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<\/p>\nThe largest protest Greenland has ever seen
\nOver the weekend, major demonstrations took place across Greenland in response to Donald Trump\u2019s comments about the U.S. potentially taking control of the island.<\/p>\n
Thousands gathered in the capital, Nuuk, for what is being described as the largest protest Greenland has ever seen.<\/p>\n
Considering Nuuk\u2019s population of just 19,000 and Greenland\u2019s total population of 57,000, a few thousand demonstrators represents a significant proportion of the population.<\/p>\n
\u201dI\u2019m overwhelmed by the tremendous turnout for the demonstration. I\u2019ve never seen so many people at a protest before,\u201d said the organizer of the demonstration in Nuuk, Orla Joelsen, to the local newspaper Sermitsiaq.<\/p>\n
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\u201dEnough is enough!\u201d was the message, with citizens also chanting \u201cGreenland belongs to the Greenlanders.\u201d<\/p>\n
The protests also spread to the second-largest city, Sisimiut, and they carried banners with slogans like \u201cYankee go home\u201d and \u201cWe\u2019re not for sale.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201dHe hasn\u2019t shown good behavior\u201d
\nThe criticism of Donald Trump in the protest march was harsh.<\/p>\n
\u201dHe hasn\u2019t shown good behavior. He only uses his media. After his visit, Donald Trump Jr. also said that Greenlanders love the U.S. We want to show that not all of us love the U.S. I hope that as a people, we can show our identity and unity without political affiliation,\u201d one protester said.<\/p>\n
The acting Prime Minister of Greenland, M\u00fate B. Egede, who initiated the effort to bring together party leaders, issued a joint statement to Donald Trump on behalf of Greenland. In response to Trump\u2019s previous claims, Egede said:<\/p>\n
\u201dGreenland is ours. We are not for sale and will never be for sale. We must not lose our long struggle for freedom.\u201d<\/p>\n
Greenland\u2019s Prime Minister M\u00fate B. Egede also participated in this weekend\u2019s demonstrations.<\/p>\n
\u201dIt gives us strength, and it\u2019s moving to see so many people showing unity in the country. It is completely unacceptable for the leader of another country to try to pressure our land. Unity is our strength,\u201d said M\u00fate B. Egede.<\/p>\n
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Jens-Frederik Nielsen, leader of the liberal political party Demokraatit, which unexpectedly became the largest party in the past week\u2019s parliamentary elections, also participated in the demonstration and stood alongside M\u00fate B. Egede:<\/p>\n
\u201dIt\u2019s very moving, and I feel proud. As M\u00fate said, witnessing this gives us tremendous strength. We may have many different opinions on many different issues, but on this one, we are all united and standing together,\u201d said Jens-Frederik Nielsen.<\/p>\n
This whole situation has definitely sparked a lot of debate, and it\u2019s clear that the people of Greenland aren\u2019t backing down anytime soon.<\/p>\n
It\u2019ll be interesting to see how this all plays out, especially with so many voices standing up for their sovereignty. What do you think \u2014 could this get any more heated?<\/p>\n