Donald Trump now genuinely lives in a different reality, one in which neither grammar nor history nor the normal rules of human interaction now affect him. Also, he really is maniacally, unhealthily obsessive about the Nobel Prize. The Norwegian Nobel Committee, not the Norwegian government and certainly not the Danish government, determines the winner of that prize. Yet Trump now not only blames Norway for failing to give it to him, but is using it as a justification for an invasion of Greenland.
Think about where this is leading. One possibility, anticipated this morning by financial markets, is a damaging trade war. Another is an American military occupation of Greenland. Try to imagine it: The U.S. Marines arrive in Nuuk, the island’s capital. Perhaps they kill some Danes; perhaps some American soldiers die too. And then what? If the invaders were Russians, they would arrest all of the politicians, put gangsters in charge, shoot people on the street for speaking Danish, change school curricula, and carry out a fake referendum to rubber-stamp the conquest. Is that the American plan too? If not, then what is it? This would not be the occupation of Iraq, which was difficult enough. U.S. troops would need to force Greenlanders, citizens of a treaty ally, to become American against their will.
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the last straw should have been “grab them by the pussy”
but here we are, getting murdered in the street by nazi fascist pigfuck thugs
The last straw should have been mocking a disabled reporter. That was a decade ago.
The road is currently littered with things that should have been the last straw
Yeah, throw it on the pile.
And that’s just from today. Here’s the haul since new years
Okay, so I can’t really get angry over a demented old man yelling at the clouds, it’s what they do…
But exactly what is happening in USA since there’s nobody telling him to shut the fuck up? Somebody wrote this on a piece of paper for him and put it in an envelope and send it through as diplomatic post between two nations. And NOBODY at any point whatsoever had the courage to tell him what is obvious to everyone else on the planet: That these are the dumbest words every written on a piece of paper in the entire history of mankind. Really?
What are they so afraid of?
Part of me wants to believe its because they enjoy letting him make a dook of himself but I know better.
Edit: somehow, ‘fool’ got autocorrected to ‘dook’.
I have decided I like dook better.
This would not be the occupation of Iraq, which was difficult enough. U.S. troops would need to force Greenlanders, citizens of a treaty ally, to become American against their will.
The Atlantic always manages to squeeze shitlib bullshit into every article, like this ridiculous Iraq War apologia. I see the source and I immediately know it’s coming, every single time.
Do you have a brain injury?
No, I just don’t like unprovoked wars of aggression and decades long occupations. Including when someone not named Trump is doing it, including when it happens to countries outside of the imperial core.
Man you are really searching for something here. Not sure what, but have at it!
I have no idea what you’re talking about.
Amidst all the doomers in here… I know a crazy MAGA person in my family. They have been staunch about supporting him and defending him since the beginning.
They are livid about this Greenland situation.
Well at least they draw the line somewhere
Did they say why?
The last straw before what? What is supposed to happen when the camel’s back breaks?
Spontaneous combustion?
Not the rape, murder, torture, kidnapping, corruption, illegitimacy, illegality, unconstitutionality, warmongering, domestic and international terrorism, pedophilia, economic harm, environmental harm, the destruction of public landmarks, undermining congressional power, illegal firings and appointments, nepotism, theft, convictions, insurrection, sedition, or treason but his grade school bullying of our allies? THAT should be the last straw?
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Dementia speaks folks… it’s the late night sundowning and the posting in the wee hours when he should and would be sleeping if his brain wasn’t turning to plaque that’s the give away. Man is falling into the same disease that his father went down with and has played the ‘batshit’ game for so long it’s hiding what would be obvious in a normal, decent person.
His dad, his granddad, and his sister all died suffering terrible dementia.
So will he. And we’ll be there. Wheeee.
It’s his personal terror, according to his niece, Mary Trump. I hope it takes him screaming, into the void in absolute rage and fear.
(I actually got a strike on Reddit for posting this… can you believe it?)
There are no more straws. Anyone who supports Trump at this point has already locked in and there isn’t anything him or his admin can do to change their minds.
It’s not about who supports him. It’s about the people and organizations that have the power to do something about it sitting on their hands.
In any sane country, sure, but we’re well beyond that at this point.
There’s been so many “last straws” there’s not a camel out of traction in the whole world.
Anybody who reads that and doesn’t immediately conclude he’s absolutely fucked in the head and a threat to… everyone needs to get on the next SpaceX test rocket.
The problem is even if haalf of trump voters finally agreed. And united left and right all decided to message our reps to stop this it either goes discarded or Vance is next in line and he still pursues it
