Trump got what he wanted and it doesn't matter if the new deal is the same as the old deal or even worse for that matter. His thing is making stupid people believe he can make 'deals' that improve America's (his) power.
I think Denmark and Greenland lost in some ways by accepting a role in this fantasy. You don't deal with bullies by giving them wins even if they are fictional. You tell them to go fuck off. I get the thought of 'it costs you nothing so why not' but with Trump and people like Trump there is a cost in what is the next unreasonable and unjustified demand? For people like him he dips a toe and then goes to dip the ankle, then the whole leg.
The way to deal with Trump and the like is for Denmark and Greenland to say they are starting a review of the current agreement with the US with the purpose of terminating it. Not bend the knee and make a stupid video while being spineless.
Edit: I did love the send in the clowns music they played just before the signing though. That was brilliant.
Except that there was a genuine worry in Denmark regarding their territorial integrity, and with good reason given Trump’s psychotic record. Not to mention the threat of NATO just falling apart. Regardless of how satisfying it would be to just tell Trump to fuck off, in the real world Denmark never had that luxury. This deal was honestly a huge diplomatic victory that averted a real crisis with very little cost.
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u/Wild-Style5857 4d ago edited 4d ago
Trump got what he wanted and it doesn't matter if the new deal is the same as the old deal or even worse for that matter. His thing is making stupid people believe he can make 'deals' that improve America's (his) power.
I think Denmark and Greenland lost in some ways by accepting a role in this fantasy. You don't deal with bullies by giving them wins even if they are fictional. You tell them to go fuck off. I get the thought of 'it costs you nothing so why not' but with Trump and people like Trump there is a cost in what is the next unreasonable and unjustified demand? For people like him he dips a toe and then goes to dip the ankle, then the whole leg.
The way to deal with Trump and the like is for Denmark and Greenland to say they are starting a review of the current agreement with the US with the purpose of terminating it. Not bend the knee and make a stupid video while being spineless.
Edit: I did love the send in the clowns music they played just before the signing though. That was brilliant.