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Imperial sentiments: Donald Trump, Greenland and colonial real estate : Comments

By Binoy Kampmark, published 29/8/2019

Territorial aggrandizement through such means has been something of a US specialty, complementing the usual technique of brutal military conquest.

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Correction

The Louisiana Purchase that doubled the area of the United States was due to the fact Napoleon offered to sell it to the United States. The French Army in Haiti had been destroyed by the Haitians in their struggle for independence from France. Napoleon had originally planned to have that army occupy the Louisiana Territory. Knowing that France no longer had the force to hold the territory Napoleon offered to sell it to the US so that neither the Spanish nor the British would get it.

The purchase of Alaska was due to the fact the czar realized that the Russian Empire was extended too far, and Russia would have difficulty keeping Alaska out of the grasp of another European power. It was offered to the US, and the purchase was arranged by Secretary of State Seward over opposition. The opposition called it Seward’s Folly.

The governments of France and Russia approached the US to buy the Louisiana Territory and Alaska because they preferred the US to get those territories rather than a European power. The US bought what was offered.

The Danes did not offer Greenland for sale. In the present day nations cannot agree to sell territories without consulting the wishes of the inhabitants of those territories. In his ignorance Trump did not realise that.
Posted by david f, Thursday, 29 August 2019 3:31:23 PM
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I know the last thing anyone wants to hear when in full blown Trump Derangement Syndrome mode is actual thoughtful argument. But just for fun...

http://www.dailywire.com/news/51194/hammer-trump-completely-right-try-buy-greenland-josh-hammer

Trump is an idiot who just happens to keep on making the right calls.

Does anyone else see a problem with that way of 'thinking'?
Posted by mhaze, Friday, 30 August 2019 1:20:21 PM
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Am I the only one who sees in Binoy's offerings a growing display of his dislike of the west, & a more obvious display of his communistic tendencies.

In view of this, I wonder why he doesn't migrate to Russia. Could it be that he would find Russian tax payers less willing to pay him so handsomely for his rather doubtful abilities & services?
Posted by Hasbeen, Friday, 30 August 2019 1:20:31 PM
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Has anybody thought of asking the Greenlanders what they want?
Posted by david f, Friday, 30 August 2019 2:12:11 PM
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'Am I the only one who sees in Binoy's offerings a growing display of his dislike of the west,'

no Hasbeen that is why Trump calls for the swamp to be drained and many are waking up to the fact that many immigrants hate the country and principles that gave them this free life. You can understand young brainwashed kids glueing themselves to the path but there is little excuse for adults who have well paying jobs complements of the taxpayer and then want to push marxist garbage.
Posted by runner, Friday, 30 August 2019 2:57:46 PM
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