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

268 replies

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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LovesLabradors · 10/01/2026 01:43

No, not least because he'd never pay up.
The whole thing makes me feel slightly sick, because it's so similar to what happened to the Native Americans. They started out by "buying" the land, then often didn't pay, then got more & more aggressive until they were just thrown off their land.
History repeats.

LancashireButterPie · 10/01/2026 01:42

Right now, I feel China is less of a threat than the US. We have several friends who came over from Hong Kong following the handover to china. They didnt want to live under Chinese rule, weirdly they have all returned to Hong Kong now as realised they liked it better there even with Chinese rule.

Flibberteegibbet · 10/01/2026 01:34

Absolutely not, no way!

Frequency · 10/01/2026 01:34

ShetlandishMum · 10/01/2026 01:31

I haven't read anything indicating that Denmark wants to sell Greenland?

Nor have I, I was operating under the theoretical terms of the OP.

Realistically, will Denmark ever consider Trump's proposal? Would the EU allow them to even if they did?

Trump's interest in Greenland is worrying because I wouldn't put it past him to create a scenario in which he has to invade it, but other than he's talking bollocks, as per.

IndigoIsMyFavouriteColour · 10/01/2026 01:31

I’d take it. Realistically if Trump wants Greenland he is just going to take it, who is going to stop him? Look at what just happened in Venezuela!

ShetlandishMum · 10/01/2026 01:31

Frequency · 10/01/2026 01:27

I was assuming Denmark wanted rid of us and wasn't an option, but yeah, Denmark would also work, or Sweden or Norway. Sadly, in the current climate, I am struggling to think of many more countries that are not close to following the US in its descent into madness, but I'm open to suggestions.

I haven't read anything indicating that Denmark wants to sell Greenland?

ClareBlue · 10/01/2026 01:30

If you are poor or marginalised from your society then it doesn't matter if Denmark or USA or China or Russia are your government. You are still poor and struggling to feed your children. You will take the million. If you have ten million in the bank and have validity and are heard in your society then maybe you might consider not taking the million. But if you have 10 million then you know an opportunity when you see one and are going to take the million and use your cash to protect yourself.

Frequency · 10/01/2026 01:27

ShetlandishMum · 10/01/2026 01:24

Why not Denmark? The Greenlanders are Danish citizens.

I was assuming Denmark wanted rid of us and wasn't an option, but yeah, Denmark would also work, or Sweden or Norway. Sadly, in the current climate, I am struggling to think of many more countries that are not close to following the US in its descent into madness, but I'm open to suggestions.

ShetlandishMum · 10/01/2026 01:24

Frequency · 10/01/2026 01:22

If the offer was China, Russia, or the US, that would be hard, because honestly, the US doesn't feel any better or safer than China and Russia right now.

Could I opt for option D and appeal to Canada to put in an offer?

Why not Denmark? The Greenlanders are Danish citizens.

Frequency · 10/01/2026 01:22

FatEndoftheWedge · 10/01/2026 01:17

Trump thinks either china or Russia will grab it if he doesn't have ownership he said on his press conference he won't have china or Russia as neighbour ...so if that was the real choice ,Russia ,China or USA then yes I'd take the money and go USA

If the offer was China, Russia, or the US, that would be hard, because honestly, the US doesn't feel any better or safer than China and Russia right now.

Could I opt for option D and appeal to Canada to put in an offer?

TheSalvadorsStickbymebaby · 10/01/2026 01:21

FatEndoftheWedge · 10/01/2026 01:17

Trump thinks either china or Russia will grab it if he doesn't have ownership he said on his press conference he won't have china or Russia as neighbour ...so if that was the real choice ,Russia ,China or USA then yes I'd take the money and go USA

But it's not the real choice,it's just more musings from that deranged lunatic.
Venezuela was never about drugs nor is Greenland about US security.
Trump doesn't do anything unless there's dollars involved.

ClareBlue · 10/01/2026 01:20

Google Republic of Nauru to see what giving an Island economy excessive wealth to its inhabitants can do. They had no problem in taking the cash but there's a moral lesson there for us all, I think.

justinhawkinsnavalfluff · 10/01/2026 01:17

Not if he offered me £1trillion

FatEndoftheWedge · 10/01/2026 01:17

Trump thinks either china or Russia will grab it if he doesn't have ownership he said on his press conference he won't have china or Russia as neighbour ...so if that was the real choice ,Russia ,China or USA then yes I'd take the money and go USA

ShetlandishMum · 10/01/2026 01:16

Toucan123 · 10/01/2026 01:05

Even if he did pay everyone a million quid he'd get it back somehow by making them all pay huge taxes or fees or something. And they'd have to pay for their own healthcare which would be absolutely extortionate.

Greenland is heavily dependent on Danish healthcare staff from Denmark or rely on treatment in Denmark.
It is a great thing to be able to pay for healtcare but the risk is that there is no one left to treat the patients.
The US hardly staffs hospitals if USA is in charge.

ClareBlue · 10/01/2026 01:09

Greycheck · 10/01/2026 01:00

Yes definitely. There's not much I wouldn't do for a million tbh.

Historical evidence would indicate about 99.9 percent of humans would act exactly the same as you. Though around 99.9 percent wouldn't like to think they would.😂

Toucan123 · 10/01/2026 01:05

Even if he did pay everyone a million quid he'd get it back somehow by making them all pay huge taxes or fees or something. And they'd have to pay for their own healthcare which would be absolutely extortionate.

GertrudePerkinsPaperyThing · 10/01/2026 01:04

No. I actually do care about this country. I’ve never gone in for the flag shagging type of patriotism, but I do care about my country and all of its people.

Also, on a more pragmatic level, surely if 50% or more of us had £1 million, then it would be worth a lot less?

Greycheck · 10/01/2026 01:00

Yes definitely. There's not much I wouldn't do for a million tbh.

ClareBlue · 10/01/2026 00:58

ShowMeTheSea · 10/01/2026 00:47

Same. Not everything's about money.
I say this as someone who's not exactly rich either!

Generally everything is about money.
We never really have these choices as stark as this but we subtly make them every day. Not everyone, but very common to:
Sacrifice time with our children to earn money to give them opportunities. Sacrifice mental health by working too much to pay for holidays to not be at work.
There's no common good when it comes to your children.
Would you take the million if your child could access life saving treatment for that million.
That's the problem with these questions, easy to answer when they are not real, but not so easy if they are real.

sleepwouldbenice · 10/01/2026 00:55

I think they might say yes for £1m sadly. It’s a thought I have had myself about what may happen
it would be a pity
but at least it actually would be their choice
there are plenty of countries in the world rich in mining assets where the residents are devastatingly poor

Jugganorks · 10/01/2026 00:53

No. Because once everyone around me has a million pounds too, the value of that money goes down and we’d be left with politics of a country very different to our own. So FO Trump.

Livelaughlurgy · 10/01/2026 00:52

I can't imagine it would be given without strings. So assuming he only pays up for success, that's 51% of the population at minimum that has it. What's that going to do to housing and the cost of living. Then you potentially lose healthcare and education benefits. Will you be a state or a territory? Will you have representation in government, will you have a vote? Will your taxes support your own budget or go to the states? What about your natural resources? Is a green card or citizenship being offered? Moral issues aside, logically there's no amount of money I'd sell my freedom for- especially to someone I don't trust.

ShowMeTheSea · 10/01/2026 00:47

Shakeoffyourchains · 09/01/2026 22:30

Not a chance in hell. I'm not a selfish prick and wouldn't throw future generations under the bus like that.

Same. Not everything's about money.
I say this as someone who's not exactly rich either!

ClareBlue · 10/01/2026 00:45

People make decisions to earn money to do what they want with that aren't for the common good or beneficial for their society every day. This is no different. Why wouldn't you.