Falklands, round 2

[Maniac]

Good to see you two can stay on topic for more than 2 posts, idiots.

Ross, the problem here is the same problem that has followed England for many years in many different places.
Scotland for example, we have absolutely no reason whatsoever to break from the UK, but the desire burns so bad, simply because we were colonized.

The situation where we "claim" land that is far from our own shore yet very close to another country, is always going to be akward.
Argentina believe we stole their land (which we did) and they will never be happy about that.

Each situation is different though, i dont think i ever saw any unrest in Gibraltar, but Ireland on the other hand.

[TVTyrant]

Good to see you two can stay on topic for more than 2 posts, idiots.

For someone who I barely see on here you've sure got a huge ego Maniac.

[=sw=warlord]

Good to see you two can stay on topic for more than 2 posts, idiots.

Ross, the problem here is the same problem that has followed England for many years in many different places.
Scotland for example, we have absolutely no reason whatsoever to break from the UK, but the desire burns so bad, simply because we were colonized.

The situation where we "claim" land that is far from our own shore yet very close to another country, is always going to be akward.
Argentina believe we stole their land (which we did) and they will never be happy about that.

Each situation is different though, i dont think i ever saw any unrest in Gibraltar, but Ireland on the other hand.

The situation is Argentina want the Falklands, The people who have been raised at the Falklands do not wish to come under Argentine rule.
Argentina is causing mischief to cause a stir, Britain is sending re-enforcement in case something happens.
The Argentinians are trying to play the coy game where they push their views but also pretend to be submissive.
Scotland wants it's own independence for it's own reasons, Wales doesn't really seem to care but Ireland are pissed of at Ireland because one portion is still loyal to England.


As for the insult, hardly one that was called for.

[Maniac]

You do not have to explain the situation in Scotland or Ireland for my benifit and nobody cares about Wales.
You expect the Argentinian government or people just to accept it? or not to try to reclaim their land, why would they not do that?

[=sw=warlord]

You do not have to explain the situation in Scotland or Ireland for my benifit and nobody cares about Wales.
You expect the Argentinian government or people just to accept it? or not to try to reclaim their land, why would they not do that?

The people who were born and bred on the Falklands have as much right to live there as any one.
If we had to go down that route we would have to find which family descended from which nationality which invaded every country since man begun.
Need I remind you just how many nations have invade Britain in the past few thousand years?

[Maniac]

I never said that the people who live there should have no rights, nor did i say that they should be forced to leave, if that is what you are suggesting.
You did not answer my question, why would Argentina just give up on that?


You really believe it is a good thing for that small island to be owned by Great Britain?

[=sw=warlord]

I personally don't feel it should be owned by either Britain nor Argentina but be of it's own sovereignty but given it's small size it may as well be linked to larger nation than itself if only for security.
It doesn't exactly hold a vast amount of resources to be used nor is it much of tactical use.
You didn't exactly respond to what I said either.
If those people that were born and bred there chose to be allied or in your wording owned by Britain who is to tell them otherwise?
It's not like We're pulling a china with Tibet.

[Maniac]

I would expect the people who live there now are mostly of British decent. It would be only natural for them to want to be considered part of the UK.
I am British and i feel that it is just wrong.

[rossmum]

The Falklanders are pretty much all descendants of the original settling families and consider themselves British. If there were Argentineans on the islands before 1833, they weren't after, and they've left it so bloody long to try and do anything about it that it's just going to be a headache now.

If someone comes and nicks your land, you want to get it back sooner rather than later.

[TeeKup]

Are the Falklands part of the Commonwealth of Nations or is it just a territory, like what Puerto Rico is to the United States?