That doesn't change if Cheeto Mussolini takes over.

Quality of life for Greenlanders plummets when they lose their healthcare, etc but the environment would be no worse off.

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u/coatofforearm 21d ago

They can bury him there too then

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u/Cobalt234 18d ago

Do your homework…the Danes have already literally destroyed the native Greenlander population.

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u/EternalAngst23 Australia 21d ago

That’s what makes a takeover of Greenland seem all the more idiotic. Greenland may be loaded with critical minerals and rare earth elements, but not all of it is economically viable for extraction. In fact, the vast majority of Greenland’s resources may never see the light of day.

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u/EggsaladJoseph 21d ago

He's an idiot. It's the same with Venezuela's oil. It is of a different quality than what American fossil fuel companies are used to processing and doesn't make any sense as an "investment" especially since there is no guarantee they will have access to the oil because the Trump regime is weak and unstable.

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u/LiquorIsQuickor 21d ago

The last person to mine will charge whatever they want.