Mentre Trump guarda alla Groenlandia, i groenlandesi in Danimarca discutono sull’indipendenza
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-08/as-trump-eyes-greenland-greenlanders-in-denmark-debate-independence?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc2ODE0MDIzNiwiZXhwIjoxNzY4NzQ1MDM2LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUOEpJSlJLSVAzSVYwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJEMzU0MUJFQjhBQUY0QkUwQkFBOUQzNkI3QjlCRjI4OCJ9.08sLQDI5oIU2iQ38oN6GGB9YOxxuFjFVioNE0gqOU5M
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*The Arctic island territory wants to be independent, not a US satellite. Trump’s rhetoric is making everything more complicated.*
*Sanne Wass for Bloomberg News*
At the Greenlandic House in Copenhagen, politics lingers in the silences. Newspapers brought in from Nuuk, the island’s capital, carry stories about current US foreign policy and historic Danish scandals. On a nearby shelf, a magazine cover displays images of Greenlanders protesting against US President Donald Trump, whose oft-repeated desire to take over the vast island has turned it into an international security issue.
Above it all looms a towering painting of an Inuit settlement nestled among mountains, with people dressed in traditional attire. At the center of the scene, a Danish military ship sits anchored in the bay. The ship represents Denmark’s long-standing control over Greenland, a status quo now being openly challenged.
Days before Bloomberg visited, Trump said — again — that the US should assume that control. “We do need Greenland, absolutely,” Trump said. “We need it for defense.” Danish and Greenlandic officials have heard such remarks before, but the timing of Trump’s latest comments, coming straight after the US capture of President Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela, lent new weight to words once brushed off as bluster. On Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt refused to rule out the use of military force to acquire Greenland.
The Greenlandic House, tucked away down a side street in central Copenhagen, is a place where Greenlanders in the Danish capital can unite around a shared language and a sense of community. In the past year they have also shared their views on Trump and his plans for Greenland. Despite universal condemnation of his idea by Danish leaders and European allies, there is room for diverse views in the community itself, between those alarmed by the prospect and those who see opportunity.
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Denmark dependent -> independent -> USA dependent
Independence would mean immediate occupation by the US. Denmark and Europe must act in its own interest for once and retain Greenland.
>Among the wider community of Greenlanders, sentiment is no less conflicted. While they strongly reject the option of joining the US, the desire for independence from Denmark remains, and frustrations with its colonial legacy run deep.
Why do they want independence from Denmark? From my understanding Denmark gives them a lot and they would but significantly worse off without Denmark…
Are they really that naive and delusional or am i missing something.
Independance ? From who ?
Only 6% of Greenlanders want to join the US: https://www.veriangroup.com/news-and-insights/opinion-poll-greenland-2025
If they declare independence from Denmark they can kiss goodbye any support from Europe with Trump as far as I’m concerned.
I don’t see why they would want to leave considering all the benefits they receive. They would have to make alot of lifestyle sacrifices that i bet most are not considering.
Maybe I’m naive here because I still think NATO or the EU defense pacts are helping, but wouldn’t an Independent Greenland be weaker and even easier prey for America?
As much as I want the Greenlanders to be independent and choose their future for themselves, but unless they actually wanna join the USA, now is not to e time to talk about cutting ties with Denmark, imo!
I wouldn’t be surprised if the increased talk of independence is heavily pushed by the US.
After all, it would be far easier to justify annexing an independent Greenland than going into conflict with Denmark.
Seems strange that the Greenlanders themselves wouldn’t recognise this.
Rename your territory to epstein island and trump will never mention it again.
Maybe that’s the play. Agitate so that Greenlanders demand true independence then the US proposes a Compact of Free Association.
They want to secure Some money for themselves
I previously would have supported Greenlandic independence.
The problem now is that independence would quickly become a US takeover as it removes the last real barrier to a US invasion.
There’s always someone discussing independence. Its usually a small minority since Greenland is heavily dependent on economic aid from Denmark. This is nothing new.
Shouldn’t they rather feel lucky they are not alone in this, through? At least enjoy the fruits of dependence before you break away.
What these Greenlanders don’t understand is that they’re feeding MAGA by talking about independence. Their politicians really aren’t the brightest, or maybe they’re being bribed to talk about it.
One of their most prominent ones is Aki-Matilda Høegh-Dam, born and raised in the suburbs of Denmark and has received free education here. Now Denmark is the big baddy and the cause of all wrongdoings
Just change the name to Epstein Island, he’ll never mention it again.
Imagine how brain-dead you have to be to even conceive of an independent Greenland while the US is literally talking about invading it.
Whoever talks about it must be paid to do so, a bot or severely retarded.
those who see opportunity in such a situation, as if you can balance out between two blocs and take some sort of “deal” are moronic, and believe they still live in 1995.
As long as the GOP is sliding towards some sort of autocratic ultra-nationalist and ploutacratic far right party, there will be no safety and sovereignty for Greenland outside of Denmark and the EU.
For sure the past traumas from the colonialism era still linger and a form of resentment against any kind of tutelage by Copenhaguen is understandable.
But the past is the past and can be best sorted out within the current institutional framework. Any attempt to play both sides will end up in a new kind of colonialism and imperialism, even more ruthless as the US is not Denmark, and the safety net and personal freedoms will be obliterated, and democratic control over natural ressources violated by a rogue supreme court.
Do we truly believe not even a 100k big population can independently administer a region so vast with the expansionist threats of current world powers? If independence is pushed somehow, I don’t see how they wouldn’t end up as a colony once again for the americans. European power is the only way to maybe stop this .
Bloomberg trying to manufacture a US-centric spin on this BS.
Yeah, it’s like Alberta flirting with independence from Canada, the loudest extremists get thrilled and amplified. It’s similar to how separatist narratives in eastern Ukraine were used to fuel Kremlin propaganda.
These people aren’t smart.
You push for independencw on two historical moments. When you’re being oppressed and you fight yourself for it (or hope someone comes to help), or when the international community is flourishing.
We’re in neither of those historical moments. STFU and keep your head down.
And independent Greenland with barely 60k people and without EU/NATO membership would be toast in not even a week.
Because those memberships are not automatically inherited. And in either case would take years and need 100% approval of existing members. Which they obviously wouldn’t get.