Fawklands, Who Should Have Them?

[Fartsniffage]

I don't hate the British, I disapprove of them and their imperialistic ways

You do realize what the British have done to the world ?

Invent parliamentary democracy, start the Industrial Revolution, and help defeat both Napoleon and the Axis.

Those fucking sons of bitches!

The British government are no angels. They did some pretty unpleasant things down the years....

[Sun Wukong]

No. I don't hate Indians for being Indian, or any other group of people just for being who they are.

You hate the British just because of their birth. That's racism.

I don't hate the British, I disapprove of them and their imperialistic ways

You do realize what the British have done to the world ?

They unleashed the nightmare that is Piers Morgan, and for that I shall never forgive them!

Anyway, do you realize what the Mongols have done to the world? And yet I don't hate the Mongols. I actually rather like the Mongols. What their ancestors did doesn't matter. They are not them.

Hell, if you're Indian, the people you really ought to hate are Central Asians. I mean, have you looked up Timur Khan? And yet, I doubt you have any particular hatred of Uzbeks.

[Edgy Opinions]

this map may prove instructive in this regard

The Brazilian borders are so poorly drawn. x_x

Most of Santa Catarina between the rivers Iguaçu and the upper Uruguay river was território contestado between Argentina and Brazil until much later in the 19th century.

[The Archregimancy]

this map may prove instructive in this regard

The Brazilian borders are so poorly drawn. x_x

Most of Santa Catarina between the rivers Iguaçu and the upper Uruguay river was território contestado between Argentina and Brazil until much later in the 19th century.

The point is to show the territorial claims made by the constituent components of the Viceroyalty of Rio de la Plata in the explored and (sort of) settled districts of the Southern Cone, not necessarily to show effective territorial occupation and governance of those territories.

A map drawn by the Portuguese colonial authorities - and indeed the early Empire of Brazil - would of course show different boundaries.

[Marcurix]

I can't say anything that hasn't already been said, most likely in much greater detail.

My position hasn't changed, nor will it for the foreseeable future. The Falklands should remain British until the population decide otherwise, to hell with whatever excuse anyone can cook up.

[Ifaltannia]

this is not a thread about me, it is about the British occupation of Falklands and the hypocrisy of Britain

Because i don't see a bit of bias in that statement (yes, that was sarcasm)

[The Nihilistic view]

88%, not bad. Almost as high as the Falklanders

[Edgy Opinions]

88%, not bad. Almost as high as the Falklanders

I'm not voting.

International law would say Britain, spite would say Argentina or Uruguay, and my actual wish global communist revolution thus N/A.

[Kubra]

I don't hate the British, I disapprove of them and their imperialistic ways

You do realize what the British have done to the world ?

Invent parliamentary democracy, start the Industrial Revolution, and help defeat both Napoleon and the Axis.

Those fucking sons of bitches!

>equating Napoleon with the Axis powers

lol bro what are you smoking
like heading the coalition against Napoleon is like one of the worst things the british ever did

[Nightkill the Emperor]

No. I don't hate Indians for being Indian, or any other group of people just for being who they are.

You hate the British just because of their birth. That's racism.

I don't hate the British, I disapprove of them and their imperialistic ways

You do realize what the British have done to the world ?

Manisdog, you're being a racist. Calm down. You're making our country look bad.

[Calimera II]

Oh, I forgot: "With the exception of Belize and the Bahamas."

I was thinking about Chile.

Chili is a shitty nation, but they consider themselves to be neutral.

[Newfoundland-Labrador]

Chili is a shitty nation

No one can hold a grudge like the Argentines, it's almost admirable.

[Estva]

I was thinking about Chile.

Chili is a shitty nation, but they consider themselves to be neutral.

I suppose it would be were you an Argentine nationalist.

[Imperialpowersofkorea]

I don't hate the British, I disapprove of them and their imperialistic ways

You do realize what the British have done to the world ?

Manisdog, you're being a racist. Calm down. You're making our country look bad.

Go to Britain and experience it yourself

[Alyakia]

Manisdog, you're being a racist. Calm down. You're making our country look bad.

Go to Britain and experience it yourself

isn't it kinda racist that you've judged an entire country (several entire countries) forever based one one bad experience

you know

just sayin'

[Calimera II]

Chili is a shitty nation

No one can hold a grudge like the Argentines, it's almost admirable.

Hold a grudge? I like Chilean people but I don't like their country.

[Wisconsin9]

Go to Britain and experience it yourself

isn't it kinda racist that you've judged an entire country (several entire countries) forever based one one bad experience

Of course it's not racist. I mean, they're British. It's impossible to be racist against the British, and even if it were it'd be okay because they're all imperialist racists.

[Dakran]

Manisdog, you're being a racist. Calm down. You're making our country look bad.

Go to Britain and experience it yourself

I've talked to people who've been in Britain. They have mostly good things to say about it.

[Estva]

No one can hold a grudge like the Argentines, it's almost admirable.

Hold a grudge? I like Chilean people but I don't like their country.

Because it isn't pro-Argentina?

[Calimera II]

Hold a grudge? I like Chilean people but I don't like their country.

Because it isn't pro-Argentina?

No. Because inequality is institutionalised and the government doesn't give a f*ck about other South American nations.

[Estva]

Because it isn't pro-Argentina?

No. Because inequality is institutionalised and the government doesn't give a f*ck about other South American nations.

How is it any more institutionalized then Argentina? I would much sooner live there than Argentina and its creeping authoritarianism.

[Calimera II]

No. Because inequality is institutionalised and the government doesn't give a f*ck about other South American nations.

How is it any more institutionalized then Argentina? I would much sooner live there than Argentina and its creeping authoritarianism.

Because it's an economic ultra-liberal paradise and 2% of the population holds over 50% of the country's wealth.

[Dalcaria]

Argentina's only claim to the islands is that (if I'm even correct) they once had a COLONY there, and that probably happened after the British showed up, or close to that point! There was (from what I can tell) no Argentinians living on the island at that time, or ever, so it was contested land. Well, the British happened to win that contest and they've been in charge ever since, so what right do the Falklands have to make claim over the Isles now? They haven't lost anything of historical importance, no one has lost their homes, livelihoods, or anything else of importance to them, and Argentina itself has lost nothing as a whole either, nothing that they owned anyways. This would be like the French trying to demand that Canada be given to them because they used to occupy part of it, only in that case you can still make the argument that the natives were there first, so it's their choice. No such happening in Argentina, so leave it to Britain, sit down, and go find oil somewhere else!

[Estva]

How is it any more institutionalized then Argentina? I would much sooner live there than Argentina and its creeping authoritarianism.

Because it's an economic ultra-liberal paradise and 2% of the population holds over 50% of the country's wealth.

Source?

[Camelza]

Once again;
The Falklands are a healthy self-governed democracy, where its people decide regarding their small nation's future through elections, as such they've decided they want to remain a part of Britain and continue to do so up to this very day. The mere existence of Falklanders and their clear decision regarding the matter is the reason that Argentina's claim is against human rights and international law. Furthermore, even by history's right the Islands can not be called Argentinian, or even Spanish, before they can be called French and first and foremost; British.
Desire the Right!