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.
I see people are still treating this like the joke it very much isn’t. I doubt many of us will still be laughing in a few months.
You mean Denmark losing Greenland or US losing California?
Gallows humour is the only way to deal with things sometimes.
I as an Asian support this deal. Please go ahead with it.
Yes…YESSSS
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
No, they need to buy Florida. 2 Republican Senators, net loss of 12 Republican House seats. Lop Florida off the country and we have a better shot of pulling out of this nonsense.
Buy Florida? You’d have to pay them to take it.
I’m sure we can work out a decent crowd-source to pay, they get lots of fresh produce and a bunch of theme parks. Hell it has a ton of old people, just thrown in some healthcare, they might even go willingly
Buy Florida? Forget it.
Let’s try again:
How much are you willing to pay us for sailing three longships full of drones onto the beach at Mar-a-lago and claiming the land as ours?
(The boat-show is a useless but mandatory expense).
Can you abduct him while you are at it and bring him to the Hague? It’s not that far for you guys
Euopean prisons are too good for him, and I don’t care about justice at this point.
He should be placed in an American mental asylum for the rest of his days. A lobotomy and a few daily electroshocks would do good for his dementia and keep his mania in check.
As a spokesperson for CA citizens, we’ll take it! Please and thank you.
Where do I sign?!
Colorado has introduced a buy one get one free deal with California!
I second that.
Only if they take Washington and Oregon too.
An overland route between Mexico and Canada that doesn’t go through the US, that could be interesting.
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.
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.
Can other states join? Asking for friends.
I’ll happily start learning Dutch
Unless 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
Can Switzerland buy Colorado?
I, for one, welcome our new Danish overlords!
You gotta keep the Bear.
Maybe have the bear and the swan both!
200,000, that’s almost an entire suburb of LA!
I’m a Californian. Can I sign?
They should buy Florida
Why would we buy something we don’t want?
I think it’s psychologically important for Denmark to own California
It’s psychologically important for me to, the change would be of immense psychological benefit to me.
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.
Canada wants to buy Minnesota. They seem like our kind of people.
All sales of California include a complementary Washington State, and yes, it’s mandatory.
Oregon and Hawaii too
