USA population: 346m. EU population: 449m, i.e. about 29% higher.
www.worldometers.info/…/us-population/
worldometers.info/…/countries-in-the-eu-by-popula…
What percentage over the USA domestic market would we need to be to be not “too few”?
Comment on Trump says U.S. will 'get Greenland,' military force may not be needed but not ruled out
Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 6 days agoAbsolutely right. These tiny “buy european”-protest are great, but won’t change anything. We’re too few. The EU needs to step up against these imperialist yokels. Should he get Greenland by force, nothing would happen. He could just do it and he knows.
letsgo@lemm.ee 6 days ago
Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 5 days ago
Numbers are great, but you forgot that the vast majority just don’t care or even worse.
yet_another_commie@lemmygrad.ml 5 days ago
against these imperialist yokels Imperialist union got imperialized by its friend what irony
ProfHillbilly@lemmy.world 6 days ago
As an American I really hope the EU takes this seriously. I was screaming about shit like this since Jan 6th and nothing was done. Take these people seriously. The US will invade Greenland and it will be to distract from Putin doing something even worse in Ukraine. They are betting the EU can not fight a war on two fronts. Prove them wrong.
i_am_not_a_robot@feddit.uk 6 days ago
WW3 here we come.
T00l_shed@lemmy.world 6 days ago
Yup it would trigger article 5
lemming@sh.itjust.works 6 days ago
Well, if USA and Europe were at war, with article 5, they could arrange it so that Europe fought Europe and USA fought USA, singe they are allies and must help. It would save a lot of transatlantic logistics and make things much easier.
Dead_or_Alive@lemmy.world 5 days ago
It’s not a distraction, it is the cornerstone for US control in the North Atlantic. It backstops the US ability to defend the eastern seaboard and be able to strike Europe.
The US already has military bases and the ability to develop resources in the area. Denmark has been more than willing to cooperate.
The only reason you spend the political capital to annex Greenland is if you foresee a future where Denmark will not cooperate and may see the US as a strategic threat.
That’s all you need to figure out where all of this is leading.
boatswain@infosec.pub 5 days ago
It’s also about control of the Northwest Passage IMO; that’s why he’s interested in Canada and Greenland.