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Here's what I don't like about this whole situation.
This started off as one of Trump's little episodes of dementia where he says something outlandish to get attention and was treated accordingly, with Denmark definitively saying that Greenland was going nowhere.
Now, they're saying that "Greenland independence is possible, but joining the US is unlikely"
This is basically saying "Well, maaaaaybe......". It's capitulating to Trump. It is giving him wiggle room, and it is giving credibility to a ridiculous idea that should be dismissed out of hand. Even if it isn't their intention, Denmark is essentially telling Trump there's a path forward, instead of telling him there's no path. All this is going to do is feed Trump's ego. And it's going to set Trump on a path where he sincerely believes he "deserves" Greenland, if he's not there already.
Denmark needs to make a clear and unequivocal statement that Greenland is a territory of Denmark and will remain that way. Period, full stop. And then kick Don Jr. out of the country to send a statement to him. But the last thing Denmark needs to do is to be giving Trump a path forward, and that's exactly what they're doing by going from "Not gonna happen" to "unlikely".
Denmark blinked. Trump will capitalize.
Yep. I think there should be mandatory training among world leaders on boundary pushing techniques by people with narcissistic disorders. Giving this any attention beyond dismissing it and moving on only feeds the narcissist to keep testing limits and pushing boundaries.
Many an abused spouse talk about how their narcissist other wore them down and eventually they succumbed to horrible power dynamics. In the US, we've been that spouse for a long time. Now the entire freaking world is the spouse.
Well, Denmark has said all along that the fate of Greenland is up to Greenlanders, not Denmark. And that's the truth. Denmark will always welcome Greenland in the realm, but it's ultimately up to them if they want to stay.
At the end of the day, I can't imagine that Greenland would want to leave one of the world's best social systems, including a world-class healthcare system, to join the world's crappiest healthcare system and a non-functional democracy.
Now, Trump may take Greenland by force. That's a whole different story.