Just one unforced error after another
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Jeepers its not rocket science. Greenlanders under Danish law can become completely independent etc if they vote for it.
Potus should just do what politicians do, and did quite openly a few hundred years ago, pay for votes.
Give every voting Greenlander $xxxxx, to vote for the USA to accept it as a Union State.
And a bottle of Jack when you win -
Jeepers its not rocket science. Greenlanders under Danish law can become completely independent etc if they vote for it.
Potus should just do what politicians do, and did quite openly a few hundred years ago, pay for votes.
Give every voting Greenlander $xxxxx, to vote for the USA to accept it as a Union State.
And a bottle of Jack when you win -
@AndyD why? Do we need to do that to build bases? Do we have a lot of money to throw around right now?
We need to throw money around to build bases?
@xenon said
@AndyD why? Do we need to do that to build bases? Do we have a lot of money to throw around right now?
We need to throw money around to build bases?
Bribery is effective and of course far better than fighting.
As for money, you have it: each Presidential election costs a billion and federal elections in 2020 are reported as costing 14 billion. With tarrifs coming in and Venezuelan oil on the horizon, Mr T will finish that border wall and have loads spare for a forward base in the far North of Greenland.You'd actually get something concrete (if icy) instead of another oily politician for a few years. A new frontier for you.
And the world would have the USA providing far better defence than Denmark against Russian and Chinese expansionism.I can quite see Trump as another Sir Francis Blake Delaval of Delaval Hall in Northumberland, who, on nomination day in 1754 won the Hampshire parliamentary seat of Andover by firing a cannon filled with 500 golden guineas across the town square.
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@xenon said
@AndyD why? Do we need to do that to build bases? Do we have a lot of money to throw around right now?
We need to throw money around to build bases?
Bribery is effective and of course far better than fighting.
As for money, you have it: each Presidential election costs a billion and federal elections in 2020 are reported as costing 14 billion. With tarrifs coming in and Venezuelan oil on the horizon, Mr T will finish that border wall and have loads spare for a forward base in the far North of Greenland.You'd actually get something concrete (if icy) instead of another oily politician for a few years. A new frontier for you.
And the world would have the USA providing far better defence than Denmark against Russian and Chinese expansionism.I can quite see Trump as another Sir Francis Blake Delaval of Delaval Hall in Northumberland, who, on nomination day in 1754 won the Hampshire parliamentary seat of Andover by firing a cannon filled with 500 golden guineas across the town square.
@AndyD said in Just one unforced error after another:
Bribery is effective and of course far better than fighting.
I like that. 50,000 people give them each a million dollars to vote to become part of the US--that 50 billion. Chump change and everybody's happy.
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@xenon said
@AndyD why? Do we need to do that to build bases? Do we have a lot of money to throw around right now?
We need to throw money around to build bases?
Bribery is effective and of course far better than fighting.
As for money, you have it: each Presidential election costs a billion and federal elections in 2020 are reported as costing 14 billion. With tarrifs coming in and Venezuelan oil on the horizon, Mr T will finish that border wall and have loads spare for a forward base in the far North of Greenland.You'd actually get something concrete (if icy) instead of another oily politician for a few years. A new frontier for you.
And the world would have the USA providing far better defence than Denmark against Russian and Chinese expansionism.I can quite see Trump as another Sir Francis Blake Delaval of Delaval Hall in Northumberland, who, on nomination day in 1754 won the Hampshire parliamentary seat of Andover by firing a cannon filled with 500 golden guineas across the town square.
@AndyD said in Just one unforced error after another:
With tarrifs coming in and Venezuelan oil on the horizon, Mr T will finish that border wall and have loads spare for a forward base in the far North of Greenland.
Maybe he can get a FIFA Economics Prize to go with his Peace award.
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@AndyD said in Just one unforced error after another:
Bribery is effective and of course far better than fighting.
I like that. 50,000 people give them each a million dollars to vote to become part of the US--that 50 billion. Chump change and everybody's happy.
@Tom-K said in Just one unforced error after another:
@AndyD said in Just one unforced error after another:
Bribery is effective and of course far better than fighting.
I like that. 50,000 people give them each a million dollars to vote to become part of the US--that 50 billion. Chump change and everybody's happy.
My question though is - what do we get for $50B? We're already allowed to build bases there.
I thought we wanted Europe to pull their fair share and make their own bases.
I honestly don't understand what's going on here.
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@Tom-K said in Just one unforced error after another:
@AndyD said in Just one unforced error after another:
Bribery is effective and of course far better than fighting.
I like that. 50,000 people give them each a million dollars to vote to become part of the US--that 50 billion. Chump change and everybody's happy.
My question though is - what do we get for $50B? We're already allowed to build bases there.
I thought we wanted Europe to pull their fair share and make their own bases.
I honestly don't understand what's going on here.
@xenon said in Just one unforced error after another:
I honestly don't understand what's going on here.
There's a horse loose in the hospital.
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And if Xi or Kim or Putin win?
Greenlanders would be both selling and trading.
Its not just about the cash, it's also about maintaining their way of life balanced with new US citizenship.
What's US citizenship worth?I'm pointing out the idea has a lot of upsides
