• madcaesar@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    I always feel a bit bad for soldiers… You sign up to serve and end up serving such a shit bag… There is no way I could stand like that in the background I’d be immediately dishonourably discharged

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      Generally its voluntary to be part of a political event, even on a military base, but at a small base like this, I’m betting at least some of them were voluntold.

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    They are going to do this for real. I hope europe shows some balls this time because if not we are on a very fast lane and there are no exits before we reach war.

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    I can’t get over the toddler face he has. It’s so fitting for his personality.

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    The suit stuff aside, what’s with his weird grammar? “You have not done a good job by the people in Greenland.” In this sort of sentence, “for” sounds much more natural than “by”. And I think the common phrase that “Person A hasn’t done right by Person B,” is more of an exception.

    But assuming he did mean it that way, then he’s speaking as if the people of Greenland feel wronged by Denmark, but they don’t.

    In fact, Americans are much more disappointed with Trump and Vance than Greenlanders are disappointed with Denmark. If disapproval rating was the important thing, then Denmark would be acquiring the United States.

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      Nah, shitty grammar works wonders with his voter base. They feel the kinship…

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      I am not a native English speaker but: “do right by” is a construction meaning to treat fairly. I assume that’s what he wanted to say.

      Also he is talking out of his ass. They couldn’t find a single person willing to vouch for him and his wife when they wanted to visit. From tens of thousands of people living there they couldn’t find a single person. Greenlanders don’t like them.

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        Yes, I specifically mentioned that “do right by” was an exception, and was likely what confused his grammar.

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    Why did they let them get off the plane.

    It’s not hard, they are not welcome and therefore must not leave the Airside area and leave immediately. That’s how it works for EVERBODY, why does the couch fucker get a free pass?

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    Couch Fucker: Denmark isn’t doing enough to keep Greenland safe!

    Reporter: Safe from who?

    Couch Fucker: From us of course!

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      Don’t call him that it’s disrespectful.

      Disrespectful to his victims that is, he’s a “Couch Rapist”

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    Backdrop of military folk because:

    • They have to follow orders, no matter how asinine
    • Because of The Implication
    • Nobody from Greenland would stand behind this clown
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      Backdrop of military folk also because this press conference (to the several embedded press people they dragged along for the event) was held at the US military base on Greenland - because they were not invited to visit any other part of Greenland.

      So, they had literally nobody else who could be in the background of the shot except reporters and US base personnel.

      Both Denmark and Greenland governments responded by saying they view this as an escalation and that Vance had better watch his tone. I think they should start talking about cancelling the renewal date of the land lease for the US base (doesn’t matter if the date is far in the future, just telling them they’re risking expulsion is enough).

      https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-30/denmark-criticises-vance-tone-in-greenland/105113854

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      Hi erm…guys…semper fi right?….erm…can you stand behind? Yeah just like behind yeah…whatever makes sense. How long you been here?

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      Also, he is too cowardly to actually say this in Nuuk and has to say it at Pituffik Space Base 1000+ miles away, like the couch defiler he is.

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      Isn’t 04/02 supposed to be some martial law day? Maybe he’s getting ready to declare that he can’t wear a suit again, until the “war” is over.

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    And while PP now denies it, he IS on board with the filth and hate enveloping the U.S. VOTE in the most important election of our lifetime. Do not be complacent as the population to the south of us were in their last election! Even their people are warning us.

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        Then choose to ignore your healthcare, free speech, and education. And be drowned in lack of critical thinking. You amaze me. You call everyone sheep. And yet you deny science. You deny inoculations that saved children from polio, small pox, and measles. And due to people refusing measles vaccines—here we are again!

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    these people explicitly want a world where rules and fair play do not apply to them but control the “other”.