[Glenn.]

Originally Posted by Parmy

Sold to the democrats in 1917...

And?

[Parmy]

Originally Posted by Glenn.

And?

And......Sold because the Danish settlers left because the British abolished slavery...


So basically they had no need for them once they couldn't use slaves on the plantations..such an honourable lot are our Danish cousins.

[bots]

He doesn't know the difference between Iceland and Greenland

[Glenn.]

Originally Posted by Parmy

And......Sold because the Danish settlers left because the British abolished slavery...


So basically they had no need for them once they couldn't use slaves on the plantations..such an honourable lot are our Danish cousins.

Same story as every other European empire

[Parmy]

Every other apart from GB.

[Glenn.]

Originally Posted by Parmy

Every other apart from GB.

If Britain really was different, there wouldn’t be entire countries still dealing with the economic fallout of being stripped for parts.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

And if they don't want to sell it? (which they already said they don't )

Yes,
Then he will use 25% Tarriff

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by arista

Yes,
Then he will use 25% Tarriff

So blackmail. Everyone in Europe should stop dealing with America

[Parmy]

Originally Posted by Glenn.

If Britain really was different, there wouldn’t be entire countries still dealing with the economic fallout of being stripped for parts.

Sure.

[arista]

Originally Posted by bots

He doesn't know the difference between Iceland and Greenland

He does
But he appears to be lacking sleep.

[Glenn.]

Originally Posted by Parmy

Sure.

Glad you agree

[Glenn.]

Originally Posted by arista

He does
But he appears to be lacking sleep.

And a brain

[Parmy]

Originally Posted by Glenn.

Glad you agree

I don't....





Give me some links to read up on.

[Glenn.]

Originally Posted by Parmy

I don't....





Give me some links to read up on.

Pick up a history book on Britain

The British Empire extracted wealth — raw materials, forced labour and monopoly power
Slavery was only one part of how Britain profited from its colonies. Once the slave trade ended, colonial systems continued extracting economic value in other ways:
• Plantation systems in the Caribbean relied on enslaved and coerced labour to produce sugar, tobacco, cotton and more — goods that were hugely valuable in European markets. 
• Colonies like India were systematically integrated into a British economic system designed to benefit British industry: they supplied raw materials (like cotton, opium and foodstuffs) and were forced into trade patterns that favoured British manufacturers. 
• Colonial administrations collected taxes and forcibly coerced labour to serve imperial economic goals, while providing little public infrastructure or benefit to local populations. 

Research estimates that the UK extracted trillions in wealth from India and other colonies over centuries — a massive transfer of resources from colonised people to British elites and institutions. 

⸻

3. This was systemic, not an isolated exception
This pattern wasn’t accidental, and it wasn’t just about slavery in the Atlantic:
• Britain’s economic and financial institutions — including banks and major trading houses — grew in part from profits derived from colonial trade and slavery. 
• Major British cities and buildings (like trading exchanges) were historically linked to profits from slavery and colonial commerce. 
• Colonial systems across Africa, Asia and the Caribbean used forced labour, unfair taxation and market manipulation to extract wealth and channel it back to Britain. 

So the idea that Britain was some exceptional, non-exploitative empire doesn’t hold up to historical evidence. Its economic rise and global influence were deeply tied to systems of human exploitation and resource extraction — just like other European colonial powers

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Alf

[arista]

Later Trump Updated
said he is meeting the Ukrainian leader
Tomorrow

[Cherie]

He wants to build a Golden Dome, I am sure the Greenlanders would let him do it at a price?

[arista]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

So blackmail. Everyone in Europe should stop dealing with America

Yes The EU is fighting back

They will match that if Trump goes that far



PM Starmer - Not Fighting back

[Maru]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Shhhh you're not supposed to laugh

[Parmy]

Originally Posted by Glenn.

Pick up a history book on Britain

The British Empire extracted wealth — raw materials, forced labour and monopoly power
Slavery was only one part of how Britain profited from its colonies. Once the slave trade ended, colonial systems continued extracting economic value in other ways:
• Plantation systems in the Caribbean relied on enslaved and coerced labour to produce sugar, tobacco, cotton and more — goods that were hugely valuable in European markets. 
• Colonies like India were systematically integrated into a British economic system designed to benefit British industry: they supplied raw materials (like cotton, opium and foodstuffs) and were forced into trade patterns that favoured British manufacturers. 
• Colonial administrations collected taxes and forcibly coerced labour to serve imperial economic goals, while providing little public infrastructure or benefit to local populations. 

Research estimates that the UK extracted trillions in wealth from India and other colonies over centuries — a massive transfer of resources from colonised people to British elites and institutions. 

⸻

3. This was systemic, not an isolated exception
This pattern wasn’t accidental, and it wasn’t just about slavery in the Atlantic:
• Britain’s economic and financial institutions — including banks and major trading houses — grew in part from profits derived from colonial trade and slavery. 
• Major British cities and buildings (like trading exchanges) were historically linked to profits from slavery and colonial commerce. 
• Colonial systems across Africa, Asia and the Caribbean used forced labour, unfair taxation and market manipulation to extract wealth and channel it back to Britain. 

So the idea that Britain was some exceptional, non-exploitative empire doesn’t hold up to historical evidence. Its economic rise and global influence were deeply tied to systems of human exploitation and resource extraction — just like other European colonial powers

What does the OBJ stand for?

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Maru

Shhhh you're not supposed to laugh

There are a few Po faces around, Im not one of them

[Benjamin]

“Donald Trump generated headlines with his comments about Greenland at Davos - but on several occasions he appeared to confuse the name of the island in question.
Speaking of how perceptions of him had been good in Europe and among Nato allies, Trump said: "Until the last few days, when I told them about Iceland, they loved me."
He then said Nato was not there for the US – "and Iceland, I can tell you".
Later, discussing how the US stock marked had dipped after his recent threats to use military force in Greenland, he said: "The stock market took the first dip yesterday because of Iceland.
"So Iceland's already cost us a lot of money, but that dip is peanuts compared to what it's gone up."

[Glenn.]

Originally Posted by Parmy

What does the OBJ stand for?

Something your device can’t access. Google really is your friend you know. Why? The only explanation is that you’re choosing to ignore the whole post because it contradicts yours and now you’re playing silly games again.

[bots]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

So blackmail. Everyone in Europe should stop dealing with America

the eu have frozen the trade deal negotiations, which means on 1st feb, the trade deal no longer applies, so they are whacking the pre-existing tariffs back on

[bots]

Originally Posted by Benjamin

“Donald Trump generated headlines with his comments about Greenland at Davos - but on several occasions he appeared to confuse the name of the island in question.
Speaking of how perceptions of him had been good in Europe and among Nato allies, Trump said: "Until the last few days, when I told them about Iceland, they loved me."
He then said Nato was not there for the US – "and Iceland, I can tell you".
Later, discussing how the US stock marked had dipped after his recent threats to use military force in Greenland, he said: "The stock market took the first dip yesterday because of Iceland.
"So Iceland's already cost us a lot of money, but that dip is peanuts compared to what it's gone up."

Article 5 has only been activated once, when the rest of NATO came to the USA's aid after the twin towers and hundreds of allies gave their lives in Afghanistan and Iraq