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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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Smartiepants79 · 09/01/2026 23:07

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

Move where? Nowhere will be safe from this orange lunatic if we don’t do whatever we can to stop him.

Teainthekitchen · 09/01/2026 23:06

No I would not. What a selfish and shallow decision that would be.

Cadenza12 · 09/01/2026 23:04

No chance

Kerrie1973 · 09/01/2026 23:03

You could not pay me enough to vote yes for this.

Twilight7777 · 09/01/2026 23:02

Can’t believe people would turn down the money!

MrsTerryPratchett · 09/01/2026 23:01

Pacificsunshine · 09/01/2026 22:48

I heard the offer described as: a million pound cheque to each greenlander with a green card stapled to it and a condo in Miami.

I have no idea how Greenlanders would feel about it. It would be a great deal for the USA.

Miami? I don’t know a lot about Inuit but I know that Miami won’t sound like home to many people from the arctic.

I read an amazing book about the forced relocation of Inuit in Canada. It spoke about how land is incredibly important in the north. How knowing the seas and geography and weather are vital. They couldn’t even be relocated to other areas of the arctic without losing culture and a sense of self.

Miami? Fuck!

Ritasueandbobtoo9 · 09/01/2026 23:00

With a million pounds I could get healthcare, something which is very poor in my area. I would, we do what we want in this area anyway.

ShetlandishMum · 09/01/2026 22:59

user38 · 09/01/2026 22:52

He's only offering £100,000 though. Not a million

Tbh not a lot of money compared to what Denmark pays to run Greenland.

EmeraldRoulette · 09/01/2026 22:58

yes

and would it be £1 million plus American citizenship? Brilliant.

£100,000? No.... but again, is American citizenship included?

user38 · 09/01/2026 22:58

Mochudubh · 09/01/2026 22:56

My thought came from a UK Politics forum (can't remember which), where it was a hypothetical proposition.

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The news is reporting that they are contemplating offering all islanders £100,000

ShetlandishMum · 09/01/2026 22:58

5foot5 · 09/01/2026 22:43

Definitely no.

And suppose it happened and you were a Greenlander with £million. Presumably everyone else would have a £million too. For how long would you feel rich when you all have the same?

You could spend it abroad.
Not a lot to spend it on on Greeland. Citizens in Greenland would have to pay education, health care and most likely after the money run out no state benefits. Denmark won't continue to pay.

Many Greenlanders are not well educated and not used to life outside rural Greenland. They will have a hard time to settle if they move to the USA. They will have a very hard time supporting themselves in the USA for example.

elprup · 09/01/2026 22:56

Rebaxis · 09/01/2026 22:52

Erm, right now? Yes. Because I really need that money. For genuine reasons.
So yes. 100%.

Same.

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Mochudubh · 09/01/2026 22:56

user38 · 09/01/2026 22:52

He's only offering £100,000 though. Not a million

My thought came from a UK Politics forum (can't remember which), where it was a hypothetical proposition.

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Frequency · 09/01/2026 22:55

Fuck no.

I'd sell my soul/body/worldly belongings to get my hands on a million pounds to pay him to fuck off back to whatever hellhole he crawled out of.

He is dangerous. He's invading other countries, attempting to buy other countries, trying to amend the constitution to remain in power, and encouraging war. Unfortunately, his worsening behaviour means he is now an international problem, not just an American one.

Katieweasel · 09/01/2026 22:55

Yes and then I’d move.

GasperyJacquesRoberts · 09/01/2026 22:55

Pacificsunshine · 09/01/2026 22:48

I heard the offer described as: a million pound cheque to each greenlander with a green card stapled to it and a condo in Miami.

I have no idea how Greenlanders would feel about it. It would be a great deal for the USA.

A condo in Miami? "Here, have this shitty apartment somewhere that gets battered by hurricanes and where you're likely to get burgled/mugged/shot. And let's hope that you look like a WASP or you're going to have a really bad time from ICE and the police. Have fun!"

Zov · 09/01/2026 22:55

user38 · 09/01/2026 22:52

He's only offering £100,000 though. Not a million

It's not even that hahaha. It's $100,000 (around £75,000!) What a joker he is!

user38 · 09/01/2026 22:52

He's only offering £100,000 though. Not a million

Rebaxis · 09/01/2026 22:52

Erm, right now? Yes. Because I really need that money. For genuine reasons.
So yes. 100%.

ShetlandishMum · 09/01/2026 22:50

It would ruin Greenland completely if the citizens got hand of this kind of money.

And hell no I would change a Danish citizenship for an American these days.

Denmark allows dual citizenship but I don't those rules will cover the current situation if Greenland somehow comes under America.

The Greenlandic people are Danish citizens with the right to free education, free health care, free access to social services and free access to settle in Denmark.
Denmark pays an annual financial subsidy from the Danish state to the Greenlandic Government of around 4 billion DKK. It constitutes a large part of Greenland's budget.

Good luck getting the US to do the same for the years ahead and to respect Greenland's independence in the same way as the Danes.

Didimum · 09/01/2026 22:49

Yep. I’d do an awful lot for money. We’re all different!

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Mochudubh · 09/01/2026 22:49

Wow, I don't think I've ever started a thread (under any username on any topic) that has got so many responses in such a short time.

I'm glad that, despite my not being able to activate voting, most posters seem to agree that the answer would be "Hell, no"!

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Pacificsunshine · 09/01/2026 22:48

I heard the offer described as: a million pound cheque to each greenlander with a green card stapled to it and a condo in Miami.

I have no idea how Greenlanders would feel about it. It would be a great deal for the USA.

GasperyJacquesRoberts · 09/01/2026 22:46

I'd take the money but vote against him regardless. Making money off of promising one thing and doing the opposite is his modus operandi so it would only be fitting to do the same to him.

titchy · 09/01/2026 22:45

Zov · 09/01/2026 22:34

That's 55 BILLION pounds. Where is the money coming from?

No way I would sell my soul to America and Trump.

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Money’ll come from Venezuela. It’s a tiny amount (0.1%) of the US’s GDP in any case.

But no I wouldn’t. Cost (jobs, education, healthcare) would easily exceed £1m in my kids’ lifetime.