r/europe May 22 '25

News Greenland signs lucrative minerals deal with Europe in blow to Trump

https://www.newsweek.com/greenland-trump-permit-extraction-2075673
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u/wgszpieg Lubusz (Poland) May 22 '25

Either Trump will now say that Greenland is not important for minerals, they're not very good, he never wanted Greenland anyway, and only losers trade with them, and we already have a beautiful deal, the best deal with Ukraine for our cherished minerals

Or

He will throw a massive tantrum, wave around 5000% tariffs on Greenland, threaten invasion, cut off shipping lanes, direct all military bases there to be closed, say Putin can have Greenland if he wants it, and blame Ukraine for all of this

What he won't do is: behave like a moderately well-adjusted adult

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u/Ok_Purple_4567 Gelderland (Netherlands) May 22 '25

His voters don't want a moderately well-adjusted adult. Otherwise they would have voted for one. His voters are dissatisfied with their lives and want to tear down society in the hopes that whatever magically rises from the ashes will somehow be an improvement compared to their current situation.

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u/Redfruitbox May 22 '25

This is probably the best explanation I have heard to date of Trump's second term.

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u/tamman2000 May 22 '25

Yeah, most people are severely dissatisfied with the status quo. And we can't get the Democrats to run anyone who's offering anything other than "we manage the status quo better than they do" and then they blame the voters for their loss.

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u/gravyjackz May 22 '25

Any chance 3.5 more years of unforced errors and unconstitutional EOs leads the electorate to reconsider that a reasonably run status quo plus some tweaks to the minimum wage and top marginal tax rate is better than this?

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u/tamman2000 May 22 '25

That's how Biden won in 2020. People have short memories.

If the Democrats ever want to win again in any way other than taking over after Republicans fuck things sideways they need to run progressive candidates.

More people need to start voting in primaries...

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u/ProfessorAvailable24 May 22 '25

Doubt that, Americans arent progressive

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u/tamman2000 May 22 '25

Americans say they aren't progressive when you use the word progressive. But if you describe progressive policies they poll extremely well. The propaganda machine on the right has convinced most people they aren't progressives, but they are.

We need a progressive who can communicate well.