Falkland Islanders to hold referendum over sovereignty

[MikeH]

does that make it 14 Argentines?

[Dinner]

Funnily enough there's apparently at least 7 Argentinians resident there and able to vote.

Man, best case scenario 3 voted to join Argentina and the other 4 Argentine citizens said they wanted nothing to do with Argentina.

[The Mad Monk]

No, that makes it 7 jonmillers.

[Tupac Shakur]

The new pope is a smart man.

The new Pope was today embroiled in the first controversy of his papacy after it emerged that he had described Britain as 'usurpers' in the Falkland Islands during a memorial mass in his native Argentina.

Buenos Aires-born Francis I made the remarks in April last year 30 years on from the conflict which was sparked by his country invading the disputed territory.

The former Jorge Mario Bergogli said: 'We come to pray for all who have fallen, sons of the homeland who went out to defend their mother, the homeland, and to reclaim what is theirs, that is of the homeland, and it was usurped.'

Pope Francis had previously urged the Argentinian people 'not to forget those who had fallen during the war' as they had 'shed their blood on Argentine soil'.

Pope Francis I labelled British 'usurpers' in the Falklands one year ago

[Dinner]

What an ass.

[Krill]

Well, he won't be coming for a visit. Good job, really.

[Tupac Shakur]

Surely you're not surprised. God and the Church have both supported the claim Argentina inherited since 1493.

[Sava]

i would have guessed oerdin would be anti-imperialist

[Tupac Shakur]

Oerdin is a liberal (in the American sense), but also a racist. The latter generally trumps the former, in his case.

[Sava]

isn't he kind of a hipster douchebag as well?

[Tupac Shakur]

Yeah. That's probably the best overarching description of him.

[Dinner]

i would have guessed oerdin would be anti-imperialist

I support the self determination of peoples. That's the right way to go every time.

[Dinner]

isn't he kind of a hipster douchebag as well?

Nope. Never have been nor will I ever be a hipster. That's just something Asher made up and Drake ran with.

[Hauldren Collider]

Drake, honestly, I think you've made whatever point you're actually trying to make regarding forced emigration/ancient rights to land/etc. Now you're just saying stupid ****. Nobody except a bunch of ridiculously jingoistic Argies seriously thinks that you should just evict all the folks living there over a stupid line in the sand argument.

[Sava]

Nobody except a bunch of ridiculously jingoistic Argies seriously thinks that you should just evict all the folks living there over a stupid line in the sand argument.

i do