Danish campaigners are proposing to buy California from the United States and turn it into a territory of Denmark in response to Donald Trump’s bid to acquire Greenland. The ‘Denmarkification’ campaign says it seeks to crowdfund $1 trillion to purchase the US state, after which it plans to instill it with Danish values and make the most of its sunny weather and resources. (…)
(…) Bosses from Danish toy giant Lego would run talks between the US and Denmark, Dutoit told Politico, because ‘dealing with children throwing tantrums over missing bricks has made them experts in negotiation.’ (…)

  • @Cort
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    1918 hours ago

    No offense to the Danes, but I’d like to see what the Nederlanders are offering before we make a decision

    • @biofaust
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      310 hours ago

      Good choice.

      – an Italian who lives in Denmark but lived in the Netherlands and knows the difference