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Have you ever looked at a map and thought, "You know what Denmark needs? More sunshine, palm trees, and roller skates." Well, we have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make that dream a reality.

Let’s buy California from Donald Trump!

Yes, you heard that right.

California could be ours, and we need your help to make it happen.

The Tremendous Plan

  1. Crowdfunding Goal of $1 trillion (give or take a few billion). That’s just 200,000 kroner from every Dane. Skip a few lattes, and you’re golden.
  2. We’ll send our bestest negotiators – Lego executives and the cast of Borgen.
  3. It is in the national interest to promote the extraordinary heritage of our Nation, so California will become New Denmark. Los Angeles? More like Løs Ångeles.
  4. Danish Values: We’ll bring hygge to Hollywood, bike lanes to Beverly Hills, and organic smørrebrød to every street corner. Rule of law, universal health care and fact based politics might apply.

Måke Califørnia Great Ægain

Disclaimer: This campaign is 100% real… in our dreams

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[–] Bonus@lemm.ee 7 points 11 hours ago (3 children)

I, for one, welcome our Danish overlords but, as much as I hate to say it, you can't afford us Denmark.

[–] jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Sell it for one thin dime!

[–] Bonus@lemm.ee 1 points 1 hour ago

A $10 bag could just work in Amsterdam.

[–] Bloomcole@lemm.ee 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

We will coup whoever we want!

[–] frank@sopuli.xyz 6 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

If California contributed Danish level taxes they'd be able to buy themselves into the system. It's like a layaway plan

[–] sevan@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 hours ago

Like a leveraged buyout, I love it! Borrow all the money, give the debt to the acquired entity, let it pay itself off.

[–] Bonus@lemm.ee 3 points 8 hours ago

That would be amazing.

[–] VitoRobles@lemmy.today 8 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

Consider buying US states that voted for Trump.

California is so big and economically powerful that they can make their own country if they want. And their government is anti Trump already.

Some place like Florida or the Southern states.

[–] conc@lemmy.ml 10 points 10 hours ago
[–] Johandea@feddit.nu 4 points 8 hours ago

But who would want them?

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 13 points 13 hours ago

As an American midwesterner, I support the effort to buy California, and will be making my way to the state border to finally move to a better country.

[–] fylkenny@feddit.org 34 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

Why not also make New York new Amsterdam again?

[–] LaminatedDenim@lemmy.world 19 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Why they changed it, I can't say..

[–] nulluser@lemmy.world 11 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

People just liked it better that way.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

So take me back to Constantinople,

[–] scutiger@lemmy.world 1 points 14 minutes ago

It's Istanbul, not Constantinople

[–] CptEnder@lemmy.world 10 points 14 hours ago

Denmark suddenly becomes the 4th most powerful nation over night

LONG REIGN THE LEGO EMPIRE

[–] Aphelion@lemm.ee 4 points 12 hours ago

As a Californian I fully support this move.

[–] EfreetSK@lemmy.world 17 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Good idea, from what I read, Americans are constantly complaining about California anyway. About their liberalism, their woke Hollywood, weird laws, weird people and how it doesn't represent the "real America". I think they'll actually be happy they get rid of it

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 2 points 10 hours ago

And we'll be happy to be rid of them!

[–] ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org 18 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Disclaimer: This campaign is 100% real…

Fact-checked by Facebook.

[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 7 points 17 hours ago

I saw it on the web. Therefore, it has to be true.

[–] gofsckyourself@lemmy.world 2 points 10 hours ago

Probably would make more sense for California to buy Denmark creating a new country

[–] it_depends_man@lemmy.world 11 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_GDP

I mean, put a small tax on it and it basically pays for itself. Don't even need to finance it upfront.

[–] BaroqueInMind@lemmy.one 3 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

This mere small tax is what led them to have a revolutionary war with the UK in the first place, lol

[–] CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

No. This revolutionary war was not fought over taxation alone but over taxation without representation. Give California a seat or two in the danish parliament.

[–] BaroqueInMind@lemmy.one 2 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

Why would a US state with a GDP significantly larger than the country wanting to buy it allow it to be taxed?

[–] CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 14 hours ago

To not to be part of the US anymore.

[–] itslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

EU membership, lol

The tech companies won't like European privacy laws, tho

[–] v_krishna@lemmy.ml 4 points 12 hours ago

California has its own version of GDPR already.

[–] Placebonickname@lemmy.world 2 points 17 hours ago

I love SF. But they can have LA and the Chargers.

[–] ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org -1 points 17 hours ago (8 children)
  • Donald Trump can't sell California. At best, he could sell DC maybe.
  • What's California ever done to you? They're anti-Trump. They should be left alone. Denmark should buy Florida instead: good riddance for the US, it has nice weather too and it's at no risk of being obliterated by a giant earthquake.
[–] Kaput@lemmy.world 17 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

Wouldn't Californians prefer to be part of Denmark?

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 3 points 10 hours ago
[–] v_krishna@lemmy.ml 7 points 12 hours ago

Long time resident of California. Previous resident of Denmark (never a citizen though). I'd welcome this with open arms.

[–] Bronzebeard@lemm.ee 3 points 12 hours ago

I don't think California gives a shit what Cheeto Mussolini has to say on the matter.

[–] HK65@sopuli.xyz 9 points 16 hours ago

Florida is damaged goods. Try selling it to China, they have less standards in what they buy.

[–] PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 10 hours ago

Selling Florida does track with our used-car salesman ass President.

Shame Lemon Laws don't apply internationally - caveat emptor, Denmark.

[–] itslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 13 hours ago

It's gonna sink within the next 50 to 100 years tho

[–] Faydaikin@beehaw.org 6 points 16 hours ago

We've heard the stories of "Floridaman", so no takers there.

He's probably better off where he is.

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 3 points 16 hours ago

A giant earthquake in Florida won't obliterate it, but one in Africa or Spain, and the resulting tsunami could.

[–] EarMaster@lemmy.world 1 points 16 hours ago

But we are planning on sending that meteor to Florida...making a brand new Gulf of America...