Greenland
Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2019 5:39 am
My only question is this. What would a purchase do to the federal debt?
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In times past no one would have batted an eye. But I agree that in the modern world with its never ending catalogue of silly ideas, it could be a problem.moda0306 wrote: ↑Mon Aug 19, 2019 5:26 pmDoesn't it strike anyone as weird that this is even possible? Wouldn't one think that there'd be a principle that at least 50% (if not something closer to 80%) of a territory WANT to be part of a separate country, rather than whether the government that currently controls them wants to "sell" them?
It doesn't seem "weird" to me. As far as I know, since pre-history nations have been conquering and trading territories. I'd say it does seem "currently unfashionable" to request to buy a territory.
I think there are a few factors at play here (brainstorming):Wouldn't one think that there'd be a principle that at least 50% (if not something closer to 80%) of a territory WANT to be part of a separate country, rather than whether the government that currently controls them wants to "sell" them?
Thoughts?4Chan wants Trump to give us the word, and 70,000 of us will migrate illegally to Greenland, take it over demographically, and then vote to secede, and join the US.