• woelkchen@lemmy.world
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      4 days ago

      Still left the European Community in 1983. No amount of downvoting changes this fact.

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        3 days ago

        That’s true - but Greenland’s defense is managed by Denmark, who is indeed a member of the EU, so your argument doesn’t really hold.

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          3 days ago

          Greenland’s defense is managed by Denmark

          Go ask Denmark then, not other EU countries when Trump comes for you, Greenland.

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            3 days ago

            They are. It was Denmark who asked other EU countries to help.

            Under the current rules, the Greenland premier isn’t even allowed to talk to foreign leaders without a Danish representative present.

            In a sense, Greenland has no foreign relations beyond those mediated by Denmark.

            What did Greenland do to piss you off?

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              3 days ago

              And our tax money shouldn’t go to Greenland’s defense. Become member and contribute.

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                3 days ago

                What tax money? Greenland’s defense is funded by Denmark. If your country uses its military to aid Denmark and Greenland that’s not Greenland’s or EU’s fault, that’s a decision made by your government.

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                  3 days ago

                  Not if Denmark demands help from other EU nations to defend their non-EU territory that made the conscious decision to leave us.

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                    2 days ago

                    Denmark demands nothing, where are you getting that from?

                    Any troops or military aid sent to Greenland were sent freely and independently by individual states.

                    What exactly do you think has happened?