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Re:Greenland Ditches Starlink for French Satellite Service by saubeidl on Wednesday October 22, 2025 @05:56AM (#45666868)
> Denmark CANNOT protect Greenland. Greenland cannot protect Greenland

France can protect Greenland though and they've signaled they will, including from the US. Attitudes like yours demonstrate why that is needed. Americans are a threat, not a partner.

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Re:Greenland Ditches Starlink for French Satellite Service by mlrtime on Wednesday October 22, 2025 @06:28AM (#45667086)
And that is great actually! The US can spend less money because France can spend more on defense protecting it's neighbors, win!
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Re:Greenland Ditches Starlink for French Satellite Service by saubeidl on Wednesday October 22, 2025 @06:29AM (#45667092)
Win for France, because they gain international influence. Loss for the US because they lose it.

Superpowers aren't super because of their inherent qualities. They're super because of their alliances.

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Re:Greenland Ditches Starlink for French Satellite Service by mlrtime on Wednesday October 22, 2025 @07:08AM (#45667351)
Wait I thought people don't like the US, so how is it a loss? Is being a superpower good or bad now?
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Re:Greenland Ditches Starlink for French Satellite Service by saubeidl on Wednesday October 22, 2025 @07:21AM (#45667446)
Being a superpower is good for the country in question, so it is a loss for them.

When a country is misbehaving globally, their loss of superpower status is good for the rest of the world.

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Re:Greenland Ditches Starlink for French Satellite Service by chrisco255 on Thursday October 23, 2025 @08:46AM (#45681190)
France can't protect the Louvre from daytime thieves on scooters, it cannot protect Greenland from Russian subs, nukes, and drones. This is delusional.
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