The following article, Denmark’s Dirty Secret and the Greenland Fairy Tale, was first published on The Black Sphere.

Listening to Leftists talk about Denmark is comedy without intention. Most couldn’t find it on a map if you spotted them Scandinavia and a compass. Worse, they know next to nothing about it.

Ignorance, however, has never stopped the Left from cannonballing into the deep end while lecturing everyone else on moral superiority.

Greenland is the perfect case study.

The moment Trump suggested America should consider acquiring Greenland, the Left erupted. Not because they understand Arctic geopolitics, shipping lanes, rare earth minerals, or missile defense. No. They oppose it for one reason only. Trump wants it.

That alone turns Greenland into sacred ground and Denmark into a virtuous guardian of peace, puppies, and progressive fairy dust.

The American Left never once paused to consider what happens if Greenland remains exposed. They never asked who fills that vacuum if the United States does not. They never mentioned Russia’s Arctic militarization or China’s “near-Arctic” ambitions. They never discussed missile defense or early warning systems.

Why would they? Those topics require seriousness. And seriousness is incompatible with Trump Derangement Syndrome.

Trump, they tell us, is a destabilizing madman threatening NATO.

Denmark, therefore, must be the good guy. And as we all know, good guys never commit atrocities. Especially the European kind. Those come pre-forgiven.

But let’s ask a simple question. Would a “good guy” commit genocide by bureaucracy?

Denmark has controlled Greenland since 1721. Long before that, Indigenous peoples lived there for thousands of years, but you will not hear that fact echoed on NPR between tote bag fundraisers. Colonization only counts when Americans do it.

In 1953, Greenland “transitioned” from a colony into part of the Kingdom of Denmark. Transitioned is doing Olympic-level work here. Denmark’s claim to Greenland is essentially “we said so,” which apparently passes the international vibe check if you wear minimalist furniture and ride a bicycle.

Greenland was given two seats in the Danish Parliament. Two. That is the kind of representation you give a decorative houseplant. Domestic affairs are labeled “self-rule,” while Denmark controls foreign policy, currency, and defense. Defense, by the way, is adorable considering Denmark couldn’t protect Greenland from a leaky canoe with bad intentions.

But the real scandal is not maps or sovereignty. It is what Denmark did to Greenland’s women.

For decades, Denmark ran a population control experiment that would make dystopian fiction blush. Thousands of Greenlandic women and girls were forcibly sterilized, often without consent, often without knowledge. This was not rumor. This was policy.

From 1966 through 1992, more than 4,500 women and girls were implanted with intrauterine devices. Some were as young as twelve. Many were never told what was done to them. This was not healthcare. This was social engineering.

The Council on Foreign Relations cited a two-year investigation confirming the scope of the abuse. Denmark has since issued an apology, which is what governments do when the statute of moral outrage expires.

How cruel do you have to be to deny thousands of women the chance at motherhood in the name of “population control”?

And where is the abortion lobby now? Where is the “my body, my choice” crowd when the bodies belong to Indigenous girls and the offenders wear European credentials?

Silent. As always.

Where were the marches? Where were the hashtags? Where was the screaming about bodily autonomy? When Indigenous girls had their reproductive futures stolen by a European government, the abortion lobby suddenly found its voice misplaced.

Apparently “my body, my choice” comes with geographic limitations.

If Greenland’s people are less than enthusiastic about continued Danish rule, this history might explain why. And it raises another uncomfortable question. If this is what Denmark is willing to admit to, what else is buried beneath the snow?

America, for all its imperfections, offers something Denmark never did. Choice. Opportunity. And somebody actually capable of defending them.

Greenland’s GDP sits around $3.3 billion. Pocket change. The United States probably already subsidizes a large portion of that indirectly. Frankly, the money stolen by fraud rings in California alone likely could buy Denmark outright. Then, Greenland could come as the party favor.

However it happens, Greenland would be better off. America would be stronger. And the world would be more secure.

And the Left would be furious, which might be the strongest argument of all.

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