▲ 251 ▼ One of these is an authoritarian imperialist empire, the other is China (lemmy.ml) submitted 10 months ago by jankforlife@lemmy.ml to c/memes@lemmy.ml 129 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] AntiOutsideAktion@lemmy.ml 5 points 9 months ago (3 children) https://ian.macky.net/pat/map/nhem/nhemblu.gif Greenland is way closer to way more of Russia than Alaska permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 0 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children) Look on the map, don't confuse a straight line distance on a sphere, the shortest distance from Greenland to Rusia go over the EU (Norway and Sweden), while in Alaska they need a simple Zodiac or even Walking in the Winter. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AntiOutsideAktion@lemmy.ml 6 points 9 months ago (1 child) We're talking about missiles permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 4 points 9 months ago Even with missiles there isn't any reason to invade Greenland, apart of a NATO member, there is already an US Base there since 50 years. No, Rusia and China are not the reason, but rare earth in Greenland are, like in Venezuela the oil, not the democracy.. The next is Panama and Canada in the expansions plan "to make America great again" (and the paria for the rest of the world). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 0 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children) Look on the map, don't confuse a straight line distance on a sphere, the shortest distance from Greenland to Rusia go over the EU (Norway and Sweden), while in Alaska they need a simple Zodiac or even Walking in the Winter. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AntiOutsideAktion@lemmy.ml 6 points 9 months ago (1 child) We're talking about missiles permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 4 points 9 months ago Even with missiles there isn't any reason to invade Greenland, apart of a NATO member, there is already an US Base there since 50 years. No, Rusia and China are not the reason, but rare earth in Greenland are, like in Venezuela the oil, not the democracy.. The next is Panama and Canada in the expansions plan "to make America great again" (and the paria for the rest of the world). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AntiOutsideAktion@lemmy.ml 6 points 9 months ago (1 child) We're talking about missiles permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 4 points 9 months ago Even with missiles there isn't any reason to invade Greenland, apart of a NATO member, there is already an US Base there since 50 years. No, Rusia and China are not the reason, but rare earth in Greenland are, like in Venezuela the oil, not the democracy.. The next is Panama and Canada in the expansions plan "to make America great again" (and the paria for the rest of the world). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 4 points 9 months ago Even with missiles there isn't any reason to invade Greenland, apart of a NATO member, there is already an US Base there since 50 years. No, Rusia and China are not the reason, but rare earth in Greenland are, like in Venezuela the oil, not the democracy.. The next is Panama and Canada in the expansions plan "to make America great again" (and the paria for the rest of the world). permalink fedilink source parent