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If Trump offered you £1 million to vote for your country to become part of US, would you?

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Mochudubh · 09/01/2026 22:26

This is hypothetically one of the options available to Greenlanders.

We're Scottish. I say no, DH says take the money and move.

Sorry, for some reason I can't enable voting. I get a No Entry sign

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Sodthesystem · 10/01/2026 12:37

Realistically that would crash the economy surely?

I would have said yes... before I visited the USA.
Now, absolutely not.

I don't have the words to explain how new york made me feel. It's a horrible, money obsessed hellscape filled with crazy people and there's a weird undercurrent...like something awful was going to happen. Music plays all over the gaf about how great nyc is and feels like propaganda. The people believe it.

Now tbf that's just one city. But it's a city on the left and it still felt oppressive. That poison must not be allowed to spread.

OhNoSummer · 10/01/2026 12:29

MrsLeonFarrell · 10/01/2026 12:28

I can't think of any amount of money that would persuade me to accept Trump as my country's leader.

It's not always going to Trump though, is it?

MrsLeonFarrell · 10/01/2026 12:28

I can't think of any amount of money that would persuade me to accept Trump as my country's leader.

OhNoSummer · 10/01/2026 12:27

ShowMeTheSea · 10/01/2026 12:27

Wouldn't want any of them.
Why do you think American ones invading are any better?

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Greenland already has US troops stationed there.

ShowMeTheSea · 10/01/2026 12:27

OhNoSummer · 10/01/2026 12:19

Yes, I would. Because I would rather have US troops in my country than Chinese or Russian troops.

Wouldn't want any of them.
Why do you think American ones invading are any better?

Sexentric · 10/01/2026 12:26

It would depend on the terms tbh. If it was the case that only a majority agreement was needed rather than unanimous (likely) and only those who said yes would get the payout, then id say yes. But if it required unanimous agreement, or even just a majority and if it did go through everyone gets paid, I'd say no.

EilonwyWithRedGoldHair · 10/01/2026 12:21

Twilight7777 · 09/01/2026 23:02

Can’t believe people would turn down the money!

The money would be nice (hell, the $100,000 would be appreciated, we're partially living off savings that we only have because I was made redundant) - but what's the cost?

I'd refuse it, because I believe the cost would be too high.

OhNoSummer · 10/01/2026 12:19

Yes, I would. Because I would rather have US troops in my country than Chinese or Russian troops.

Instructions · 10/01/2026 12:18

No. Not for any amount of money. I would absolutely hate to be part of the USA.

Ifyoutolerate · 10/01/2026 12:17

No, because I don’t support fascism.

MarvellousMonsters · 10/01/2026 12:13

No

thepariscrimefiles · 10/01/2026 12:11

Absolutely not. If I were religious, it would be like me making a pact with the devil. He's pure evil and certifiably insane.

SerendipityJane · 10/01/2026 12:07

No.

Is a complete answer.

LaurieFairyCake · 10/01/2026 12:04

You’re basically asking ‘would I sell my soul to the devil for a million pounds’

As a Christian I’d love to say no, fuck you you bastard. as an individual with no money unfortunately the answer would be a selfish one.

travailtotravel · 10/01/2026 12:00

I'd like to say not but depends where I could move to. Because, and this sounds terrible, but 1 mill doesn't go that far .... especially if you have to pay for US style health care.

I say that because I resolutely am not for sale but I fear I'd be forced to by a split vote (lets not mention brexit eh).

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Mochudubh · 10/01/2026 11:55

The scary thing is that Trump doesn't have the intelligence or imagination to come up with this stuff (Greenland, Venezuela etc) on his own.

So who's whispering in his ear?

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Mochudubh · 10/01/2026 11:52

The million £/$ is hypothetical, I heard a panellist on a political show throw it out there the other day.

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Mochudubh · 10/01/2026 11:42

Howmanycatsistoomany · 10/01/2026 00:08

Your DH would sell out Scotland to Donald fucking Trump? LTB 😂

eta nope, no chance!

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I'm seriously considering it. LTB, that is.

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Frequency · 10/01/2026 11:28

Trump on Greenland: "Just because they landed a boat there 500 years ago does not mean they own the land. We had boats land there also..."

How did America become inhabited and "owned" by white Americans, again? I've forgotten.

Pacificsunshine · 10/01/2026 08:31

Everybody calm down about Miami. It was just a professor satirising Trump’s potential offer. I found it funny.

I think the money is by the by. The question is whether they would be offered US citizenship and if do, whether they would want it.

Fangisnotacoward · 10/01/2026 08:20

No, for a few reasons.

Morally I couldn't.
I wouldnt trust him to actually pay the money.
Everyone around me will also be as rich, so there wouldnt be a personal benefit as everything price wise would also adjust, houses etc, so I doubt it would actually mean a better life.
I dont want to be American.
I dont want to be part of America's way of life and culture, its very different to my own.
The money would disappear very very quickly as soon as I or my family became ill.

Twiglets1 · 10/01/2026 08:15

I would if I lived in Greenland.

Not living in the UK, as I do.

Hazlenuts2016 · 10/01/2026 08:12

No because if someone in our family got ill we could quite easily spend that on their insane health care system

Toastersandkettles · 10/01/2026 08:02

I'd want to say no, but my fear would be that the majority would say yes. Then I'd be a million down compared to everyone else and even worse off than before.

LostittoBostik · 10/01/2026 07:58

God no.