Thursday, January 09, 2025

Does Trump Think Greenland Is Much Bigger Than It Is?

President-elect Donald Trump's recently revived determination to acquire Greenland have many speculating why he wants the self-governing territory. One reason could be how "massive" he believes the island to be.

Posted by LampLighter at 10:30 AM | 26 COMMENTS | permalink

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Rep. Suozzi: Trump made big promises in his campaign. Don't let his talk about Greenland or Panama be a distraction from his original promises.

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... But Greenland is not nearly as large as it appears on most maps.

The Mercator projection -- which has been the standard map projection since the 18th century -- is the name for the phenomenon in which land masses on maps appear much larger and distorted the further they get from the equator. Antarctica and Greenland are often thought to be bigger than they are given how far they are from the equatorial line, with Greenland appearing on most maps to be roughly the same size of Africa, even though Africa is in fact 14 times larger. ...


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-01-08 09:18 PM

Greenland is approx the size of 1/3 of mainland USA but only has a population of approx 55k.

Greenland has rare earth minerals.

#2 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2025-01-08 09:56 PM

Presuming Trump is interested in Greenland because it appears big in maps is dumb.

#3 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2025-01-08 10:01 PM

Presuming Trump is interested in Greenland because it appears big in maps is dumb.

True. Not like Lewzer is obsessed by size. Crowds and all.

#4 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-01-08 10:03 PM

@#2 ... Greenland has rare earth minerals. ...

... and your point is?

That the United States should just use its military to take over a sovereign country because of its mineral wealth?

And, as a follow-up, what tier of the US population would benefit from such a takeover? The wealthy who could benefit from that mining operation, or th workers who just seem to sit and watch as their Country invades another Country?



#5 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-01-08 10:10 PM

And, as a follow-up, what tier of the US population would benefit from such a takeover? The wealthy who could benefit from that mining operation, or th workers who just seem to sit and watch as their Country invades another Country?

Posted by LampLighter at 2025-01-08 10:10 PM | Reply

It would make people like Musk wealthier than they already are.

#6 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-01-08 10:14 PM

Lamp,

My point is you're dumb if you think Trump doesn't know flat maps distort the size of continents.

#7 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2025-01-08 10:17 PM

My point is you're dumb if you think Trump doesn't know flat maps distort the size of continents.

Posted by BillJohnson at 2025-01-08 10:17 PM |

Trump has a Sharpie for that. Just sayin

#8 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-01-08 10:21 PM

you think Trump doesn't know flat maps distort the size of continents.

I don't think he has the faintest idea. He is not a smart man, and very poorly informed.

#9 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-01-08 10:22 PM

I wouldn't begin to suggest I know Trump's motives but Trump's past actions indicate he wants to see the US be more self reliant.

These minerals may be part of his reason for showing interest in Greenland.

The reality is it's unlikely at some point there isn't going to be some significant change in our borders some day in the future.

Never say never.

I'm sure Denmark would fight it ever happening.

#10 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2025-01-08 10:26 PM

www.yahoo.com

Trump's Latest Boast Gets Brutal Fact-Check From His Own Niece

Trump is stupid according to his niece

#11 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-01-08 10:31 PM

I don't see the niece becoming President.

#12 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2025-01-08 10:56 PM

Trump is stupid according to his niece

Profoundly, abjectly stupid according to Ann Coulter.

#13 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-01-08 10:58 PM

I don't see the niece becoming President.

Posted by BillJohnson at 2025-01-08 10:56 PM | Reply

And that means exactly what BillJohnson??

#14 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-01-08 11:00 PM

@#7 ... My point is you're dumb if you think Trump doesn't know flat maps distort the size of continents. ...

You say that as if you know it as a fact.

But I've not yet seen any indication that Pres-elect Trump has a clue about the distortions of the Mercator projection.

What's yer got?

#15 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-01-08 11:08 PM

@#10 ... I wouldn't begin to suggest I know Trump's motives but Trump's past actions indicate he wants to see the US be more self reliant. ...

So, you seem to admit that Pres-elect-Trump has not a clue about the size of Greenland.

And that he just seems to want the US wealthy to be able mine the natural resources of Greenland.

#16 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-01-08 11:11 PM

Lamp,

Dishonest dumb.

#17 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2025-01-08 11:47 PM

Dishonest dumb.

Posted by BillJohnson at 2025-01-08 11:47 PM | Reply

That's a good Trumper for you.

#18 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-01-08 11:51 PM

@#17 ... Dishonest dumb. ...

How so?

#19 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-01-09 12:16 AM

The dullards on faux newz claimed President Truman attempted to purchase Greenland in 1867.

#20 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-01-09 07:55 AM

...you're dumb if you think Trump doesn't know...
Posted by BillJohnson

I'd bet that the Dotard doesn't know the sun rises in the East.

#21 | Posted by TFDNihilist at 2025-01-09 07:56 AM

My point is you're dumb if you think Trump doesn't know flat maps distort the size of continents.

#7 | Posted by BillJohnson

I have no doubt that Donald doesn't know what a Mercator projection is.

He is neither an educated man or a man interested in education.

Yes, BILL. You're smarter than he is.

Take some comfort in that as the man you voted for ruins your life.

#22 | Posted by Zed at 2025-01-09 08:54 AM

The reality is it's unlikely at some point there isn't going to be some significant change in our borders some day in the future.

Never say never.

I'm sure Denmark would fight it ever happening.

#10 | Posted by BillJohnson

You have no idea, none at all, at how utterly strange comments like this make you seem.

Yep. Denmark would fight it ever happening.

Hey, that sounds a lot like war. You know, when a hostile power invades an alien territory and the indigenous people and their government resist.

You and the rest of MAGA were hit in the heads as kids.

#23 | Posted by Zed at 2025-01-09 08:59 AM

"Does Trump think..."

No. Never. That's why he sounds like an idiot and lies so much.

#24 | Posted by jpw at 2025-01-09 09:05 AM

Doesn't surprise me. He is not a smart man.

Sadly, a huge number of Americans are even stupider than he is.

#25 | Posted by DarkVader at 2025-01-09 11:11 AM

His flat-Earther supporters will point out how globes make Greenland look small.

#26 | Posted by TenMile at 2025-01-09 11:42 AM

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