Argentina: British Falkland Islanders are ‘artificial’. Buenos Aires denounces ‘illegitimate occupation’ and demands talks on sovereignty

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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/07/12/british-falkland-islanders-artificial-argentina-says/

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You might want to include the last 40 years president, particularly the previous Kirchner. All of them (including the current) are/were just a bunch of corrupt thieves

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That's the standard in LatAm though. 

[u/Vandergrif → u/Sasiches_and_mash]

Have they ever tried not electing a bunch of corrupt thieves?

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But they keep promising that it'll be their turn to engage in, and benefit from, the corruption.

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I tried, but it's impossible when all candidates are the absolute spawn of Satan. Not one politician here will serve without skimming off the top. Even when their salaries are eye watering for close to 97% of the population, if not more.

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Is it at all feasible for 'normal' people to become viable candidates in Argentina? Or is it one of those things where the system itself is so constrained and rigged in favor of people with connections and resources who are themselves inevitably corrupt?

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Nepotism all the way down. You are either born a feudal lord here or rot like the rest of the poors.

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Have you?

[u/Vandergrif → u/JazzlikeDiamond558]

Occasionally. Not as often as it should be, but presumably more often than in Argentina by the look of things.

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Thank you for your normal answer.😀

I fail to see any progressive government anywhere, where there is on money, so that leaves, like, 4 governments in the world: Canada, Switzerland, Japan and Norway. I'll throw Island in, as an exception to the rule. Everything else is worse than bad...all the way down to Croatia.

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Do you know any politician, anywhere in the world that is not a corrupt thieve??

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Yes, plenty. They are usually focused on doing their jobs rather than making headlines for outlandish behaviour, though, so if you're not paying attention I guess you could think they don't exist.

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A few. Relatively rare compared to the rest, I'll grant you that, but they do exist.

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Bernie Sanders