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1/21/2026 12:29pm
"According to the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), a group of independent researchers released a report that followed a two-year investigation. That investigation found that Denmark — from 1966 through 1992 — forced sterilization on more than 4,500 women and girls in Greenland, some as young as 12 years old. Many, if not most, were never told. "
Not for nothing dude but America is the biggest promoter of eugenics and forced and coerced sterilizations in the world.
Estimates are around 70,000 American, Native Americans, and Puerto Ricans were sterilized in the 20th century.
Not that it’s right, but All governments do this.
Many nazi war criminals held up American eugenics programs in the 1920’s as justification for their “crimes” when in court after the end of the war.
Yes it’s a whataboutism, but it’s just information so that you may keep a balanced perspective on things.
Are we going to make up any stupid reason we can to justify orange man’s illegal and stupid actions?
So many western 1st world countries have carried out sterilization and forced education programs against indigent peoples.
Denmark finally issued a formal apology in August and are initiating a compensation program.
I guess maybe you are trying to make some kind of point about the US having some kind of moral superiority against Greenland?
Cuz if that’s your intent, perhaps look back to history.
eugenics targeting the "feebleminded," disabled, poor, and minorities, with over 64,000 forced sterilizations occurring between 1907-1963, including prominent efforts against Latinas, while forced sterilization and unethical testing also appeared in later contexts like birth control and HIV, showing persistent issues with reproductive control and racial discrimination.
Indiana's Lead: In 1907, Indiana passed the first eugenics-based compulsory sterilization law, with 30 other states quickly following, targeting institutionalized individuals.
Buck v. Bell (1927): The U.S. Supreme Court upheld Virginia's law allowing forced sterilization, famously stating, "Three generations of imbeciles are enough," normalizing the practice.
Victims: Primarily affected people deemed "feebleminded," those with disabilities, or perceived as "socially unfit," including women, minorities, and the poor, with rates peaking in the 1930s and continuing through the 1960s.
Latina Sterilization: Coerced or forced sterilizations of Latinas, particularly from Puerto Rico and Mexico, occurred under state laws and policies, often tied to eugenics and concerns about welfare and immigration, with issues persisting into the 21st century.
Shifting Justifications: While eugenics was central, justifications evolved to include population control, racial discrimination, and later, concerns about HIV, impacting marginalized groups.
Unethical Testing: Beyond sterilization laws, forced sterilization and experimentation have appeared in healthcare settings, sometimes linked to controlling reproduction for perceived societal benefits or racial agendas.
Neo-Eugenics: After WWII, figures like Harvard's Clarence Gamble revived the movement, promoting sterilization through birth control clinics, showing how old ideas adapted to new social contexts, including welfare concerns and civil rights struggles.
Add in the Tuskegee Syphilis Study and some other questionable and unethical events and I’m not sure we should pretend we have any moral authority over Denmark.
Hell, the US Pharma industry alone has killed hundreds of thousands in the interest of profit after paying out billions in penalties and restitution and still post a huge positive financial benefit.
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While I know we did that also, were we doing that just 30 years ago? Isn't that how planned parenthood started to abort black babies?
I think I've read several posts from professional125 about forced sterilization of his ancestors.
Timing seems rather odd doesn't it? US wants control of Greenland and all of a sudden Denmark starts doing what it can to appease the population of Greenland? Really, trying to buy support from the people by giving $40,000 to women that it happened to?
TM
In many ways modern sterilization looks the whole transgender fad.
Cut off your ding, cut off your tits, put you on synthetic hormones that leave you sterile, and the best thing about is that’s it’s not forced. Kids are willingly doing it, and even better, is they’re fucking paying for it!!
Sterilize portions of the population and get them to pay for their own sterilization. The genius of American psychological manipulation is impressive.
Danish government started discussions and apologies way before Trump ever uttered the words Greenland.
I mean, they could just do what the US does when it wrecks countries and populations lives and say fuck em.
You’re really reaching here, it’s comical to say the least.
Let’s concede TM, the US deserves Greenland because Denmark is a bad actor😂🤦♂️
Dude, listen to yourself🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
Never said we deserve Greenland. But I do believe Greenland should be free to choose their own fate independently of Denmark. And talking about it for a long time and doing something are 2 entirely different things. If talking was all it took, there have been talk for decades for reparations here. I guarantee you, it will be talk till whoever is in control sees it as a self serving act.
Help me understand where your line actually is here.
We know governments misuse power over populations they control, not just historically, but recently. We’ve seen credible allegations of coerced hysterectomies in ICE detention, the long-documented sterilization campaigns in Puerto Rico, and the forced sterilization of Indigenous women through federally funded programs well into the mid 1970s or so.
Those examples don’t excuse anything, they’re warnings. And if that history teaches anything, it’s that concentrated authority tends to abuse people with the least leverage.
What you’re doing here doesn’t read like concern for that principle. It reads like an effort to rationalize or soften actions that would otherwise be viewed as indefensible, simply because they are associated with Trump.
If this were occurring under Biden or Obama, there’s little doubt you’d be framing it as illegitimate abuse of power rather than reaching for ‘contextual justifications’.
So what, exactly, was the purpose of your original post? To infer that because a country conducted horrific behavior very much like our own, there’s justification for us to snatch their territory?
The US doesn’t want control of Greenland. Trump does.
I believe you're wrong. The Ukraine/Russia war has change a LOT of need for national security. It won't happen tomorrow, but we'll buy Greenland when all is said and done. They'll keep their heritage just like American Samoa. However, we'll have a buffer from Russia
TM
Fair enough.
Agreed.
If this was about Russia being a threat, you can station as many troops as you like and build as many bases on Greenland as you like already. You could also have kept the pressure on Russia though support of Ukraine, but that hasn’t happened.
I’d also remind you that the Danes along with us came and fought by your side in Afghanistan after September 11th. The Danes committed per GDP more than France or Germany, more than most others. They left sons and daughters in the sand and shit over there for the principle of standing by your side.
Incorrect sir.
Every administration has known about the geopolitical value and mineral/rare earth elements value of it especially as the ice melts and more shipping/navigational routs are opening up and its common sense that if we don't make a play for it then Russia will.
No matter what Greenland does have high NATO value because of those reasons and while belonging to Denmark they are I'll equipped to defend it if need be from Russian or China.
In case you haven't noticed both of those countries are pretty good at taking over land whether it's islands/Shoals near the Phillipines or Ukraine
Having said all that I wish Orange Man bad would of just quietly negotiated with Denmark over it..
I just don't understand why Greenland would need to be a part of the us. We can already put military bases in there. They are a NATO country so attacking them is the same as attacking them if they were a part of the us with the same military bases.
Unless They are claiming that the natural resources are needed , and its more about mining and drilling, than a strategic location for US military defense/offence.
I think its all about mining and gas and oil extraction. If the people of Greenland are up for it, that's one thing. But I would hope that it would take a very strong majority vote by them. And not some close 48/52% slim margin that would result in a more divided Greenland . Like the US is today.
There must be some really wild stuff in those Epstein files to be invading countries like a soccer mom shopping on Black Friday!
Greenland has chosen, they chose Denmark. I am danish.
Stories about forced sterilisation are true and they have been covered widely for years, way before Trump. Several human rights organisations has also raised awareness about it in several reports.
That’s just natural selection.
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"I’d also remind you that the Danes along with us came and fought by your side in Afghanistan after September 11th. The Danes committed per GDP more than France or Germany, more than most others"
Ok, well thank you for that, you're also welcome that your not speaking German due to our fathers, sons, and family members that lost their lives for your country among others. So we don't need to go down that road.
However, the world is very different today than just 40 years ago. And as far as Ukraine goes, I got kicked out of the Ukraine thread very early because I advocated for getting Russia out while the convoy was stuck in the mud. Before it was going to become a bigger problem. And guess what, it did. Everyone was just letting Putin do what he wanted "because you can't poke the bear that has nukes"
TM
What does integrity have to do with it? You think it's any different than us buying Alaska from Russia? And do you believe Greenland would be better or worse off as a territory of the US?
We made a deal aka Louisiana Purchase way back when to deny Brittain and France to have control of the Mighty Mississippi at New Orleans for obvious reasons .
Same thing now.
I live in New Orleans
So this is why it’s ok to invade an allied nation. For the love of God, it seems some people here will say anything to convince themselves that what Trump is doing is OK. If you want to talk about governments doing terrible things to people,Let’s not bring up slavery in America or how my country (Canada) stepped on the Chinese to build the railroad. There is not a country on earth that hasn’t stepped on people’s rights . In saying that ,it doesn’t make it OK ,and it does not make your post OK either. TM, I disagree with most of your posts, but I respect your point of view. I will say ,bye in large ,you’re usually better than this.
Greenland will eventually be gobbled up by the USA or foreign adversaries.
Take your pick.
It’s simple. They’re in NATO. Work with them .
My good man I concur.
Perhaps Orange Man Bad tried and they rebuffed the hard truth and advances.
Either way its prime real estate now and they can fly the flag of Russia ,China or USA.
Its their call
Ugly truth.
Denmark can not rebuff Russia or China from staking a Flag and moving in.
Yes Trumps style is abrasive but he's not wrong here about the long term situation.
You’re right and I agree. But the way trump is going about it is truly dictator like. The fact that some the 8 countries (uk) have been slapped with an additional 10% extortion fee ( tariff) going to 25% next month … after inking deals just because there not going along with it ,certainly is not a great look. It make the deals made with trump not worth the paper there written on.
Bro..its because Trump has only another year of political control aka mid term elections so he's speeding up the process with bullying words.
Not pleasant but also not wrong in intent.
Is it better long term for Green Land residents to fall for Russia, China or the USA?
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