I live in the Midwest US, but I work remotely with a team of people from France, Germany, the UK, and India. Every time we meet, I apologize for rump. I've always felt like a Dumb American whenever interacting with someone outside the country, but now it's just daily humiliation.
Regarding Greenland,, someone has pointed out that Greenland has an inordinate percentage of the world’s strategic minerals in the ground, particularly in one area.
Especially the exotic metal ores are valued for high Tech military products.
While Trump may not understand the details of that, I suspect the last person he listened to most likely did.
Honestly, at this point I'm hoping the rest of the world decides to hit the US with economic sanctions in response to Trump's bullshit. Money is one of the few things that shitbag actually cares about, and having their income streams dammed up might be the only thing that gets Republicans and their corporate owners to behave even slightly better.
The incoming asshole is a terrifying nightmare, surrounded by the greediest POS on the planet. We have to take his threats seriously, even as we laugh at him.
I appreciate your assurances that Trump’s sword rattling is unlikely to come to anything? What are the guardrails to prevent that from happening if he demands action?
Well, I think it's unlikely to come to anything in Canada or Greenland. I wouldn't rule out him sending troops to panama. and I think he will probably send drone strikes into Mexico, unfortunately.
seizing greenland would require congressional support at some point, and it seems unlikely that republicans will be eager to go along. but on the other hand, who knows?
I live in the Midwest US, but I work remotely with a team of people from France, Germany, the UK, and India. Every time we meet, I apologize for rump. I've always felt like a Dumb American whenever interacting with someone outside the country, but now it's just daily humiliation.
Regarding Greenland,, someone has pointed out that Greenland has an inordinate percentage of the world’s strategic minerals in the ground, particularly in one area.
Especially the exotic metal ores are valued for high Tech military products.
While Trump may not understand the details of that, I suspect the last person he listened to most likely did.
Honestly, at this point I'm hoping the rest of the world decides to hit the US with economic sanctions in response to Trump's bullshit. Money is one of the few things that shitbag actually cares about, and having their income streams dammed up might be the only thing that gets Republicans and their corporate owners to behave even slightly better.
The incoming asshole is a terrifying nightmare, surrounded by the greediest POS on the planet. We have to take his threats seriously, even as we laugh at him.
I appreciate your assurances that Trump’s sword rattling is unlikely to come to anything? What are the guardrails to prevent that from happening if he demands action?
Well, I think it's unlikely to come to anything in Canada or Greenland. I wouldn't rule out him sending troops to panama. and I think he will probably send drone strikes into Mexico, unfortunately.
seizing greenland would require congressional support at some point, and it seems unlikely that republicans will be eager to go along. but on the other hand, who knows?
Everything that got destroyed during his first term.
Anyone else remember when he was the "non interventionist" candidate who had successfully outflanked the Dems?