UPDATE – I found the original website and it’s even better than we thought.
Part 2 - This was started in Feb 2025 when tRump first proposed taking over Greenland.
https://apnews.com/article/denmark-greenland-california-75f1521f32871069e9840069e829e4dc
What began as a joke on social media has snowballed into one of the most talked-about political satire campaigns in Europe this year. More than 200,000 Danish citizens have now signed a viral petition proposing that Denmark buy the U.S. state of California, a tongue-in-cheek response to former U.S. President Donald Trump’s past interest in acquiring Greenland.
Under the fictional proposal, Californians would be welcomed into the Kingdom of Denmark with a package of benefits that reads like a parody of Nordic governance. The petition promises “rule of law, universal health care, and fact-based politics” as immediate perks of Danish administration.
To underscore the absurdity, the organizers also pledge a lifetime supply of Danish pastries for all 39 million residents of the state. The petition’s website jokingly notes that while Denmark cannot solve every problem, “we are very confident about pastries.”
The satirical plan goes further, outlining a full cultural “Denmarkification” of the West Coast. Los Angeles would be rechristened “Løs Ångeles,” while Danish-style cycling infrastructure would spread across cities more famous for traffic jams than bicycles.
Even California’s most iconic institutions are not spared. Disneyland would be rebranded as “Hans Christian Andersenland,” a nod to Denmark’s most famous storyteller, Hans Christian Andersen. The petition cheerfully asks readers to imagine fairy tales replacing cartoon mascots, and even suggests that Viking helmets might become standard park attire.
a package of benefits that reads like a parody of Nordic governance. The petition promises “rule of law, universal health care, and fact-based politics”
That’s not even a parody, just daily life in the nordics contrasted with the US.
“Rule of law” and “fact-based politics” is just code for supporting existing power structures.
Turns out when you write the law, your rule is definitionally rule of law, and when you own the media, you get to determine what the facts are.
Both these concepts were used when the US sterilized mostly black women until… I think they’re still doing it in some prisons, and when Denmark sterilized Inuits as recently as 2018.
I should moving to Denmark because I’m part of Denmark so fuck America!!!
Take the whole west coast. OR and WA are sick of this BS too. Hell, take HI as well!
Can they buy Arkansas instead? We need a state government that respects the bodily autonomy of women, and I’d appreciate operating under Danish national law rather than a federal government run by Trump.
I’m not sure you we should be subjecting Denmark to the people of Arkansas
As a “perople of Arkansas”, many of them aren’t that bad, but just vote R for lower taxes. Their behavior can still be problematic, but they aren’t intending to hurt anyone, even people they don’t understand.
Now, some of them of monstrous religious zealots (often well-armed), and I wouldn’t wish them on anyone, but I think the Danish system is just an well set up to deal with them and the American system.
… We should not inflict armed religious zealots on Denmark. No matter how many of them “aren’t bad people”
As a spokesperson for CA citizens, we’ll take it! Please and thank you.
Only if they take Washington and Oregon too.
As a WA state resident, we require inclusion in the deal. In fact, you buy 1 California and receive a complimentary WA state for free! Act now, and receive a special-one-time Oregon while supplies last!
If it were up to me Canada would buy us. I heard their getting China EVs soon.
No, too many Americans, we’d be a minority in our own country. I think we’d all be happy to visit Washington, Oregon, and California again and more often than before if it didn’t require travelling to the US though.
What if we only let the non Tesla drivers stay and purge the Tesla drivers from Washington? It would be a good filter and less people. Deal?
An overland route between Mexico and Canada that doesn’t go through the US, that could be interesting.
As a Washingtonian, yes please, and thank you for including us and Oregon. It is greatly appreciated!
Would you be fine if we just made you EU members instead of a state? That might make things less complicated. And would piss Trump off even more.
The Californian Republic would definitely have the most interesting flag in the EU. Too many tricolors, not enough bears.
Fuck that if they just want the bay area I’m in.
Colorado has introduced a buy one get one free deal with California!
Where do I sign?!
Can other states join? Asking for friends.
I’ll happily start learning
DutchDanishUnless I’m being wooshed, I think it might be best to start learning the actual languages spoken in Denmark unless you expect the Netherlands to outbid them lol
I’m a dumbass
I would be inclined to listen to their trade offers of California. I would also offer Minnesota to Canada for a future draft pick…
We’d like Hawaii for a First Round Pick in 2026 and a Second Round Pick in 2027
I think it’s psychologically important for Denmark to own California
Why is it even part of the US? Just because some ships have been landed there? Well, danish has landed there too.
They should just sail a ship into Los Angeles and plant their flag.
Mah, they should slop the photo with AI and say they did it
It’s psychologically important for me to, the change would be of immense psychological benefit to me.
I’m not sure about the countries and what they do. Is Norway running Denmark? Will this finally get trump the Holland Peace Prize? /s
I, for one, welcome our new Danish overlords!
You gotta keep the Bear.
Maybe have the bear and the swan both!
Count me in for being absorbed by Denmark!
That was LAST YEAR!
I was about to say, “past interest”!? How naïve the article writer was a year ago…
Yup. Just saw articles from Feb 2025.
Good thing is they’re up to 285k now!
All sales of California include a complementary Washington State, and yes, it’s mandatory.
Oregon and Hawaii too
I as an Asian support this deal. Please go ahead with it.
Don’t tempt us with a good time.
Also, can you take MA too? We have lots of neat bioscience stuff, tons of universities, and a similar dislike of orangeboi.
