In the wake of comments by U.S. President-Elect Donald Trump about making Canada the 51st state, settlers are anxious about the prospect of their stolen land being stolen by another land’s settlers.
“We stole this land fair and square, now they want to come steal it?” lamented Blanche Albus, a settler in Toronto, Ontario.
“This is bullshit.”
The unease isn’t limited to North America.
Across the Atlantic, settlers in what is now called Greenland are also experiencing paranoia following news that the U.S. might rekindle its longstanding interest in “purchasing” the island.
“Greenland belongs to us Danish settlers,” said Lars Kristofferson, a Copenhagen-based settler.
In Central America, anxiety is growing among settlers near the Panama Canal, amid news the U.S. might seize more land in the area to “protect its strategic interests.”
“This sort of thing is unheard of,” scoffed Gwen Snow a retired expat in a gated community near the canal.
“Sure, we took the land for the canal in the first place, but taking more land? That crosses a line.”
