From: punditster@gmail.com   
      
   On 1/8/2026 9:55 PM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   > On Thu, 8 Jan 2026 17:47:14 -0500, Wilson    
   > wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 1/8/2026 12:26 AM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   >>> On Wed, 7 Jan 2026 18:44:21 -0800, Dude  wrote:   
   >>>> On 1/7/2026 1:05 PM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   >>>>> On Wed, 7 Jan 2026 11:31:26 -0800, Dude  wrote:   
   >>>>>> On 1/6/2026 3:24 PM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   >>>>>>> On Tue, 6 Jan 2026 13:07:28 -0800, Dude  wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>> Apparently, polls show independence has been accepted in Denmark as   
   well   
   >>>>>>>> as in Greenland. However, polls also show that Greenlanders do not   
   want   
   >>>>>>>> independence if the price is the collapse of the Greenlandic welfare   
   state.   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>> That's going to be a challenge.   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> There it is:  the welfare monster under the bed while also hiding in   
   >>>>>>> the closet.   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>> Apparently, Greenland has a mixed economy. Look it up.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Could be.  However, the welfare bugaboo is entirely an us anxiety.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>> Apparently, the largest employer in Greenland is the government,   
   >>>> administered by the King of Denmark. If the people of Greenland were   
   >>>> free, they could all be millionaires living in Nuuk.   
   >>>   
   >>> equine offal.   
   >>   
   >> The largest employers in Greenland are the various levels of   
   >> administration, including the central Kingdom Government in Denmark, the   
   >> Local Greenland Self-Rule Government, and the municipalities. Most of   
   >> these positions are in the capital Nuuk.[20] Forty-three percent of   
   >> Greenlanders work for the government, compared to 15% in the United States.   
   >>   
   >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Greenland#Governance   
   >>   
   >> It might indeed be shit but it's true.   
   >   
   > lf it should accidentally be true,   
    >   
   We were there. The weather in Greenland makes it almost inhospitable.   
   Just shot me!   
    >   
   > only you us type conservatives would be bothered by that.   
    >   
   Apparently, the majority political party in Greenland is right of   
   center. Over 90% of the people have a conservative Christian background,   
     the Danish Lutheran Church, being the largest group.   
    >   
    > Their livelihood is ultimately not your concern.   
    >   
   The majority political party advocates for a pro-business approach,   
   improved welfare, and a slower, more economically stable path to   
   independence.   
      
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