Denmark summons top US diplomat over alleged Greenland influence operation

US–Greenland Tensions and Denmark’s Options

• Many see Trump-era US behavior toward Greenland as imperial and destabilizing, including explicit annexation talk and suspected influence ops.
• Some argue Denmark should strengthen military presence and seek a nuclear umbrella (EU, French, or even “homegrown”), while others note legal limits, NPT constraints, and risk of provoking a US response.
• Hypotheticals of Denmark turning to Russia for protection are debated: one side sees a non‑zero chance under extreme US pressure; others say political loyalty to EU/NATO and deep distrust of Russia make it effectively impossible.

NATO, EU Defense, and Realignment

• Commenters question what NATO means if its leading member tries to seize territory from another NATO country.
• Some claim the US historically resisted EU federalization and a joint EU army, but Trump and Russia are now unintentionally pushing Europe toward deeper defense integration and perhaps an independent nuclear umbrella.
• Frustration with EU unanimity, veto players (e.g., Hungary), and German dominance fears leads to speculation about an “EU‑2” of core states.

Democracy, Authoritarian Drift, and Trump

• Several describe the US as de facto authoritarian or oligarchic, with weakened checks, politicized courts, and purges of civil servants.
• Others say most Americans experience life as “normal” and democratic erosion is largely invisible outside educated liberal circles.
• There’s debate over whether Trump is primarily malicious or incompetent, and whether a smarter successor with the same agenda would be more dangerous.
• Discussion of “Project 2025” and potential third‑term schemes fuels fears of long‑term constitutional crisis.

Civil Conflict, Revolution, and Resignation

• Some foresee only civil war or military intervention as a path back to democracy; others think likely outcomes are isolated skirmishes, not full civil war.
• Others are pessimistic: this is now “normal,” with millions actively supporting Trump’s agenda and many more too apathetic to oppose it.

Historical Analogies and Empire

• Comparisons are drawn to fascist expansionism (Sudetenland), Soviet “liberation” vs occupation, and long US history of regime change abroad now turning on allies.
• One thread frames the US as a declining empire whose external coercive habits are “boomeranging” home.

Greenland, Influence Ops, and Energy

• A detailed Danish report on Trump-linked influence efforts in tiny Greenland is seen as credible precisely because secrecy is hard in such a small society.
• Commenters highlight Danish majority ownership of a major wind company blocked in a US offshore project, tying resource politics, national security rhetoric, and anti-wind positions into the broader conflict.