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From: The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1
Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2025 18:56:48 +0000
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On 09/01/2025 18:01, D wrote:
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> 
> On Thu, 9 Jan 2025, rbowman wrote:
> 
>> On Wed, 8 Jan 2025 17:53:21 -0500, CrudeSausage wrote:
>>
>>> Someone was circulating the theory that Trump's (and Musk's) desire to
>>> annex both Canada and Greenland is the result of wanting access to the
>>> minerals there, which are crucial to the development of electric
>>> vehicles. I would imagine that there are lots of strategic military
>>> reasons too. Maybe the man isn't joking...
>>
>> https://www.gisreportsonline.com/r/china-arctic-russia/
>>
>> Shipping, gas, oil, minerals, fisheries...  Historically, Denmark hasn't
>> done well protecting its interests since the Danish-Hanseatic War and
>> certainly can't defend Greenland nor is an independent Greenland 
>> feasible.
>>
>> Canada is a far reach but with Trudeau the Lesser quitting, who knows. 
>> The
>> SAM provinces might be weighing which is worse, DC or Ottawa.
>>
> 
> I don't understand why the US doesn't just bribe their way to greenland? 
> Promise every inhabintant 1 MUSD in subsidies or some kind of government 
> money, and then have a "vote".
> 
> Since the EU is bound by democratic values, and, since greenland legally 
> is allowed to vote for independence, they would be forced to accept a 
> yes to greenlandish independence.
> 
> Once independent, it is then up to them to discuss joining the US.
> 
Greenalnd is not formally part of the EU any more. It is associated, only.

> Argument over, and the EU would not be able to criticize a democratic 
> vote by the people.

Wanna bet? Criticising peoples votes is a global fashion these days.

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“Progress is precisely that which rules and regulations did not foresee,”

  – Ludwig von Mises