[PharmACT]

So, what percent do you think will vote to join the argies? My money is on single digits.

[veizKinquiz]

If they've got any sense, they'll rig a 49% vote for Argentina just to wring loads of panic-stricken subsidies from those Tories not wishing to go down in history as the ones who gave away Thatcher's moment of glory.

[Bxbhtjnr]

Territory disputes got trickier for governments when it started mattering what the actual residents think. Although perhaps from a certain perspective they got simpler--"the answer is no"

[Dwencejed]

Argentina's willing to go to war in order to incorporate the Falklands Islands? Again?

Good on them to hold a popular referendum.

The Brits have done that for most everyone I believe, let them go when the people wanted to guide their own ship.

[JimmyHas]

Like the Quebecois?

Clearly the frogs are subhuman. Surely everyone sees that.

[gogona]

Elok (June 13, 2012)

[eskimosik]

If they've got any sense, they'll rig a 49% vote for Argentina just to wring loads of panic-stricken subsidies from those Tories not wishing to go down in history as the ones who gave away Thatcher's moment of glory.

**** off

[tsaaapla]

the Brits very nearly lost the Falklands. If the Argies had set their fuses correctly the Brits would have lost more ships.

[deethythitoth]

Gee, the international community ignored the referendums in South Ossetia and Abkhazia, why should this one count? Oh wait, I forgot, this one is being run by white people for white people.

[immewaycypef]

the Brits very nearly lost the Falklands. If the Argies had set their fuses correctly the Brits would have lost more ships.

If only the BBC had alerted the Argies to their fusing problems earlier.

[compiit]

This is a great plan, and Israel should follow Britain's lead by suggesting that the Jewish settlements in the West Bank hold a sovereignty referendum of their own. Certainly everyone in this thread will respect their democratically expressed wishes!

That is what they did in Ireland. If joining ireland becomes by far the most popular opinion in northern ireland, but one of the 6 counties still prefers to be a part of the UK, you can be sure they will keep that one instead of allowing a unified Ireland.

[excholza]

That is what they did in Ireland. If joining ireland becomes by far the most popular opinion in northern ireland, but one of the 6 counties still prefers to be a part of the UK, you can be sure they will keep that one instead of allowing a unified Ireland.

Yup. The British truly are the master imperialists.

[orillaVar]

This is a great plan, and Israel should follow Britain's lead by suggesting that the Jewish settlements in the West Bank hold a sovereignty referendum of their own. Certainly everyone in this thread will respect their democratically expressed wishes!

The Falklanders have been there for nearly two centuries and aren't a "settlement".

[Enjoymmsq]

The falklanders who have XIX century ancestors in the islands are 1800 people, I don't think such a small population had a right of self determination. And they are slightly over half of the population, they could become a minority.
And they arrived after an argentine governor and the small argentine population was expulsed, they are not natives.

I am not saying they don't have a right to be there, and that their property should not be respected. For Argentina their are potentially argentines since they are people born in what Argentina sees as argentine territory, so they could ask for argentine IDs, use our hospitals for free and go to college here, it was quite common before the war.

[Immarsecice]

That is what they did in Ireland. If joining ireland becomes by far the most popular opinion in northern ireland, but one of the 6 counties still prefers to be a part of the UK, you can be sure they will keep that one instead of allowing a unified Ireland.

this is hardly the first ignorant statement you've made about ireland...

[yespkorg]

Hahahha more comical racism from oerdin ahahhaha

Could you please point out exactly what was racist in that post? You do realize saying someone is black hearted is not racist, right?

[12ZHeWZa]

The Argentines should be merciful. The Brits need somewhere to go if climate change doesn't work out for them. The Falklands are cold wet and barren, perfect, just like home.

[andreas]

No. That is a nationalist definition at worst, not a racist one. Please try again.

[overavantstandard]

Isn't it obvious Oerdin is racist against the white people in Argentina?

[piramirra]

Brits didn't get us to abandon slavery, Republicans did.