Those of you arguing that Greenland rightfully belongs to Denmark are totally wrong...

[PeaceWave]

There are somewhere between 56,000 and 57,000 people in Greenland. Somewhere between 88% and 90% of them are Inuit, leaving less than 7,000 non Inuit people, not all of whom are Danish. As such, Greenland rightfully belongs to the Inuit people. Both the U.S. AND Denmark need to piss off since neither has any business laying claim to Greenland.

[gay texan]

1. I'm quite certian Trump will make a note of that

[newdeal2]

2. That's nice

What army or power do they have to fight back again? They gotta pick a side and if I were them, I’d continue on with Denmark.

[SSJVegeta]

3. One day the world will unsubscribe from the dated and petulant theory that might makes right

Or that morality should be determined by capacities of physical force and violence.

...but we still have a long ways to go, apparently.

[Iggo]

5. Not as long as humans are in charge.

[PeaceWave]

6. So, basically you're saying that might makes right.

[newdeal2]

7. It doesn't matter what I think. It's the way it is and has always been in history

Most of the western hemisphere was taken over by force.

For the record, I’m all for Greenland deciding for themselves. But let’s be realistic here - right now if they choose to be independent without Denmark/Europe’s military and economic support, Trump will takeover the country in a day.

[Emrys]

4. Greenlanders are divided on whether and when to declare independence from Denmark.

So it's not for you or any other outsider to say that Denmark needs to "piss off".

Although clear majorities have agreed in principle with independence in a number of polls over the years, there are understandable reasons most are not in favour of going ahead too quickly:

As part of the self-rule law of 2009 (section §21), Greenland can declare full independence if it wishes to pursue it, but it would have to be approved by a referendum among the Greenlandic people and by the Danish parliament. It has been argued that because it was once a colony, under international law Greenland also has, separate from the 2009 law, the right of self-determination and could make a unilateral declaration of independence. A poll in 2016 showed that there was a clear majority (64%) for full independence among the Greenlandic people, but a poll in 2017 showed that there was a clear opposition (78%) if it meant a fall in living standards.
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A 2025 poll showed that a majority 84% of Greenlanders would support independence from Denmark, with 9% opposing. 61% opposed independence if it meant a lower standard of living, with 39% in favour. When asked in a binary choice between the USA and Denmark, 85% preferred to be part of Denmark with only 6% preferring the USA.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenlandic_independence

It would be interesting to see how Trump's current bullshit has affected those numbers.

If Greenlanders ever vote for independence, it's highly unlikely Denmark would stand in their way.

The tension between wanting independence and an understanding that Denmark's economic support is currently vital is apparent in all the polling undertaken - some of the nuances are explored in this article:

Greenland’s independence movement sees opportunity in Trump’s interest: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/02/03/greenlands-independence-movement-sees-opportunity-in-trumps-interest