Bulletins and News Discussion from February 3rd to February 9th, 2025 - Fuhrer Failsons

Image is of Elon Musk giving the Nazi salute a week or so ago.

I didn't really want to keep spotlighting American domestic events as I had assumed that shit would calm down pretty quickly, but it appears that the Trump administration, including Musk, are determined to bring down the empire from the inside.

One of the most important lessons of ruling a country - and especially an empire - is to never, ever believe your own propaganda; and yet now we have neo-Nazi failsons disrupting parts of the imperial apparatus and causing general government mayhem because they actually seem to believe in libertarianism; that the state and the capitalists are somehow in opposition, rather than working in lockstep to maximise profit and boost American hegemony around the world.

I'm not so optimistic as to believe that a national collapse is FOUR DAYS AWAY, like those weird anti-China cranks often speculate - the US has at least a decade or two left even under these conditions. But consider the damage being inflicted in these past couple weeks, and extrapolate that over the next four years. Does any living American political figure possess the competency to halt - or even meaningfully slow - the already ongoing decline? And could they achieve power (or even be allowed to do so) after Trump's term is done?

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Greenland’s Siumut Party Calls for Referendum on Independence Ahead of Elections
Greenland’s social democratic Siumut party has altered its strategy on independence, abandoning its prior stance of awaiting a statehood commission’s findings to instead push for a referendum during the next government term. Chairman Erik Jensen announced the shift ahead of March 11 elections, aiming to activate Section 21 of Greenland’s 2009 Self-Rule Act. This would force negotiations with Denmark on independence terms, followed by a referendum. If approved, Denmark’s parliament would have to vote on sovereignty. Should talks fail, Greenland retains the right to unilaterally declare independence at any time under international law.
The move follows internal pressure from Siumut members, including MPs Aki-Matilda Høegh-Dam and Kuno Fencker, who urged immediate action. The party’s coalition partner, Inuit Ataqatigiit (IA), criticized the decision. IA's member of Danish parliament Aaja Chemnitz warned that simultaneous commission work and negotiations could weaken Greenland’s position and criticised the announcement from taking attention from pressing issues during the ongoing campaign. Prime Minister Múte B. Egede (IA) has not commented on the announcement yet.
Key challenges loom. Greenland relies on an annual Danish block grant for a third of its public revenue, a contentious issue given Denmark’s likely reluctance to continue subsidies post-independence. The transfers to Greenland has been a recurring grievance for Danish reactionaries for decades as it tickles their racism as well as class hatred. A similar dispute sank the Faroe Islands’ independence talks in the 2000s when the Danish government refused to continue funding for now than two years post independence.
Pro-independence advocates hope to retain ties to Denmark through a compact of free association and continued funding for a period. In addition to a challenging geography and small population Greenland has a shortage of skilled workers, requiring foreign support for healthcare, education, and administration.
Greenland's government has stated their intent to join America's NATO pact. However an independent Greenland would not be able to fulfil Washington's demands for aggressive military posturing against Russia so the continued presence of foreign troops is a given.
Increased calls for Greenlandic independence has made Denmark's other colony reconsider relations to the metropol. In the Faroe Islands, the traditionally unionist Sambandsflokkurrin party has called for expanded autonomy, including increased control over foreign policy and is working on getting their own WTO delegation.
Source: DR (state media), February 6th 2025
- So these guys are pro-American patsies right? They must realize there’s no such thing as “Greenland independence” in the current context and they would merely be switching suzerains. Are they actually soft headed idealist libs or just crypto-Chuds?
  
  As I see it a change in Greenland's geopolitical arrangement is not on the table. It is going to be an American airstrip no matter what, probably with their Danish sidekicks playing an auxiliary role. Greenland will not be allowed to switch allegiance.
  I think the calls for independence is more about economic development and national identity than it is about geopolitics. Both are valid reasons to seek independence.
  Greenland is far poorer than the rest of the kingdom and its development has been seen as an afterthought by the Danes. Some Danes have even been dragging their feet on projects that were seen as preparing Greenland for independence. Pro-independence Greenlanders hope that the economic possibilities will improve once they're not tied to the Danes and hope to play Americans, Canadians, Danes and others against eachother to get investments and development.
  The question of national identity is also important. It makes no sense that an Inuit nation should be under the overlordship of a small distant potato country. Especially not when the colonial overlords are racist towards them and have a history of genocidal acts. They want to manage their own affairs and he respected as equals instead of colonial subjects.
  
  Eh, potato, potatoe, there's prolly gonna be a base there.
  I mean, Okinawa didn't turn independent from Japan, and yet still U.S bases lay upon it and the Ryukyu isles
  That's the power of U.S hegemony, however declining it might be.
  
  Difference is, the natives of Okinawa protest against US military presence, the Japanese government is fully cucked to the US. So independence for them would mean true independence, and moving away from American hegemonic dominance.
  Here though, the Greenland side are protesting to join NATO and increase US military presence. They want to move away from Denmark towards America. The Okinawans did not want to move away from Japan towards America, they want to move away from both. the Greenlanders are struggling to become even bigger dogs of empire. It’s an opposite situation.
  
  Ok, rereading this, I see your point on it wanting to increase U.S and NATO military involvement. I just thought it couldn't be worse, since Denmark itself is a NATO member, and that by default, Greenland is as well.
- "Kuno doesn't give a shit about your colonist parliament!"

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