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Today marks 42 years since Argentina tried to colonise and ethnically cleanse the Falklands Islands only for progressive decolonial thought-leader Margaret Thatcher to support land back and defend the indigenous people’s right to self determination against fascist imperialism. pic.twitter.com/aHRGQVIzIs
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Why did either of these countries care about this island so much? It seems pretty insignificant to fight over for either party.
My first and only real exposure to the war was the Top Gear special where the Argentinians chimp out over a license plate.
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The Brits got it before the Spanish and the Argies want it because it's close to them.
The French were first, and afterwards the last Spaniard was evicted (1811) from the island before Argentina was created (1820)
So it's pretty r-slurred
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Argentina doesn't even have a good case for owning it then?
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Proximity to Argentina and a half century of Spanish La Plata colonial governance over the island as a prison colony. So, not really.
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They have a good case. The British have a good case too.
It should be possible to reach a compromise, like the British keep the islands and the Argentines get the EEZ or something. But humans are way too neurodivergent and r-slurred for that.
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lol no
This would be like if the USA tried to conquer Bermuda
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Don't tempt us.
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A little bit of oil, a little bit of national pride and a little bit of scientific research
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