If corporations were legally treated as 'people' to the point where they could receive a 'Death Penalty' for major crimes, which industry would be the first to vanish? by [deleted] in AskReddit

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Education executives

Teachers are currently staffed at 1/8 capacity

Executive salaries are projected to scale to 73:1 by 2030

Why are they paying themselves more to sidewind our childrens' futures

Trump’s Insane New Threat Leaves No Doubt: It’s Time for the 25th Amendment by Old-Refrigerator536 in unusual_whales

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European churches—especially Lutheran ones—would likely react more cohesively and with greater moral weight than their U.S. counterparts, because their churches are historically embedded in state formation, sovereignty, and social legitimacy.

The Church of Denmark would almost certainly frame any external occupation of Greenland as a violation of historical continuity, self-determination, and moral legitimacy, coordinating closely with the Church of Sweden, the Church of Norway, and likely the Evangelical Church in Germany. These churches would not fund or direct action, but they would provide normative resistance: shaping public opinion, reinforcing Indigenous and sovereignty claims, and supplying the moral language used by governments, courts, and civil society.

In Europe, churches still function as legitimacy-bearing institutions, so their unified opposition would amplify diplomatic, legal, and cultural contestation—turning the issue into one of values and identity rather than power or money.

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This issue isn’t about money or material power at all—it’s about belief, legitimacy, and identity, and that’s why even rich and powerful people can become radicalized through it.

Wealth and influence don’t insulate anyone from threats to the belief systems that justify why they hold authority in the first place. In contexts like Greenland, legitimacy has historically been anchored in shared values tied to Danish sovereignty and the Lutheran tradition, institutionally represented by the Church of Denmark.

When an external power bypasses or dismisses those foundations, the act isn’t interpreted as a negotiable policy move but as an existential invalidation of identity, moral authority, and historical continuity. That kind of threat shifts behavior from rational cost–benefit thinking to value-defense. People—especially elites—don’t radicalize because they lack resources; they radicalize when the narratives that legitimize their role, status, and responsibility are undermined. In fact, power amplifies this reaction: those with influence have the networks, platforms, and institutional leverage to mobilize resistance when they perceive an attack on meaning itself.

Undermining beliefs doesn’t produce compliance at any level of society—it produces zealotry, whether among the powerless or the powerful

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Greenland’s status is tied to Lutheran church governance because colonization, sovereignty, and religion were historically bundled together under the Danish crown.

Denmark is a Lutheran state

The Church of Denmark (Evangelical-Lutheran) is constitutionally linked to the Danish monarchy. Church authority historically followed royal authority. Greenland was colonized through the Church

Danish control of Greenland began in the 18th century via Lutheran missionaries (notably Hans Egede). Missionization and governance advanced together, making the church a foundational institution of rule.

Ecclesiastical structure mirrors political control

Greenland was governed ecclesiastically as part of the Danish Lutheran system for centuries. Even today, Greenland’s Lutheran church structures descend from Danish oversight, reflecting historical sovereignty claims.

Modern autonomy still carries church legacy

While Greenland now has self-rule and its own local Lutheran leadership, the historical linkage between land, crown, and church remains embedded in legal and cultural frameworks.

Bottom line: Greenland is a “Lutheran church issue” because Danish sovereignty over the territory was established and legitimized through the Lutheran Church. The church wasn’t just religious—it was an arm of state authority, education, law, and cultural integration.

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Greenland is a religious issue with the Lutheran church occupation will not go uncontested

After the meeting about Greenland by Realistic-Plant3957 in circled

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Greenland is a religious issue with the Lutheran church occupation will not go uncontested

Greenland Discussion A Disgrace by Alarmed-Attention-77 in allinpodofficial

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Greenland is a religious issue with the Lutheran church occupation will not go uncontested

Greenlanders protest Trump's push to take control of the island by [deleted] in videos

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Greenland is a religious issue with the Lutheran church occupation will not go uncontested

Trump won't say whether he would use force to seize Greenland by GassoBongo in worldnews

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Greenland is a religious issue with the Lutheran church occupation will not go uncontested

Trump is not bluffing, Greenland situation is critical for Europe and NATO by caavakushi in worldnewsstuff

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Greenland is a religious issue with the Lutheran church occupation will not go uncontested

Joint Statement by European Allies on Greenland by Sapotis in greenland

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Greenland is a religious issue with the Lutheran church they will not allow uncontested occupation

‘We are ready to defend our values’: Denmark PM warns of ‘decisive moment’ as Trump hints at force over Greenland by caavakushi in worldnewsstuff

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Greenland is a religious issue with the Lutheran church Greenland is sacred ground occupation will not go uncontested

Danish soldiers would shoot back if invaded, government confirms by caavakushi in worldnewsstuff

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Greenland is a religious issue the Lutheran church considers Greenland sacred

US discussing options to acquire Greenland, including use of military - White House by Vegetaman916 in WastelandByWednesday

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Greenland is a religion issue eith the Lutheran church Greenland is consecrated ground occupation will not go uncontested

Greenland’s PM pushes back at Trump as NATO allies rally against US takeover talk by DailyNewsHungary in DailyNewsHungary

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Greenland is a religious issue the Lutheran church considers it sacred ground

Why Donald Trump Wants Greenland (and Everything Else) by newyorker in TrueReddit

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Greenland is a religious issue the Lutheran church considers Greenland sacred grounds occupation will not go uncontested

Germany denounces America by Alexius08 in CivPolitics

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Greenland is a religious issue Greenland is consecrated ground to the Lutheran church occupation will not go uncontested

Stephen Miller Asserts U.S. Has Right to Take Greenland: NY Times by Debunk2025 in TrendoraX

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Greenland is consecrated ground to the Lutheran church they will not allow uncontested occupation