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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGreenland gets more representation in Denmark's parliament than Puerto Rico gets in our govt
A full and equal member of the Danish parliament.
Just find that interesting.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folketing
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Greenland gets more representation in Denmark's parliament than Puerto Rico gets in our govt (Original Post)
ck4829
Aug 2019
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Srkdqltr
(9,509 posts)1. Denmark knows how valuable Greenland is.
As the planet warms it will be more valuable . Owning it would be very worthwhile.
roamer65
(37,848 posts)3. As the ice melts, many resources will become accessible.
Sad to say, but true.
You are correct on your statement.
onecaliberal
(36,594 posts)2. Their healthcare is way better than ours.
abqtommy
(14,118 posts)4. Greenland is an independent country under the Danish government.
Better to have the Danish government provide a benevolent guiding hand to the mostly brown-skinned Greenland inhabitants than to experience the contempt and disdain tRUMP shows for Puerto Rico and its mostly brown-skinned inhabitants. It's a given...