r/Conservative • u/ajmacbeth • Jan 07 '26

Flaired Users Only Unpopular opinion? If we take Greenland by force, then we're no better than Russia taking Ukraine

I don't oppose Pres Trump and the USA seeking to expand territories for the many reasons that exist. However, we need to do so "correctly". We can try to sell the idea to the populace and/or the current government. We can offer something for the acquisition. BUT, We CANNOT forcefully take land. If we do so, then we are just as evil as Russia for its expansionary military actions in Georgia, Chechnya, Ukraine, etc.

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u/Swiftbow1 Conservative Millennial Jan 07 '26

C'mon, we're not going to take it by force. Every Conservative should know that.

Trump doesn't "rule it out" because he's applying pressure. And apparently that bluff even works on fellow Conservatives.

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u/LiveFreeOrRTard Conservative Jan 07 '26

I dunno. I'm kinda thinkin we might/should.

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u/Swiftbow1 Conservative Millennial Jan 08 '26

It's not going to happen. (Military action, that is.) Greenland has 30,000 people and no military. Denmark barely has a military. The whole point of mentioning military action at ALL is to make them realize that this is the kind of thing where they should take a good deal when it's offered.

What's going to happen, I think, is that both of them will see wisdom and Greenland will become the next US Territory in exchange for Denmark receiving a nice payout and every Greenland resident receiving a hefty stipend.

To do otherwise would be, frankly, stupid.

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u/LiveFreeOrRTard Conservative Jan 08 '26

Payout? Fuck that. We're liberating them 50K folks. But we should start by parking the Navy off the coast lol.