Why are US fascists fixated on Greenland? It's weirder than you think and only happening because a few nutjobs became billionaires (from April, but still relevant)
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Tech Billionaires Want to Build a Network State in Greenland
A movement based on “tech Zionism” seeks to create “The Next America”Gil Duran (The Nerd Reich)
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Alex Wild
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It's worth noting the tech billionaires are not trying to expand the US empire. They have incubated inside it and are planning to discard the United States like a spent shell once their new network state emerges.
In theory, those hoping to protect Europe from this new threat could find common cause with a number of more traditional American oligarchs, though it might be distasteful, because their interests are also threatened.
Alex Wild
2026-01-15 18:49:54
myrmepropagandist
in reply to Alex Wild • • •I have more than average exposure to rich people, as one does in NYC. I don't think any are billionaires, but millionaires probably.
Anyway. These are the most helpless people on the planet. Really most people are much more helpless than they suspect, even the more rugged off the grid types. But, having a lot of money makes it too tempting to just let other people do things for you.
I think this is why they like the fantasy offered by AI and robots so much.
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myrmepropagandist
in reply to myrmepropagandist • • •It's also why you find so many rich people in places like NYC, Tokyo, London etc.
They want the good services! The best ones.
How is that going to work in a bunker? Are you going to have five chefs in there? What do you do when they decide to kill you and keep your bunker?
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Neia masks
in reply to myrmepropagandist • • •myrmepropagandist
in reply to Neia masks • • •That's basically the same thing I think to some folks.
Orion Ussner kidder
in reply to myrmepropagandist • • •@futurebird The corollary being: no, they are *not* going to leave and their their money with them if you raise their taxes by a few percent.
The claim they're going to leave must be read as *threats*, and empty ones at that.
Grovewest
in reply to myrmepropagandist • • •Katrina Katrinka
in reply to myrmepropagandist • • •This is why they don't leave when they're taxed.
Luke Ryan
in reply to myrmepropagandist • • •ubi
in reply to myrmepropagandist • • •Petra van Cronenburg
in reply to Alex Wild • • •Such ideologies were described as #TESCREAL by @timnitGebru and Émile P. Torres: firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/…
And there's another guy coming from cosmetics who wants to exploit Greenland/Ukraine: theguardian.com/us-news/2026/j…
How a billionaire with interests in Greenland encouraged Trump to acquire the territory
Tom Burgis (the Guardian)ChuffMeister
in reply to Alex Wild • • •Radio Free Trumpistan
in reply to Alex Wild • • •No doubt about it. Trump sees the GREEN part of Greenland. Long Green.
myrmepropagandist
Unknown parent • • •@wakame
Living with people with only shock collars keeping them from killing me is a hell only second to living with a shock collar myself and trying to figure out how to get it off and get rid of whoever put it on.
Why live in hell?
Janne Moren
in reply to myrmepropagandist • • •Or, you know, deciding that "fuck the collar" and push the guy out a window.
myrmepropagandist
Unknown parent • • •What if you had a bunch of well paid staff who did a great job helping you because you were reasonable and treated them with basic respect?
myrmepropagandist
Unknown parent • • •@cshlan @ColesStreetPothole @ai6yr
There is a thing called a NORC "naturally occurring retirement community" where if a bunch of old people live in the same building it sort of turns into a nursing home.
I thought the libertarian floating cities would be NORTVS
"naturally occurring reality TV shows"
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csh
Unknown parent • • •I was so sad when their idea of floating city states didn't pan out.
ColesStreetPothole
Unknown parent • • •AI6YR Ben
Unknown parent • • •myrmepropagandist
in reply to myrmepropagandist • • •@cshlan @ColesStreetPothole @ai6yr
Announcer VO: "For the fifth week the sewage system has remained broken. Some residents have set up a blockchain to monetize the repair process but no one wants to clean the pipes. Tensions are rising and some want to go home. Where will this adventure in freedom take them next? Find out in this weeks episode of "Libertarian Barge!"
Roll music and intro sequence.
csh
in reply to myrmepropagandist • • •Same!
csh
in reply to myrmepropagandist • • •When they started talking about Mars it actually scared me a bit. I'm imagining the same kind of reality show but without atmosphere... And you know we'd wind up seeing video.
Nanook
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in reply to Alex Wild • •Michael Busch
in reply to myrmepropagandist • • •@futurebird @cshlan @ColesStreetPothole @ai6yr
I have read that book:
mastodon.online/@michael_w_bus…
Michael Busch
2025-08-28 23:08:03
Frank Bennett 🇯🇵
in reply to Alex Wild • • •Frank Bennett 🇯🇵
in reply to Alex Wild • • •All anyone should have to say about these plans for "libertarian" crypto-utopiae is what they've said of themselves: "Mental maturity should be more than enough!"
From Little St. James to Great Throbbing Tumescent St. James.
Somehow I still think the US government should not be involved in such things.
Nanook
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