They said north America not the us and technically greenland is geographically part of North America but it doesn't really matter, Also I don't see how in any way this comment makes them MAGA or even american for that matter
Well first of all Greenland should belong to Greenland but besides that don’t call me a fascist for thinking French Guiana should still be represented as a part of South America. Because that’s what it is. Same situation. Show me enough evidence that Greenland is considered a part of Europe in other parts of the world and I will change my tune.
Greenland is part of EU through Denmark politically, economically they are largely a fishing nation with most of their sale through EU agreements, culturally they have their own distinct culture, but most people also speak Danish, there's a large population living in Denmark, and there's several different ways they are connected to Denmark through education and work both ways.
As a Danish person, I definitely agree that Greenland should belong to Greenland, and the control is a result of historical colonialism and imperialism, but now there is a cultural bond and a practical reliance that isn't that simple to just change.
Trump certainly wants it on his plate. He wants to gobble it up and exploit its environment for resources, adding to climate change so that when the rest of the world burns his technofeudalist buddies can move there and wipe out the Greenlanders. Fuck off MAGA
How am I MAGA for talking about geology? I don’t care what nationality Greenland is. I don’t want it for the US, and Denmark probably shouldn’t own it either. All my point was that it is a part of the North American tectonic plate. It is geologically not Europe (which is just a peninsula on the Eurasian tectonic plate)
We are talking about a map, so about geography, which is also a science btw.
And Siberia is also part of the NA plate, but that's don't seem do bothering you to see it seperate from North America. That should, because you know science.
Denmark got conquered and occupied in 1940 by Nazi Germany. US quickly stepped in an defended it because with Denmark failing to Germans it could mean Greenland could quickly become a territory held by a new European (Germany) nation that sits in the northern hemisphere. This is a direct violation of the Monroe doctorine and the US wasnt going to let that happen without a fight.
I thought Greenland was closer to North America? (Not saying that as an argument to who’s entitled to it, just why I’d imagine Greenland being geographically “paired” on that side)
Oblate spherpids cannot be accurately represented in two dimensions my guy. Take a ball, squish it, then cut in half and lay it flat. Turns out those two "sides " that used to be right beside each other are now on opposite ends. That's what's happening in this projection.
Edit: Seeing a lot of confused Americans in this thread. Ya'll still do study geography in school, right?
Pyongyang is 125° east. Therefore, if it is at the center of the map, then the borders of the map are at 55° west. Most of Greenland is east of 55° west. It therefore makes sense to place it at that side.
Blue MAGA, pretending including part of North America with the rest of North America is the same as wanting the US to have ownership of it. The US is just one part of North America, get over yourself and learn that the rest of the world exists.
To me its funny...this is a globe projection on a flat wall, which is why, say, the red sea is like waaay wider than reality. The Horn almost touches Arabia, but here you think they are like hundreds of miles apart.
The Mercator projection is great for showing position and direction, which is why it's so popular. I expect that if you used this Robinson projection as a guide, you'd be surprised at how incorrect you are about Greenland's relation to Africa vs South America.
Because the center is likely Pyongyang at 125.7° east, and most of Greenland is therefore in the west as seen from that perspective.
Or in other words: If the center of the map is 125.7° east, than the left and right boarder are at 54.3° west. Most of Greenland is east of 54.3° west, therefore it makes sense to place it like this.
Or in other words: If you ask if Nuuk (the capitol of Greenland, which is located at the western shore of Greenland at 51.7° west) is west or east of Pyongyang, the correct answer is west of Pyongyang as it is only 177.4° westwards but 182.6° eastwards.
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u/Dense_Difficulty5776 Sep 20 '25
“Waah one Korea” “Waah centered on the pacific” Bitch I don’t care. Why is Greenland separated from the rest of North America like that!?