Imgur bans my IP from a Digital Ocean droplet of my own build. Just sayin’, they’re not only operating from known IP ranges.

Think NATO will cross the Atlantic and do something about it? Serious question. You’re talking capability, and you’re probably right on the question of winter fighting (damned interesting!), but I’m talking will.

But let’s drop the comparison to Vietnam, or any other American fuck ups. To get into such another quagmire, NATO would have to get troops there in the first place. And again, not like they can hide in Greenland’s vast jungles. Honestly, I don’t know of a fair wartime comparison? Who has invaded a monstrous rock and who has tried to defend it across an ocean? We’re all in new territory, and maybe that’s the scariest thing.

For all intents and purposes, Greenland in an uninhabited rock, on our side of the world, with strategic minerals and positioning, and NATO has done jack shit to defend their own eastern front. And let’s not forget Putin pushing for all this, and getting his way. We’re taking it and I am scared shitless of what comes next.

Yes, it’s Putin who wants this! But taking Greenland is still in America’s best interest, from a strategic point of view, current world politics and near-term consequences be damned.

As to the future of America, I’m starting to see the light, starting to see how truly dangerous these people’s long-term vision is. Trump is all simple-minded greed, but Project 2025 and the like is far worse.

These people truly believe in a Nazi vision of a 3rd Reich. They want to etch their names in history books. They truly think they’re doing what’s right for America, now and in the future. Don’t all dictators?

My only hope is that, like Hitler, giddy on success, they bite off more than they can chew.

The Bay of Pigs was nothing like an all out invasion. The idea was to give impetus to Cuban rebels, let them continue the fight. If the fascists want Cuba, it’s theirs.

^ Points out the obvious.

Lemmy: Where’s my fuck you button?!

Venezuela’s oil fields have been on America’s radar long before Trump. The only things Trump is thinking of is crap like a ballroom and renaming the Kennedy Center.

As you say, the rest has been jammed in his brain.

Not for long. We are going to take Greenland, no question. That gets us kicked out a NATO, a goal for this administration.

I’m not talking about any of that, and for the record, I agree with you on each point. But the reality is that Russia and China have been waging information war on us, and it worked.

Oh! I hadn’t thought that through. Guess we don’t have laws to cover hold AI responsible and the company can simply dodge responsibility.

You have a monster breathing down your neck, in your own backyard, and you Europeans are too cowardly to do anything about it. But you will, somehow, find the gumption to besiege American military bases?

Some of you people have the geopolitical sophistication of a 6th grader.

Search “double jeopardy”. He walks on a “not guilty” verdict.

Trump also believes there was no foreign interference in our elections.

They can’t appeal a “not guilty” verdict. If he walks he walks.

These are not threats, these statements are prepping to world for the eventuality.

From a previous comment:

Global warming makes Greenland prime real estate. As it warms, prospecting and mining become easier, and it will soon guard year-round Artic sea lanes. With enough warming it may become attractive for farming and living space.

They learned from Hitler’s mistake of not immediately storming the Caucasus oil fields before starting further shit. Guess what we just did? I’ll give you three guesses, but you’re only going to need one.

He’s absolutely correct. There’s not 60,000 people there and a third of those are in one city. Greenland has the least dense population of any country. We’re hardly going to get bogged down fighting natives with hunting rifles. Also, insurgency is rather impossible in a frozen wasteland. At least Simo Häyhä had trees to snipe from.

Europe isn’t going to cross the Pond and start shit if we take Greenland. They’re barely standing up to the Russian monster in their backyard, they’re hardly going to defend our backyard. We’ll get kicked out of NATO, but that’s a goal of this administration. Win win.

All of NATO would have to pull together to storm across the Atlantic, and the US would watch that buildup in real time. God only knows what would happen then, but I’d guess a US first strike.

In any case, the US would seed the Atlantic with every hunter-killer sub we got. Europe wouldn’t be able to sneak a kayak across.

Pretty fucking bleak situation.

Was just commenting how radio ads used to be reasonable. Last time I listened to the local stations, the number and length of ads was astonishing. Won’t listen any longer.

About every country on Earth has a capitalistic economic system, some just have governments willing to protect their citizens from egregious abuse.

I will no longer contribute to Spotify, but the ads are like radio used to be. They’re spaced out enough to not be too noticeable, don’t drag on for long.

Minor conspiracy theory: Going from paid to free, Spotify seemed to bombard me with ads. For awhile I was thinking I was going to have to drop them altogether. Then the ad spacing became reasonable.

I think they blast you with ads to get you to move back to the paid service, but don’t keep that up long enough to completely run you off.

In America:

Section 230 of the Communications Act provides immunity for online platforms and users, stating they generally aren’t liable for content posted by others, allowing them to host third-party information without being treated as the “publisher or speaker”.

I’m guessing Europe has a similar provision.

I’m screaming this every day, and lemmy is especially ridiculous given our views on capitalism.

In a thread about fast food prices last year, I was told I was privileged for suggesting that, “maybe stop buying their shit?”

If every American had my wife and I’s spending habits, the economy would collapse in 3-4 months.