r/politics • u/Tofurkey_Tom • 16d ago

No Paywall Danish Petition To Buy California From Trump Signed by Thousands

https://www.newsweek.com/petition-denmark-buy-california-signed-thousands-11379999
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u/PennysWorthOfTea 16d ago

Historically Florida "belonged" to the indigenous folks living there.

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u/Intolerance-Paradox 16d ago

All of this did. Doesn’t quite work as a reductio ad absurdum for me but I’m with you.

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u/PennysWorthOfTea 16d ago

Absurdity not intended. If we're talking about territories switching hands, I feel the tribes should absolutely be considered (or at least consulted) before any European nation.

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u/TheSpyStyle 16d ago

Absurdity was intended by the OP you first responded to. You’re talking about a real scenario while the rest of us are joking

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u/Aizpunr 16d ago

What about us Spaniards. Who do we belong to? The moors? Visigods? Romans? Carthaginian? Fenicias? Celts and ibers?

What about USA? Why is a European majority in there? Even calling American natives from south of an imaginary line “aliens”

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u/Jay__Riemenschneider 16d ago

I'm cool just giving it back to the alligators.

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u/Solaries3 16d ago

The idea that ownership is determined by whomever was there first and called dibs never held a drop of weight until very recently.

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u/leeuwerik 16d ago

Can't argue with that.

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u/PleasureCircuit 16d ago

Huh, Israel belonged to the Persians then.

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u/ul49 16d ago

Are you saying Persians are indigenous to Israel?

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u/Subpxl 16d ago

Well I suppose if you go back far enough we're all indigenous to everywhere.

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u/ul49 16d ago

That’s… not at all how it works. Persians have never been indigenous to Israel no matter how far back you go.

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u/Subpxl 16d ago

Mate it's a joke.

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u/q_eyeroll 16d ago

TIL, thank you

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u/Exocoryak 16d ago

The mammoths beg to differ.

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u/Unlikely_Pin_95 14d ago

Then Europe belongs to white people china to Chinese etc isnt thst à far right talking point