Posted on 02/04/2025 10:30:10 PM PST by xxqqzz
The Danish king has shocked some historians by changing the royal coat of arms to more prominently feature Greenland and the Faroe Islands – in what has also been seen as a rebuke to Donald Trump.
Less than a year since succeeding his mother, Queen Margrethe, after she stood down on New Year’s Eve 2023, King Frederik has made a clear statement of intent to keep the autonomous Danish territory and former colony within the kingdom of Denmark.
Donald Trump Jr in front of the statue of Hans Egede in Nuuk, Greenland, while on a private visit. Donald Trump Jr visits Greenland amid father’s interest in owning island
For 500 years, previous Danish royal coats of arms have featured three crowns, the symbol of the Kalmar Union between Denmark, Norway and Sweden, which was led from Denmark between 1397 and 1523. They are also an important symbol of its neighbour Sweden.
But in the updated version, the crowns have been removed and replaced with a more prominent polar bear and ram than previously, to symbolise Greenland and the Faroe Islands respectively.
The move comes at a time of increased tension over Greenland and its relations with Denmark, which continues to control its foreign and security policy.
Incoming US president Trump last month said again that he wants the US to buy Greenland, and the Greenlandic prime minister, Múte Egede, recently accused Denmark of genocide in response to investigations of the forced contraceptive scandal of the 1960s and 70s. In Egede’s own new year’s address he accelerated calls for Greenlandic independence and called for the “shackles of the colonial era” to be removed.
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Sure, change your coat of arms.
Go for it.
What are you going to do, fire on us with arrows?
Ditto Panama Canal.
BTTT
Since some Freepers claim that Trump only wants to buy Greenland, arrows wouldn't be necessary. A simply "It's not for sale" should suffice to end the matter.
And Denmark has said "It's not for sale." Repeatedly.
Denmark failed to develop and spend the resources they need to defend Greenland.
Only 55,000 people in Greenland.
My proposal is that Nuuk remains under Danish jurisdiction. But Greenland will be sold to USA.
Sort of like Hong Kong remained British for a long period of time.
I don’t think Trump really wanted to occupy Greenland or Panama Canal. But he saw that US interests in those places have been neglected by American government and especially Panama is playing fire by letting China take control of the canal. With Greenland, it is a strategic place closer to the US than to Denmark. He saw the possibility of Russia and China make a game for it. His goals are to prevent American interest in the two places diminished.
By making such statements, international focus went to both places and negotiation took place. At the end, he prevents other countries to control Panama Canal and Greenland, and American interests are maintained.
Greenland is an excellent reason why we should withdraw from NATO. First of all, the Cold War ended in 1991.
And right now, Denmark is all about "saving the environment" so they're not going to develop Greenland.
Eventually, China or Russia will take Greenland from Denmark if we don't do it first.
“A simply “It’s not for sale” should suffice to end the matter.”
Umm, in business negotiations a no is not always final. Trump would never have made his decades of dealings and business growth if he went by your statement.
Sorta like titanic’s deck chairs
Another result of Trump’s ststement is the local Greenlanders intensity theie efforts to be independent from Denmark.
We will see this development. Maybe another job for USAID ... half j/k
i heard they doubled their number of dog sleds for national defense
Your British ancestors were subjects of a Danish king (or a few of them). At one time.
Cnut (Canute) for one.
Lawyers are the modern weapon system. They CAN make it difficult.
BTW the Danish national weapon is the Madsen LMG, a very interesting device, if rather obsolete. Look it up.
Opus?
Denmark can more afford to maintain Greenland than us?
The resumption of the Monroe Doctrine is no priority? Keeping Red China out of the Panama Canal is not part of that?
Back to “Make Europe Great Again”, I see.
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