Falkland Islanders to hold referendum over sovereignty

[Alexander's Horse]

If Pope Sixtus said it belongs to....what am I saying....

[kentonio]

It still wouldn't be that hard to kick the British out if the Argies could only get their **** together, but I don't see that happening anytime soon.

Funny I seem to remember them trying that already.

[Kaak]

I'm a bit of a late comer to the conversation (and admittedly didn't read all 17 pages of the thread), so forgive me if this has already been said. I lived in Argentina for a while, and I don't remember anyone even mentioning the natural resources of the islands when they would complain about them. It seemed like it was just something the gov't gave the people to get them riled up and keep the mob minds off of the crap job those in charge are doing of running the country. When things get really bad in Argentina, the Falklands are a big problem all of a sudden. When things are going well, you don't hear much about them.

[Dauphin]

The oil and gas certainly wasn't the issue in 1493, 1690, or 1833. I think anyone would be hard-pressed to identify it as a contributing factor in 1982.

[Dinner]

Naw, 1982 was just a floundering military dictatorship desperately attempting to distract the people from what a crap job they were doing not mention upset about their whole dirty war thing.

[MichaeltheGreat]

If Pope Sixtus said it belongs to....what an I saying

Spaniard.

[Dinner]

Who cares what a Pope says about who owns what land? Like Stalin said "How many tank divisions does the Pope have?"

[Sava]

Let's just hope nobody invents a tank powered by raping little boys.

[Serb]

Falkland what?

[Serb]

Don't cry for me Argentina.

[Sava]

Serb

[Krill]

Let's just hope nobody invents a tank powered by raping little boys.

QotY

[MichaeltheGreat]

The oil and gas certainly wasn't the issue in 1493, 1690, or 1833. I think anyone would be hard-pressed to identify it as a contributing factor in 1982.

It's the only factor that has any rational sense behind it, but that doesn't mean it's the factor actually used to decide to invade or defend. Still, even if the Argies ever stop acting like toddlers throwing a tantrum after tossing their rattles our of the crib, I'm sure the UK government might think a bit about that aspect before any negotiations.

[Kaak]

It's the only factor that has any rational sense behind it, but that doesn't mean it's the factor actually used to decide to invade or defend. Still, even if the Argies ever stop acting like toddlers throwing a tantrum after tossing their rattles our of the crib, I'm sure the UK government might think a bit about that aspect before any negotiations.

If you had talked to any Argentinians, you'd know that rational sense is completely irrelevant and doesn't have anything to do with it. Argentina is headed for another default/currency collapse, and the government wants people to pay attention to something else. My guess is that they know they won't get the Falklands back probably don't want them back. If they got them back, they'd have to find another way to distract the masses.

[MichaeltheGreat]

If you had talked to any Argentinians, you'd know that rational sense is completely irrelevant and doesn't have anything to do with it. Argentina is headed for another default/currency collapse, and the government wants people to pay attention to something else. My guess is that they know they won't get the Falklands back probably don't want them back. If they got them back, they'd have to find another way to distract the masses.

Of course, hence my toddler throwing a tantrum remark. The Falkands gets dragged up about every 40 years. Between 1888 and 1941 there was a longer gap, and now we have 31 years to get the average down. On the Argie side, it's all bread and circuses, but they can't do anything about it. If it's ever going to change hands, that will be something the UK decides or the Islanders themselves.