cross-posted from: https://ibbit.at/post/157160
President Donald Trump repeatedly referred to Greenland as “Iceland” during his speech at the World Economic Forum on Wednesday, even as he demanded that the U.S. be handed ownership of the territory. When the president initially raised Greenland, which he said he was originally “going to leave … out of the speech,” he referred to it correctly. He issued veiled threats to Denmark…
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Bahnd@lemmy.world · 132 pts · 211d
I can only imagine the bellowing ghostly laugh of Erik the Red and Leif Erikson as yet another fool falls victim to one of the best jokes in human history.
SGGeorwell@lemmy.world · 78 pts · 211d
Trump is a fucking dipshit. It’s humiliating.
suigenerix@lemmy.world · 27 pts · 211d
Yep, it's only a matter of time before he'll be talking about "invading Austria where all those kangaroos and koalas live"
thefluffiest@feddit.nl · 4 pts · 210d
Well, with climate change that really is a matter of time. The koalas and kangaroos I mean
DeltronZero@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 210d
Historically speaking, it's actually the emus you gotta worry about.
Mrselfdestruct25@lemmynsfw.com · 7 pts · 210d
Behold, the poster child of the master race!
Rentlar@lemmy.ca · 58 pts · 211d
The entire past year I haven't gotten over the fact that this oaf is a living walking version of the USA polandball caricature that can't get the name of any country right.
LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 211d
He has a habit of using words from other conversations or things he has recently heard. It could be a sign that Iceland is the next country in his sights after greenland
normanwall@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 211d
floofloof@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 210d
Maybe someone told him it was all white and inadvertently made it appealing to him.
MeThisGuy@feddit.nl · 4 pts · 210d
love the word oaf
Veedem@lemmy.world · 56 pts · 211d
It’s amazing how willingly they lie when the OBVIOUS TRUTH is right in front of our eyes.
P1nkman@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 210d
They know what they're doing: 2+2=5.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2_%2B_2_%3D_5
It's fucking scary how effective it is on people!
YoiksAndAway@piefed.zip · 47 pts · 211d
Republicans can stop this shit at any time. Not even all of them, or even a majority of them. A handful of them, like 3 in the Senate and 3 in the House could end this shit in like, a week or two.
On edit: Probably more like a month or two. Trump doesn't even have Nixon's decency.
A_norny_mousse@feddit.org · 9 pts · 210d
A low bar
bananabread@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 210d
and still too high
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today · 3 pts · 210d
most of the gop fear reprisal from trump, especially if thier seats are online, and alot of them depend on the billionaire donors.
gramie@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 210d
I would be more inclined to believe that Trump has, with the help of Israeli and Russian security services, amassed comprising material on all, or almost all, national-level politicians, judges, and bureaucrats.
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 210d
No they can't. Tarrio and Miller's gestapo have threatened every Republican.
ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net · 33 pts · 210d
Just wanted again to congratulate all Americans on your President. You may not have voted for him, you may not agree with him on anything but he does represent your entire country and the intellectual level of US culture. So yeah.. congrats!
kadu@scribe.disroot.org · 21 pts · 210d
Intellectually, aesthetically, and ethically. He is the quintessential United States citizen, Trump is what comes out of a distillation apparatus if you boil a random selection of Americans.
They keep repeating how baffled they are that he got elected twice... That's like being surprised the reflection on the mirror looks like you.
Zink@programming.dev · 9 pts · 210d
It's frustrating how correct you are.
Our culture is very sick, and looking at Trump as a distilled essence of that culture is pretty dang accurate.
I think my mental state isn't really that of surprise, but still being baffled baffled at how stupid we can really be.
Don't forget that tens of millions of my neighbors voted for him THREE times.
SippyCup@lemmy.ml · 8 pts · 210d
I was certain he'd get 8 years the night Hillary won the Iowa caucus. I figured then that the only way we'd be rid of him is if he died in office.
So fingers crossed. I'm not sure how much worse Eyeliner Couchfucker can be, but the ride isn't over yet.
What a joke we are.
87Six@lemmy.zip · 13 pts · 210d
People disagreeing with you are still in denial about how mind-numbingly stupid americans are
87Six@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 210d
To keep up the rant: people in my country, Romania, are pretty fucking dumb as well, but we elected the pro-EU, democratic, modern candidate as opposed to the crazy conservative russofile americanofile moron that got 2nd place. (2nd was just spotted cutting a greenland cake with the american flag on it)
A lot of Romanians are bloody stupid too, but still not stupid enough to elect that conservative cunt.
Americans DID elect the conservative cunt.
saimen@feddit.org · 1 pts · 210d
Not necessarily stupid but willfully ignorant
MiddleAgesModem@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 210d
But you're still blaming us for him. You guys just can't NOT generalize, can you?
ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net · 2 pts · 210d
Who are we supposed to blame? Canada?
RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 210d
So...you don't understand there's millions of people in this country, then? There's millions of people in this country. Plenty to blame.
LillyPip@lemmy.ca · 27 pts · 211d
Won’t someone rid us of this turbulent priest?
floofloof@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 210d
*turdulent
87Six@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 210d
Is that a reference to him shitting in a bag attached to his leg?
fulcrummed@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 211d
Meddlesome too!
FenderStratocaster@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 211d
I watched the video and I could not help but laugh. The absolute drivel pouring from his mouth was embarrassing. What human being watched that and thought, "He nailed it."?
ickplant@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 210d
Apparently my in-laws. They didn’t want to vote for Kamala because, and I almost quote, “If missiles need to be fired, she won’t do it and instead will give more money to the poor.”
I just can’t anymore. Thankfully the apple (my husband) fell faaar from the tree.
A_norny_mousse@feddit.org · 8 pts · 210d
Wild guess: they're not in the habit of watching video or reading transcript of his speeches, more than a few seconds (esp. not from Davos)?
That's what always gets me about people who attend his rallies: listen to him rant incoherently for, idk, 45 minutes, then turn around and vote for him?
FenderStratocaster@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 210d
If missiles need to be fired Trump would be on a golf course with French fry fingers.
Hideakikarate@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 211d
Sycophants.
Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 211d
What if they just take him to Amundsen-Scott base, show him part of "The Thing" and then set off some fireworks as they evacuate him. After that we'll all just pretend like Greenland/Iceland/Place with snow is quarantined.
frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io · 10 pts · 211d
Yes, because that's the next target. You think he's done extorting people? Even if this was a dumbass mistake, the regime will spin this to needing Iceland too.
someguy3@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 211d
That's too small on a map. He wants Canada next. He wants big map.
floofloof@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 210d
Can someone just give him some kind of VR video game and tell him he's in the control room of a real invasion?
adespoton@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 211d
Let’s give him a custom projection then. He likes projection acter all.
A_norny_mousse@feddit.org · 2 pts · 210d
This was my cynical mind's first thought. If Greenland/EU/Denmark/NATO give even an inch into his demands, Iceland is next. Americans have bases there, too.
atropa@piefed.social · 10 pts · 210d
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today · 4 pts · 210d
and waffles.
atropa@piefed.social · 2 pts · 210d
PearOfJudes@lemmy.ml · 7 pts · 210d
I reckon he's going to try and take iceland now
DegenerationIP@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 210d
rayyy@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 210d
Republicans would have impeached or 25th amendmented Biden a couple of dozen times by now but they are absolutely terrified into submission by the old demented orange rapist mobster.
floofloof@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 210d
I think they enjoy it.
santa@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 211d
Old ppl be cra cra
ilillilillilillililli@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 211d
Yep. He needs his keys taken away and placed in a home. But instead, 1/3 of our population gave him the #1 military in the world and all the nukes. Then 1/3 of the population was too lazy to NOT vote for the non-tyrannical choice. What the fuck did we do, America?!
A_norny_mousse@feddit.org · 2 pts · 210d
It really depends on how you lived your life. Memory starts playing tricks on you, sure, but that doesn't mean you have to become a demanding toddler who doesn't even know what exactly he demands.
UnspecificGravity@piefed.social · 4 pts · 210d
I'm fairly certain he has actually been mixing them up this whole time and has meant to be claiming Iceland this entire time. A lot of his statements actually make a lot more sense if you substitute Iceland for Greenland.
MuskyMelon@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 210d
Island has prepared for the Flying V for 2 decades!
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 210d
Actually, the whole Greenland thing was just about Green Bay, Pedonald is a Packers* fan.
*Fudge
Tempus_Fugit@lemmy.world · -14 pts · 211d
Didn't matter they still gave Trump sovereignty over parts of Greenland. If that's the resistance the EU is offering, y'all are worse off than us.
floofloof@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 210d
What are you referring to? Please provide a link.
Tempus_Fugit@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 210d
It's not finalized, but NATO is thinking about it and Rutte is Trump's cock holster. Source
floofloof@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 210d
Oh dear. They're still attempting appeasement. Surely if we give him the
Sudetenlandmilitary bases he'll see that we're being reasonable and stop there.A_norny_mousse@feddit.org · 3 pts · 210d
No they didn't. As the article you linked states, it's a proposal of a "framework of a deal with NATO" - very much in the future and very much a maybe and very much the US admin's idea.
And it concerns the military bases the US already has on Greenland, saying "parts of Greenland" is a little misleading imho.
It's his typical artlessness of the deal: demand it all, then make concessions to make it look like giving into only one thing is a "good deal" for the other side.
By saying it's basically a done deal you are playing into Trump's hands.
But I will concede this point: it's possible NATO will give in to some of his demands. Though I really hope they won't.
MiddleAgesModem@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 210d
And giving in to his ridiculous threats isn't?
A lot of tough talk and your leaders are still desperate to suck up to this douche.
MiddleAgesModem@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 210d
This shouldn't be downvoted. Other countries are talking tough and acting like pussies.
A_norny_mousse@feddit.org · 1 pts · 210d
Less than two hours after I wrote my previous comment I heard it on the news: they really did come to some agreement between NATO/USA/Greenland, and the words "sovereign territory" were said. Unclear where though, and how much.
FistingEnthusiast@lemmynsfw.com · -2 pts · 211d
Bad bot
Tempus_Fugit@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 211d
It's literally the truth. Y'all got cucked by a senile orange turd. If you think Trump stops with just those bases you're delusional. The EU looks like a soup sandwich after this.
can@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 210d
They had the right to put bases there for a long time
Tempus_Fugit@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 210d
But not with sovereignty. The US will own that land and they'll expand from there. No clue how folks are still in denial about this dude.
FistingEnthusiast@lemmynsfw.com · 0 pts · 210d
I'm not a yank
Nor am I in the EU
Tempus_Fugit@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 210d
Sure hopefully you're from a "shit hole" and Trump will leave you alone.