Who decides what direction Greenland could/will/should take.

Is it up to the people of Greenland or is it up to the people of Denmark.

If you have a national votes including both countries then the Danes have 100 votes to Greenlanders 1 vote. So Greenlanders only account for 1% of the population and 1% of the vote. If you only have Greenlanders vote then it could get messy as you only need 30,000 votes to change course. The prodding from Trump could see Denmark unsettle the Greenlanders with its entitlement. Does it come down to what Greenlanders want or what Denmark wants.

chimera wrote on Jan 6^th, 2026 at 6:59pm:


I think the issue is bigger than that, in a democratic environment do the people of Greenland have the ability to choose or does Denmark have to the power to decide for them. Do other European countries honor the will of Greenlanders or do they align with Denmark's ownership. Of course this can only happen if Greenlanders entertain the prospect of joining America.

chimera wrote on Jan 6^th, 2026 at 7:28pm:


Missile count is not important, America used more aircraft in capturing Maduro than Denmark has in total. Denmarks ability to defend Greenland is NATO, not themselves. Greenlands defense relies on Denmark which relies on the US.

America have something to sell Greenland just by them cutting Denmark out of the loop. In reality Greenland depends on America for protection already. Do America have the right to address this situation.

The Americans could just buy it.

'Queen Liliʻuokalani was Hawaii's last monarch, overthrown in 1893 by a coup supported by U.S. businessmen and U.S. Navy forces from the USS Boston, who landed troops to protect American interests, leading to the establishment of a provisional government and eventual U.S. annexation in 1898. The Queen peacefully surrendered to avoid bloodshed but protested the illegal overthrow, spending her later years advocating for Hawaiian rights and sovereignty, with the U.S. Congress issuing a formal apology for the overthrow in 1993.'

'The U.S. captured Guam in a swift and bloodless engagement in June 1898, during the Spanish-American War. The Spanish garrison, unaware that a state of war existed, mistook the American ship's initial cannon fire for a ceremonial salute and surrendered without resistance.'

'United States occupation of Haiti began on July 28, 1915, when 330 U.S. Marines landed at Port-au-Prince, Haiti, after the National City Bank of New York (now Citibank) convinced U.S. President Woodrow Wilson to take control of the country's political and financial interests.'

At that time, Germany was controlling part of France's political interests.

America might just make up a story and invade.
It’s  all been done before-

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_of_Tonkin_incident

Yes an invasion during war. Is Trump now fighting from Greenland against Putin?

The US is pushing its power onto Canada which is separating from the old dominance. Canada will link with Oz and claim sovereignty, in a loop of Greenland : Canada : US control.

'The mercurial and toxic American administration is forcing Canada to reconsider its security situation in general, and in the Far North specifically. With overt threats of annexation (economic or military) of Greenland and Canada for “security” reasons, Canada must now consider these issues without a historic, traditional American partner, and possibly in contradiction to American wishes'.
https://canadiandefencereview.com/canadian-sovereignty-is-on-thin-ice-arctic-sov...