The joke that Denmark should buy California has gone viral. But behind is a seriousness.
– It’s an attempt to respond Trumps grotesque and absurd plays about controlling Greenland, says Kenneth Haarone of the people behind the campaign, to TT.
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Joked about Denmark buying California
It all started with the promoter Xavier Dutoit Met two Americans at a bar in Indonesia a few weeks ago.
– They couldn’t see the problematic in Trump’s play. Xavier was provoked and made lightning fast a draft of a campaign and then began to contact about ten other people, several of whom are Danes, and that is how I came into the picture, says Kenneth Haar, who works as a researcher in Brussels.
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Supported by 240,000 people
The campaign, which proposes, among other things, that Denmark should introduce “Hygge in Hollywood”, has been spread as a wildfire through the media world and already received 240,000 signatures.
– Denmark is flat and cold so California could contribute with tropical beaches and a more vibrant landscape. That is the idea we gather support. Of course, it’s a joke, but it’s not just a joke. By joke, we hope that people will understand the absurd in negotiating territory.
The goal is for the campaign to receive half a million signatures and reach President Donald Trump.
– Right now we hope that some journalist will ask him about this idea. Whatever he answers, I think it would show the absurd in it all.
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