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ericjhensal

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4. not necessaritly silly
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 03:37 PM
Jan 7

Sure, it is a long-shot and unlikely. But it isn't beyond the realm of possibility. There is a strong connection between the Inuit in Nunavut and Greenland. The attitudes about government's role in providing services are the same. There is a very real common interest in arctic security. If the U.S. were in Greenland, Canada would be flanked--and that is an idea that goes back to Seward in the 19th century. And Greenland has an interest in securing itself, which can go sideways if they become a fully-independent sovereign nation ripe for invasion without any messy entanglement with Europe.

Canadian provinces are much more autonomous than U.S. states--just look at Quebec. You have to look at what a people want from democracy and, for Greenland, it is not necessarily as a fully-independent state --being a democracy as a province in Canada could achieve what they want.

"Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.” — Albert Einstein


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