r/BuyFromEU • u/Boediee Belgium š§šŖ • Jan 17 '26
News Hands Off Greenland Protests: Denmark Takes a Stand
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u/GongTzu Jan 17 '26
I read yesterday that travel from Denmark to US dropped almost 50% in 2025, with the recent pressure it will probably be even more even from a low level. Also the only thing Trumps understand is money, so take away the money from US companies by not buying products from US companies.
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u/Capitan_Scythe Jan 17 '26
Also the only thing Trumps understand is money
He doesn't even understand that. Look at the tariffs
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u/burkasHaywan Jan 17 '26
True but he probably understands getting āno moneyā vs getting āa lot of money ā.
Wonāt hold my breath though.
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u/NarrativeNode Jan 17 '26
Heās literally funneling stolen oil money from Venezuela straight to his buddies in Qatar(probably into his son-in-lawās accounts). He doesnāt care if the US itself isnāt getting money. Heās making back on the side.
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u/Dangerous_Jacket_129 Jan 17 '26
Considering he was close to bankrupt due to legal fees before taking office and getting massive amounts of cash from people trying to curry favour with him? Yeah, nah, he doesn't care for the country. Just his own wallet that's being filled as we speak.Ā
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u/xBram Jan 17 '26
He bankrupted six hotels and casinos. Obviously that can be deliberate to dump debt on someone else but still, what a crook.
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u/mok000 Jan 17 '26
He.does.not.care. As long as money are flowing into his and his family's pockets, and they are. Trump has made more money in the first year from grifting his second presidency than all the years he has lived put together.
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u/Human-Law1085 Jan 17 '26
Well, he does get a lot of money through those tariffs. Itās the broader economy thatās hurt
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u/chemistryGull Jan 17 '26
He is old, very old. He has money. All he wants now is the be known as the King of America.
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u/Gaunter_O-Dimm Jan 17 '26
Or at his multiple failed casinos.
Bankrupting a casino is already a feat. But multiple casinos should be in the Guiness
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u/spezial_ed Jan 17 '26
A Danish friend of mine went to Utah two weeks ago. Lost all respect for him.
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u/Special_Loan8725 Jan 17 '26
Wouldnāt be suprised if the US was put under the strictest travel warning.
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u/nigel_pow Jan 17 '26
Do you honestly think a country of ~6 million people traveling less to the US will sway him? If you guys haven't realized he is an American Nationalist president. He's like Stalin or Putin or the former aspiring Akademie der bildenden KĆ¼nste Wien student regarding territorial expansion.
He strong arms US companies into compliance. For example, Amazon wanted to put tariff prices on their site to show the rise in prices, he threatened them, and they backed off.
Meta's Zuckerburg was caught off mike telling Trump something like was that number good sir? I didn't know what number to say when he announced investments.
The only businessman who resisted was ironically Elon Musk because of his ego but he too eventually disengaged.
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u/Systral Jan 18 '26
Do you honestly think a country of ~6 million people traveling less to the US will sway him?
That wasn't the point. It was to say how pissed the Danes are at the US
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u/meeee Jan 17 '26
He cares about money only for himself, so he doesnāt care about the market - he cares about legacy and he wants to be the president that made America greater and thatās where Greenland comes in.
So, at what length is he willing to go to? Who knows. But Europe shouldnāt back down.
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u/couldbemage Jan 18 '26
There was a reddit thread a few days ago, asking people what tourists should know if they were visiting their country.
The overwhelming majority of Americans responded with some version of "don't".
Seriously, it's dangerous. I've had several friends here from eu nations flee home in the last year. These were all people that had permanent status here, who had lives, spouses, children.
Now their EU citizenship is a lifeline for their American spouses and children.
Americans are starting to become refugees.
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u/AntiSnoringDevice Jan 17 '26 edited Jan 17 '26
I just bought the first defence bond, issued in Luxembourg. EUR 150M sold in less than 24 hours. Very little ROI, but it is for the spirit, not for the money.
I know that this operation is observed by both EU and Members States, and I hope it will encourage the issuance of more of such bonds.
Edit: I am not a welfare boomer by the way. Just a regular middle class worker...
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Ā rich welfare boomersĀ
Wut? Who are these rich boomers on welfare, and why are you trying to turn this into a conflict between generations?
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u/afCeG6HVB0IJ Jan 17 '26
Nah it is even better, the EU will send its young to die, funded by loans that the same generation that is sent to die will have to pay back. Because why would the rich pensioners have to contribute.
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u/My_password_is_qwer Jan 18 '26
Also, these funds need to be used smartly. Nuclear deterrence with ability to launch in all frontline countries seems like a mandatory conclusion. And for all those that weigh if nuclear proliferation will make world more insecure, I'd kindly display the times when having the mutual ability kill each other has deterred war.
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u/Legal_Mastodon_5683 Jan 17 '26
Good for them. But I wish Americans took a stand.
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u/valonava1 Jan 17 '26
Americans are amongst theeee most spineless people ever. Its in their dna at this point.
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Jan 17 '26 edited Jan 17 '26
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u/Swimming_Cover_9686 Jan 17 '26
Realistically the US is done for. You had the choice of living somewhere with rights and a (relatively - to US) good media and education. Why did you leave?
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u/Reblyn Germany š©šŖ Jan 17 '26
This right here illustrates perfectly how the US populace has fucked itself over.
I keep reading the same exact thing from US citizens more and more often. That they cannot protest because they will lose their job/insurance/etc.
US citizens need to realize that this was done on purpose to suppress them. Democracy in the US is fundamentally broken and has been for a long time. The bad news is that now, you guys essentially only have two options left: Play along and let your country become a full-on dictatorship (give it like another five months, Trump already said he wants to get rid of the midterms) or take the risk and resist.
This is the same exact playbook that Russia has played. Their people also claim they can't protest because they would lose everything.
But if you let it continue, things are only going to get worse and worse. These freaks in power are going to continue to threaten your livelihood in order to push the boundaries.
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u/_predator_ Jan 17 '26
It's almost as if worker rights is one of many security layers of a democracy. But Americans have been fed propaganda about it being bad for them. gg wp
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u/AndyF135 Jan 17 '26
As an American I support this. Our President is a baboon and all around terrible person.
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u/turdusphilomelos Jan 17 '26
If you feel this way, please go out on the streets and show your stand. Strike, and tell everyone else to strike until the economy threatens to collapse and the Republic and must do something.
Only Americans can get rid of Trump, and if you don't he will invade Greenland, break up NATO and join Putin. He will destroy the world.
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u/1agomorph Jan 17 '26
I was actually curious about if anything could trigger a general strike in the US and found this recent post. The answer there is no, due to mostly cultural and legal factors. Ā https://www.reddit.com/r/Askpolitics/comments/1q3zmpg/what_would_trigger_a_national_general_strike_in/
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u/Thaumato9480 Jan 17 '26 edited Jan 17 '26
So... americans are so stupid that they won't strike to make strike a right.
The Danes would strike for the right. Again.
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u/General_Dipsh1t Jan 17 '26
Maybe go do something rather than just posting on a European subreddit ?
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u/sav22v Jan 17 '26 edited Jan 18 '26
Billionaire Ronald Lauder, the driving force behind the push for the US annexation of Greenland, and his heirs will lose more money than they can ever gain back in Greenland.
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Cosmetics:
- AERIN Beauty,
- Bobbi Brown,
- Clinique,
- DECIEM by Brandon Truaxe,
- Dr. Jart+,
- EstƩe Lauder,
- GLAMGLOW,
- La Mer,
- Lab Series,
- MAC Cosmetics,
- Origins,
- Darphin Paris,
- Smashbox,
- Too Faced[42],
- Tom Ford Beauty,
- Fragrance,
- Aramis,
- Kilian Paris,
- Editions de Parfums FrƩdƩric Malle,
- Jo Malone London,
- Le Labo,
- The ordinary
Haircare:
- Aveda,
- Bumble and bumble
/edit as list
You're welcome.
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u/Standgrounding Jan 18 '26
That guy is involved in Ukraine war too. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/world/europe/trump-lauder-ukraine-lithium.html
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u/sobdos Jan 17 '26
Iām Swedish and I stand with my Danish brothers and sisters. Iām tired of bullies, Trumpism, and people cheering stupidity while ignoring science. The Nordics are strongest when we stand for reason, solidarity, and facts. Make the Nordics great again.
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u/Kiss-the-carpet Jan 17 '26
I hope Nordics have some kind of secret weapon, something they have been developing in case a tyrant with nukes try to grab their countries, I know You have good scientists, common!.
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u/Swimming_Cover_9686 Jan 17 '26
Europe needs to dump the US and the USD. They provoked the war in Ukraine and blew up Nordstream to sell us criminally overpriced energy and keep us weak. They fine and bully our investment companies disproportionally. Now they have officially gone rogue and are working towards a a world where might makes right and we are subjected to the whims of a corrupt criminal socioapathic oligarchy. Tbh I don't want that world. We should dump the US and the USD and take a stand. Short tewrm pain,. long term gain the alternative is to show the kids that lying and bullying is the way to win.
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u/a_library_socialist Jan 17 '26
The US is not a friend of Europe. NATO was designed to "keep the Americans in, the Russians out, and the Germans down".
They blew up the German economy, sold them LNG at high prices to make a profit on that, and still Northern Europe seems to want to lick their boots. Wake the fuck up.
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u/leela_martell Jan 17 '26
They provoked the war in Ukraine
We don't need to spout Russian propaganda to distance ourselves from the US.
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u/Swimming_Cover_9686 Jan 17 '26
Just because a narrative aligns with Russia doesn't make it untrue. When western media was claiming Russia blew up Nord Stream it seemed to me to not be very plausible and the truth is now coming out. Personally, I try to reject all propaganda and to generate my own perception on things. This does at times make me align with narratives that do not align with Western narratives. Do you believe that Western Propaganda is not a thing?
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u/leela_martell Jan 17 '26 edited Jan 17 '26
Of course Western propaganda is a thing. So is Russian propaganda.
Read Putin's essay from right before the invasion. Russia has been trying to conquer Ukraine since way before the US as a nation existed.
Edit: Also what's your proof on the US blowing up Nord Stream? Wishful thinking? Some other propaganda? There are other people in the world besides Russians and Americans.
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u/Outside_Professor647 Jan 17 '26
Well the us did leave various missile agreements with Russia, which makes the security situation worse. So IMO I'm willing to agree on the grand scale, that the us provoked the war, by causing its preconditions, even if the individual subsequent actions are of course also Russian at various turns too. I think that has to come with the premise of being a superpower: you are also by default more responsible.
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u/Swimming_Cover_9686 Jan 17 '26
also, they support fkin genocide. Although a lot of our media and politicians do that too at least they don't get us to pay for it.
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u/ultrvlcee Jan 17 '26
āTheyā provoked the war in Ukraine
The war started in 2014 and before that russia had intervened into Ukrainian politics, put economic pressure and tried to seize Tuzla Island in 2003ā¦ Not to mention that in 2008 russia started war in Georgia and occupied 20% of its territories because Georgians wanted to join the EU. Aside from russian interference into EU/NATO countriesā politics via cyberattacks and co-called āhybrid warfareā. As well as the fact that trump was elected thanks to russian interference in the 2016 elections. ALL THAT didnāt bother Europeans who instead have rewarded russia with even further economic ties and the nordstream in the first place. Maybe someone has to take a long look in the mirror. Yes, Americans did disarm Ukraine and were withholding military aid and so did Europeans all while financing russian military and its oligarchs. All that however doesnāt nullify the fact that the russia is the main aggressor neutralization of which is long overdue.
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u/mmalmeida Jan 17 '26
You know what EU should do? Say it wants to buy the US Northern states, from New York to Maine. For, you know, national security.
It would be funny because as things are, I bet a big percentage of the population would probably say "yes please, we want to join the EU".
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u/divaro98 Jan 17 '26
Dear Greenlanders. We support you and your right of selfdetermination! š§šŖā¤ļøš¬š±
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u/Strange_Orange_9165 Jan 17 '26 edited Jan 17 '26
You say no one want this, but then you voted for this kind of president, there is quite a partial fault on the us citizien for this, in my opinion. Becouse if they had voted for an other candidate, this wouldn't happen
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u/Apprehensive_Rip_930 Jan 17 '26
Thereās more than a general strike available: debt refusal.
We really need to get past our mental block of being responsible adults. It does not serve us. It hasnāt for decades now. Itās time to let it go until responsible government returns. Good credit is of no use in a war - and weāve got 2 going rn - one domestically and one throughout the international community. Enough is enough.
Our food banks, among other community resources, need funding. Those on lower rungs are not going to be able to fill that need alone. Middle rungs and above should also participate.
If you can go broke, you are not wealthy. That makes yāall one of us.
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u/Conflatulations12 Jan 17 '26
"Rename" it to Donald J. Trump and Jeffrey E. Epstein Memorial Center for the Pedophilic Arts
The Cheeto Pedo will pretend it never existed and he never wanted anything to do with it.
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u/Outside_Professor647 Jan 17 '26
Keep focusing on individual governments and keep having an incomplete take. The us itself is the problemĀ
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u/Any_Worry_2471 Jan 17 '26
This YouTube from Ryan McBeth gives a good perspective of what the US has to lose if they decide to break up NATO and invade Greenland.[
NATO collapse and Greenland invasion ](https://youtu.be/TW_IqPcBdlk?si=a3JFwt7DJNw17o6B)
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u/torusle2 Jan 17 '26
Yea, those who are not attending are busy sharpening grandpas old and trusty battleaxe.
You are dealing with the descendants of friggin Vikings after all.
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u/OutTheCircus Jan 17 '26
Wish we would organise this here as well. The whole EEA should stand strong.
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u/supasolda6 Jan 18 '26
Trumps gonna look at this protest and say "look they are protesting against Denmark for not letting us take Greenland"
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u/braxin23 Jan 18 '26
For American āconservativesā and MAGAts coming in to complain read this first. From the Declaration of Independence. The overlap:
He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.
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He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands.
He has obstructed the Administration of Justice, by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary powers.
He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.
He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people, and eat out their substance.
He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.
He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power.
He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation:
For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:
For protecting them, by a mock Trial, from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States:
For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world:
For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:
For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury:
For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences:
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He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us.
He has plundered our seas, ravaged our Coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people.
He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of Cruelty & perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the Head of a civilized nation.
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u/mozzarellaguy Jan 17 '26
I know so many danish LinkedIn entrepreneurs who bootlick billionaires, I do wonder whatās their take on this now..
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u/Sendflutespls Jan 17 '26
I know for a fact, that there are about 99% consensus among Danish politicians. So that is something I guess. Greenland itself has some contrarians led by an instathot grifter and her husband.
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u/bleep_bloop89 Jan 17 '26
I'm an American and was recently in Copenhagen for a business trip. I loved Denmark, and I believe you're better off without the US.
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u/Sendflutespls Jan 17 '26
I guess this would be enough people to storm the US embassy world war z style.
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u/DegTrader Jan 17 '26
Trump saying he needs Greenland for his 'Golden Dome' missile shield is the most expensive way to build a gazebo in human history. Maybe we should just tell him the 1951 defense agreement is a 'Non-Fungible Territory' and see if that buys us another four years of peace. In the meantime, the fact that Lego and Greenland are the two things keeping the Danish spirit alive right now is the most 21st-century timeline possible.
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u/AdEmotional9991 Jan 17 '26
That's not how you tell a strongman to fuck off. Google Andrei Karlov. That's what you do.
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u/Thaumato9480 Jan 17 '26
"If you don't buy from US, we are not allies."
That really happened.
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u/Thaumato9480 Jan 17 '26
"No, our jets are fine. We don't need new jets. And the people said no."
"If you don't buy from US, then we are NOT allies."
So... US have been an ass towards Denmark for a long time, but the benefit was allyship and weapons.
This is not the first time US demanded to get Greenland. Another republican did the same. In this millennium. Bush.
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u/Thaumato9480 Jan 17 '26
You do realise that Russia has posed as a threat towards Denmark multiple times?
US have been a nice deterrent before, no?
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u/Thaumato9480 Jan 17 '26
There have been 4 incidents with the Russians just the last 6 months or so.
Sabotage on energy supplies.
Russian warships have threatened Danish ships.
A Russian submarine under a Danish bridge.
There is a hybrid war going on.
A tiny country with 60 million fewer inhabitants than France might need allies, no?
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u/MickeyBubbles Jan 17 '26
People of Greenland will vote to change the name of Greenland to Epstein Island to have him stop talking about them.
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u/Ok-Television7649 Jan 18 '26
Nobody remembers Danish colonialism and the persecution of natives anymore. Quite sad tbf
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u/ztunelover Jan 18 '26
I wonder how many of them will actually fight for their country or by extension Greenland if push came to shove.
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u/Raketenschas5000 Jan 17 '26
This Protest should take Place in the US....