I'm a bit disappointed they removed Sweden from their shield. Lack of ambition.
Now we can all wait for Musk to say how Denmark needs to be overthrown by fascists
My first thought was that it’s very entertaining to see far right people clashing. Denmark is heavily infested with right wing politics as well.
My second thought was that last time the whole world decided to go right wing we got 2 world wars.
This will unite the left and right in Denmark. And Denmark is probably the most left-wing country in the world, if you look at economic policy (maybe Norway beats them).
However, one should not forget that Denmark-Greenland is a real colonial problem, and Greenland deserves independence.
Still, I side with Denmark in this conflict. They should not be bullied into anything by US fascists that for sure will be even worse colonial overlords.
https://jacobin.com/2021/02/denmark-zero-asylum-immigration-refugees
After Denmark’s Social Democrats returned to office in 2019, backed by the left-wing parties, some hoped for an end to the previous right-wing government’s extreme anti-migrant measures. The outgoing administration had introduced an infamous “jewelry law,” forcing immigrants to give up valuables when applying for asylum, and a “ghetto plan” making it possible to force immigrants out of their homes. Yet, such hopes of change were quickly foiled. The incoming government enthusiastically maintained and even bolstered migration policies that were once the preserve of the far right. And in recent weeks, the ruling Social Democratic Party has sunk to new lows. In an interview at the end of January, integration and immigration minister Mattias Tesfaye announced the aim for Denmark to accept “zero” asylum seekers. The following day, prime minister Mette Fredriksen clarified Tesfaye’s statement by confirming this stance: “We cannot make a promise of having zero asylum seekers, but we definitely can put forward such a vision.”
Denmark is at the forefront of normalizing right wing ideas in general, and racism and Islamophobia in particular.
They are most certainly not the most left-wing country in the world.
When it comes to economic policy, they are.
Might be true if you’re white and not Muslim. It’s not mutually exclusive to be nationalistic and socialist at the same time if you think about it.
Probably true even if you're a Muslim.
Anyway, the one dimensional political scale is useless (though for western alt-right movements it's been quite useful). And most socialist movements have been nationalistic and internationalistic. If a country has to provide welfare to all citizens of the world, to be considered left-wing, well do you know of any such example?
The german national socialists, which you might be referring to, were not very left-wing on economic policy. At least not after 1934. Both the national socialists and the danish social democrats advocate some form of corporatism, but the Danish social democratic version is much more social leaning and labor unions are independent and relatively powerful.
I don't know that it technically is a colonial problem because the Inuit came to Greenland after the Vikings had already settled it (it was unsettled before the Vikings), but then Denmark came back after the Vikings had abandoned Greenland and re-claimed it.
The Inuit and the Vikings settled different parts of Greenland, but were close enough that they could see each other across the fjords. There isn't much evidence for direct contact, probably because the devoutly Christian Vikings did not care for the animist Inuit.
All that aside, I do agree that they deserve independence if they want it.
Maybe imperialist is a better word. I'm not sure if the definition of "colonial" require that the subject population was there first.
I would say imperialist works better here. And I would agree with you about colonial as a use-phrase in general, but this is a special case where the Danes were there first and then they left and then came back. So it's hard to call that colonial in this specific case.
Heyyyy then we got mild socialism that kinda worked until a conservative court overturned all of the most effective reforms in favor of business....
I sure wish I lived in a country that had the balls to tell Trump where to shove it rather than where I currently live, which is bending over backwards to elect a Trump clone who will willingly bend over at the first opportunity.
The worrying part is that no one has any idea what country you're from
That's far too subtle to even register on Trump's feeble brain cell.
Trump thinks a coat of arms is a jacket made of weapons that he can buy
I think this is for the Greenlanders. It's to make them feel acknowledged by the Danish and their monarch as an integral and equal part of their country.
Honestly, I just want to know who fed him this Greenland nonsense in the first place. I don't think it's his idea, originally.
Bruh a literal full coat of arms change wouldn't register to him. He's dumb as fuck.
It may have more to do with Greenland seeking independence: https://www.reuters.com/world/greenlands-leader-steps-up-push-independence-denmark-2025-01-03/
very thin article, that. there is a danish law since 2009 that states that greenland will be granted independence if they ask for it. the polls suggest that people only want independence if it comes with no lowering of living standards (78% against in that case, from 2016).
so basically if a referendum comes in positive, denmark lets them go. they already transferred much of the local governance to the locals in 2009.
This is not related to anything the US has been doing. It has been underway some time.
Good, Trump can go and fuck himself.
Oh fuck, Denmark has a flag. Now Trump has to make a flag or else he can't claim it. No flag, no country.
A step away from restoring the Kalmar Union 😢
In his first speech of 2025, King Frederik said: “We are all united and each of us committed for the kingdom of Denmark. From the Danish minority in South Schleswig – which is even situated outside the kingdom – and all the way to Greenland. We belong together.”
Ok, so he rejected US interest in Danish territory... while simultaneously asserting Danish interest in part of Germany?
The South Schleswig Danish minority have been mentioned in every new year’s speech I can remember. It’s basically part of acknowledging everyone who feels ties to the kingdom of Denmark. Near the german border there is a danish minority in Germany and a german minority in Denmark. And to my understanding as someone not living near there it is a respected cultural thing on both sides. It is not something about laying claim to it. In this particular speech the very next sentence is about the king and queen feeling just what you quoted during their visit those places that year and how they are looking forward to visiting the Faroese islands. For context the king was crowned in 2024 so this was commentary on the first royal visit of the new reagents.
And to my understanding as someone not living near there it is a respected cultural thing on both sides. It is not something about laying claim to it.
We stand with our Jutish brothers against the oppressive dictate of Rigsdansk, forcing people to put their articles on the wrong side of their nouns. Sjaellish devils, go back to Skane!
Not exactly; The Danish minority in Schleswig-Holstein is a recognized political group within Germany. Their party, the 'Südschleswigsche Wählerverband (SSW)' (South Schleswig Voter Federation), is even exempt from the 5% rule.
So I read it more like he recognized these "exiles" as Danish, which they are.
Correct, what is funny is that the danish government is building stupid fences and had way too strict rules about crossing the border when Covid first hit, so they were the ones causing problems to people living in the border area.
As long as the Danish government isn't playing up again there is no check on the border or anything, so it's not a big problem if you live across the border from everything else you go to everyday.
there is no check on the border or anything, so it's not a big problem if you live across the border from everything else you go to everyday.
And that's one of my favourite things about the EU/Schengen-Area 🇪🇺
Nobody expected the Fourth Reich to start in Denmark!
Making that polar bear a little larger sure showed Trump!
It's for the Greenlanders. Not Trump.
« In his first speech of 2025, King Frederik said: …We belong together. »
Well, Trump doesn't have money anyway
This is very little about contemporary money.
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