Posted on 02/11/2025 7:36:52 PM PST by CondoleezzaProtege
In response to President Donald Trump’s continued musing about the U.S. acquiring Greenland from Denmark, Danish citizens have launched their own effort to purchase America’s most economically prosperous state.
An online petition seeking the “Denmarkification” of California has seemingly garnered nearly 200,000 signatures, with a pitch to Danish citizens that purchasing the Golden State would provide them with more sunshine, dominance in the tech industry, limitless avocado toast and easy access to Disneyland — which organizers say would be renamed to honor fairytale author and poet Hans Christian Andersen.
“Have you ever looked at a map and thought, ‘You know what Denmark needs? More sunshine, palm trees, and roller skates.’ Well, we have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make that dream a reality,” petition organizers write on the online page.
...The petition is a tongue-in-cheek rebuttal to Trump’s fixation on acquiring Greenland, a Danish territory, which he says is critical to America’s national security interests. Republican legislators have also highlighted Greenland’s access to natural resources like oil, gas and minerals as reasons the U.S. should prioritize acquiring the territory.
So while the prospect might sound enticing for some Californians who are interested in the perks of Danish lifestyle, including bike-centric infrastructure, improved public transit, socialized health care, baked goods and “hygge,” not even a political adversary like Trump would let the Golden State go without a fight — the same message organizers hope to convey with the petition.
“As for the will of the citizens? Well, let’s face it – when has that ever stopped [Trump]?” the petition reads.
In the meantime, Californians in favor of becoming “New Denmark” will just have to settle for a day trip to Santa Barbara County, home of the Danish Capital of the U.S. [Solvang, CA]
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I think its a fair and worthwhile trade.
They can get the hollywood whackjobs, the big tech communists, the homeless defecating in the streets, and we get the pristine land and resources of Greenland.
I’m sold.
Now, let’s build a wall around California.
Yes yes yes!
Feces on the sidewalk ! Afuera!
Liberals! Afuera!
Drag queens! Afuera!
Nancy Pelosi! Afuera!
Adam Schiff! Afuera!
But this makes them look like they’re in sixth grade.
Let’s make a trade: The far left coastal counties of California for Greenland and cash. We will keep the bases in San Diego but they have to take the politicians from the far left areas with the exchange.
Sell it to them for one dollar and tell them all sales are final.
Yeah. They can have Solvang.
How much do we have to pay them to take it off our hands and do they have enough fire insurance—just in case...
TM
They just want a place to send all their muslims.
Don’t think they could afford a straight-up cash deal. In 2023 Denmark’s GDP was a bit over 400 Billion dollars, while California’s GDP was about 3.23 trillion dollars for 2023. Lets say they want it bad enough to pay 10x the annual GDP. How would they come up with over 30 trillion for the deal?
Sold!
I wouldn’t care if the petition was actually serious. The Danes are threatening us with a good time!
They will take California off our hands?
Do they mean it?
Let’s do it.
Have you ever been to California? Keep the garden spot of America and send the illegals and legal criminals to the Euroweenies to coddle. We’ll keep Reagan’s California.
How much do you want to take it?
No refunds.
Let's do the right thing and throw in New York and Illinois.
SOLD!!
Yeah. Most of the land area is conservative. I’ll keep the mighty Sierras.
Well that would be interesting. Tariffs against California...
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