- Dec 5, 2019
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Nothing unrealistic about continuing the situation that has gone on since the early 50s.
Right now, Denmark provides 60% of Greenlands income/support with very little social or governmental intervention. The Greenland desire for independence is based more on emotion than on practicality. If cut totally free from all ties to Denmark, Greenland will have no choice but to lay themselves open to whatever commercial exploitation agreement they could get--and very quickly.
Right now, Greenland is protected from occupation by its weather and by NATO. Without NATO, they will have to enter into a defense agreement with some nation. The US is clearly not a reliable ally; even if US corporations gain all the commercial exploitation deals, US defense will be based on how freely corporations are able to exploit the island, not upon the island's actual defense needs.
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