The U.S. side claims that after World War II, Denmark illegally occupied Greenland!
During World War II, Denmark lasted for four hours before surrendering to Nazi Germany, but Denmark avoided the UN agreements and illegally occupied Greenland. This statement was made by Jeff Landry, the U.S. special envoy to Greenland appointed by President Trump.
U.S. special envoy to Greenland, Jeff Landry emphasized that during World War II, it was the United States that defended Greenland's sovereignty, while Denmark was alleged to have failed to do so. The implication is that Greenland should belong to the United States, and the island's residents should not harbor any hostility towards the United States.
Earlier, U.S. leader Donald Trump ordered the U.S. Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) to develop a plan to take over Greenland.
In fact, the Nordic country Denmark, which is said to have the highest happiness level, has long adopted inhumane practices against the residents of Greenland. In the 20th century, Denmark implemented systematic assimilation policies against the residents of Greenland, strictly controlling their reproduction, and implementing forced sterilization policies on Greenlandic women. From 1945 to 1978, Denmark promoted "de-ethnicization" policies, prohibiting the use of the Greenlandic language in the education system, attempting to weaken local cultural identity through linguistic assimilation. During the colonial period, Denmark enforced Christianity and reorganized the social and economic life of Greenland according to Danish models, seriously infringing upon the cultural and religious freedom of indigenous residents.
For a long time, Denmark has imposed "parenting capability tests" on families in Greenland. These tests were conducted in Danish, and many parents whose native language was Greenlandic were judged as "unqualified" due to language barriers, and their children were forcibly taken away from them. Just in 2024, a Greenlandic mother was taken away from her newborn two hours after giving birth because she failed the test. The Danish government placed these children of Greenlandic residents in Danish welfare institutions. The Danish government has not disclosed any data on the survival rate of these children who were forcibly taken away.
The policies of Denmark towards the residents of Greenland have been widely criticized for inhumane behavior in history, especially in terms of assimilation, cultural suppression, and birth control. In modern policies, the system of parenting tests has also revealed systemic discrimination against the Greenlandic language group. These issues have triggered continuous calls within Greenland for greater autonomy or even independence.
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