Denmark’s claim to Greenland is treated as “normal,” but a U.S. claim is called outrageous—why? In Episode 73, Steve Gibson challenges the assumptions behind sovereignty, colonial attachment, and the strategic importance of Greenland in a changing Arctic.

In Logic Dictate Hot Topics — Episode 73, host Steve Gibson revisits the Greenland debate through a lens most media coverage avoids: colonial legitimacy, sovereignty, and the double standards applied to territorial claims.

Steve examines why Denmark’s historic control over Greenland is often accepted at face value—while U.S. interest (framed in the episode as national-security strategy) is treated as inherently illegitimate. He argues the core question isn’t only what the U.S. wants, but what claim Denmark has beyond colonial attachment, and how the approximately 57,000 people of Greenland should weigh into any future outcome.

The episode also raises uncomfortable but important parallels: if colonial history undermines legitimacy, how should modern nations think about their own territorial origins—and where does self-determination begin and end?

In this episode:

• Greenland’s strategic importance and U.S. national security arguments
• Denmark’s colonial relationship with Greenland and questions of legitimacy
• Why the debate often applies different standards to different countries
• The role of Greenland’s people in independence vs. alignment decisions
• Big-picture questions about sovereignty, history, and moral consistency
• Why a peaceful, strategic outcome may benefit Greenland, the U.S., and global stability (as argued in the episode)

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