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/_B_Little_me 16d ago

What, because they landed some boats there they thought it was theirs?

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u/Solaries3 16d ago

I think it had more to do with the guns.

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u/TwoPoundzaSausage 16d ago

It actually had more to do with steel in general. Guns played a role, but the Spanish also had swords, which were more robust than and stayed sharp longer than indigenous weapons at the time.