Donald Trump and US expansionism in North America

Cooper said:
Inuit culture was somewhat similar to that of the Tuareg or other desert tribes, molded in extremely harsh conditions.
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I'm not a history expert, I suspect the Vikings, who admittedly lived in a milder climate, valued their children and were able to create dwellings and settlements to give everybody a chance. I don't know what life was like during the ice age. The Eskimos didn't even think about heading down south to look for a better place to live.

Cooper said:
Today the Innu have the highest rates of alcoholism in Canada, even higher than that of southern native tribes.
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I've heard about that, reservations prohibit alcohol and smuggling is big.
 
NSOE said:
I'm not a history expert, I suspect the Vikings, who admittedly lived in a milder climate, valued their children and were able to create dwellings and settlements to give everybody a chance. I don't know what life was like during the ice age. The Eskimos didn't even think about heading down south to look for a better place to live.


I've heard about that, reservations prohibit alcohol and smuggling is big.
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I think the huge distances over ice and rugged terrain and the sea ice were contributing factors for the Inuits not travelling south. Also the reason why they have such a huge problem with alcohol is that they could never ferment fruit IMO so it's all relatively new to them.
 
NSOE said:
I'm not a history expert, I suspect the Vikings, who admittedly lived in a milder climate, valued their children and were able to create dwellings and settlements to give everybody a chance. I don't know what life was like during the ice age. The Eskimos didn't even think about heading down south to look for a better place to live.
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The places further south from the Inuit aka Eskimos already were inhabited. The Inuit only lived in very small dwellings and were also nomadic because there wasn't enough food to sustain larger, permanent villages. The Indians further south, called Innu, subsisted in less hostile regions hunting caribous and moose and had access to greater resources as hunter-gatherers. Further south you had red Indian tribes, which were even more populous.


RedLagoon said:
I think the huge distances over ice and rugged terrain and the sea ice were contributing factors for the Inuits not travelling south. Also the reason why they have such a huge problem with alcohol is that they could never ferment fruit IMO so it's all relatively new to them.
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The Inuit travelled south in the Summers to follow whales and trade with Indian tribes. They could cover long distances travelling along the coast and across inland waterways on canoes, a very efficient way to travel. The Indians did ferment corn and berries into mild brews but never had anything like hard liquor before their contact with civilization.
 
Caduceus said:
So is the US buying small pieces of Greenland or not ??
The topic has totally disappeared from the media.
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I did a search and there are still discussions going on. Greenland is saying they aren't willing to allow the US to have sovereignty over US bases, and the leader of Denmark is saying the European security arrangement that have held for 80 years have now been broken.

Seems like Trump doesn't have a deal on this currently. I expect he'll keep pushing.
 
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Hong Kong company’s concession to operate Panama Canal ports is ruled unconstitutional

Panama’s Supreme Court has ruled that the concession held by a subsidiary of Hong Kong’s CK Hutchison Holdings to operate ports at either end of the Panama Canal was unconstitutional, an outcome that advances a U.S. aim to block any influence by China ...
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Panama’s Supreme Court ruled late Thursday that the concession held by a subsidiary of Hong Kong’s CK Hutchison Holdings to operate ports at either end of the Panama Canal was unconstitutional, an outcome that advances a U.S. aim to block any influence by China over the strategic waterway.

The court’s ruling followed an audit by Panama’s comptroller, which alleged irregularities in the 25-year extension of the concession granted in 2021.

The Trump administration made blocking China’s influence over the Panama Canal one of its priorities in the hemisphere. Panama was U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s first overseas stop as the United States’ top diplomat.
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Wutang said:
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Hong Kong company’s concession to operate Panama Canal ports is ruled unconstitutional

Panama’s Supreme Court has ruled that the concession held by a subsidiary of Hong Kong’s CK Hutchison Holdings to operate ports at either end of the Panama Canal was unconstitutional, an outcome that advances a U.S. aim to block any influence by China ...
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Looks like the Chinese outsmarted themselves.
There was a US-backed sales deal on the table since last year, but the Chinese government blocked it.
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China halts the sale.
Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison, led by tycoon Li Ka-shing, will not sign a deal next week to sell its two strategic ports at the Panama Canal to a BlackRock-led group, the South China Morning Post reported on Friday.
The deal was expected to be signed on April 2, according to the sale announcement made on March 4. It is understood the situation does not mean the deal has been called off, the South China Morning Post added, citing the source.
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Pro-Beijing Hong Kong newspaper Ta Kung Pao said in an editorial piece on...
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Aldebaran said:
That's exactly the deal that was already in place from before. So basically for no reason at all, Trump single-handedly managed to pivot Europe away from the US, costing American businesses God knows how much in future lost revenue.
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Haha you're exaggerating a little bit don't you think? Are you channeling your inner Trump with hyperbole?

Last I checked Europe is still entirely reliant on US for NATO ( specifically US developed military tech, holds 3 trillion in treasuries, is depended on US produced LNG, US AI and tech.
 
Get2choppaaa said:
Haha you're exaggerating a little bit don't you think? Are you channeling your inner Trump with hyperbole?

Last I checked Europe is still entirely reliant on US for NATO ( specifically US developed military tech, holds 3 trillion in treasuries, is depended on US produced LNG, US AI and tech.
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Notice that I wrote *future* revenue. You can't unwind centuries of close cooperation and trade in a day, a month or even a year. But you can start a process that can't be undone once started. And Trump has done that.

Before, American companies were seen as friendly and even preferred trading partners. Now they are not. American products were in demand simply because they were American. Now they are not. The American tourist industry has also taken a massive hit.

Europeans (and Canadians) will no longer have American products, solutions and travel destinations as their first and default choice. However, the true ramafications of this won't be apparent until more time has passed.
 
Aldebaran said:
Notice that I wrote *future* revenue. You can't unwind centuries of close cooperation and trade in a day, a month or even a year. But you can start a process that can't be undone once started. And Trump has done that.

Before, American companies were seen as friendly and even preferred trading partners. Now they are not. American products were in demand simply because they were American. Now they are not. The American tourist industry has also taken a massive hit.

Europeans (and Canadians) will no longer have American products, solutions and travel destinations as their first and default choice. However, the true ramafications of this won't be apparent until more time has passed.
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To be fair, Europe is absolutely useless right now.

If an actual White Nationalist gets into power in America, you're probably going to end up in a war against Europe because they'd have no choice but to declare war. So Europe building up it's own power and military instead of relying on the USA is a big problem.

The Jews expect you guys to end the two-party system.

That's good news by itself. They are afraid of you.
 
Wutang said:
abcnews.go.com

Hong Kong company’s concession to operate Panama Canal ports is ruled unconstitutional

Panama’s Supreme Court has ruled that the concession held by a subsidiary of Hong Kong’s CK Hutchison Holdings to operate ports at either end of the Panama Canal was unconstitutional, an outcome that advances a U.S. aim to block any influence by China ...
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After the Panamaian Supreme Court ruling the Panamaian government has ordered the occupation of two Chinese operated ports on both sides of the Canal. In January the SC struck down the law approving the contract with CCP linked Panama Ports Company/CK Hutchinson meaning that their port operations do not have a legal basis anymore. AP Terminals/ Maersk will temporarily take over port operations.

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Panama orders occupation of 2 key canal ports after Supreme Court ruling

Panama has ordered the occupation of two key ports at the ends of the Panama Canal. It comes after its top court ruled that the operator’s contract is unconstitutional.
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