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andym

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7. The Mercator Projection is why-- makes Greenland look bigger than the US

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Tue Jan 7, 2025, 08:59 PM

Jan 7

Trump thinks he's more than doubling the land mass of the US! Egotistic Fool. Then comes the attempt at rationalizations to make it seem rational, that is, less crazy than it is.

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Why Does Trump Want Greenland? [View all] babylonsister Jan 7 OP

Yep canetoad Jan 7 #1

Hey, canetoad... babylonsister Jan 7 #18

Hey there, my bestest, oldest DU friend canetoad Jan 7 #23

And we love you!! Great babylonsister Jan 7 #27

We should give it to him - drop him in the middle of the ice sheet at about 11,000 feet . . . hatrack Jan 7 #2

Just simple ego, very easy to understand chicoescuela Jan 7 #3

Profit isn't a small consideration. nt babylonsister Jan 7 #12

True, but King of Greenland would be sweet chicoescuela Jan 7 #14

Hahaha! Yet oye. nt babylonsister Jan 7 #16

Stephen Miller wants it for the gulag Hassler Jan 7 #4

I'm guessing Putin wants it for a base in the northern western hemisphere. nt dflprincess Jan 7 #5

With arctic melting, it will be the shortest shipping route from Europe to Asia. Thunderbeast Jan 7 #6

The Mercator Projection is why-- makes Greenland look bigger than the US andym Jan 7 #7

That's why Delarage Jan 7 #22

It is just the 2025 version of "and Mexico will pay for it." FSogol Jan 7 #8

Elon wants it. My guess is that he's been whispering in trump's ear. Crunchy Frog Jan 7 #9

because it allows him to dominate the news cycle nt msongs Jan 7 #10

Twoo wuv present for Pootie. tanyev Jan 7 #11

Fascist dictators need territory to conquer. GoodRaisin Jan 7 #13

And crypto... 2naSalit Jan 7 #15

There's oil and lots of it in the Arctic and TSF is being used to get a foothold for future drilling Deuxcents Jan 7 #17

Payback for the $1T that oil and gas gave his campaign? V850i Jan 7 #28

Because he wants to keep up with his buddy Putin, who wants Ukraine. n/t Ms. Toad Jan 7 #19

Looks like he wants all mineral rights. Irish_Dem Jan 7 #20

Hegemony. moondust Jan 7 #21

That and, importantly, expanding Pituffik Space Base (formerly known as Thule). vanessa_ca Jan 7 #24

He is a real-estate guy Johonny Jan 7 #25

NYT article share link ... cliffside Jan 7 #26

He has the adolescent "Mine's bigger" mentality Norbert Jan 8 #29