As a Spaniard I will tell you one thing, the borders of the EU are my borders, a violation of them is an attack on my country, from that moment on I would be at war without a doubt. But Greenland is not EU, it would be like Ukraine, send weapons, ok, send money, ok, diplomatic aid, ok; direct involvement in the war,
send soldiers or something, no thanks
Unlike Greenland, the Canary Islands are 100% territory of the European Union, and it is not about simple reciprocity. If that were the case, Malta, I don’t think it would contribute much, and between brothers, there is no need to expect to receive the same treatment.
The question is whether the Greenlanders see me as a brother, with whom they share a vision of the world or a shared common project, their political decisions in recent decades imply that they do not.
TIL! As a Belgian, I never knew Greenland wasn’t included. Turns out the French and Dutch colonies overseas ARE included and count as “Outermost regions” while Greenland is regarded as part of the “Overseas countries and territories” which are not part of the EU. Make it make sense… :)
So would you be at war if French Guyana was attacked?
Against USA a military victory is not an option anyway. All we can do is to make it costly for USA. We should actually do that already IMO. Personally I’m boycotting everything American. With the exception of Steam, because Steam supports Linux, and Linux is a part of my independence from USA in so many ways.
As a Spaniard I will tell you one thing, the borders of the EU are my borders, a violation of them is an attack on my country, from that moment on I would be at war without a doubt. But Greenland is not EU, it would be like Ukraine, send weapons, ok, send money, ok, diplomatic aid, ok; direct involvement in the war, send soldiers or something, no thanks
Hey there, how would you feel about the Canary Islands being annexed? Is that EU enough for you?
Unlike Greenland, the Canary Islands are 100% territory of the European Union, and it is not about simple reciprocity. If that were the case, Malta, I don’t think it would contribute much, and between brothers, there is no need to expect to receive the same treatment. The question is whether the Greenlanders see me as a brother, with whom they share a vision of the world or a shared common project, their political decisions in recent decades imply that they do not.
TIL! As a Belgian, I never knew Greenland wasn’t included. Turns out the French and Dutch colonies overseas ARE included and count as “Outermost regions” while Greenland is regarded as part of the “Overseas countries and territories” which are not part of the EU. Make it make sense… :)
So would you be at war if French Guyana was attacked?
Against USA a military victory is not an option anyway. All we can do is to make it costly for USA. We should actually do that already IMO. Personally I’m boycotting everything American. With the exception of Steam, because Steam supports Linux, and Linux is a part of my independence from USA in so many ways.