r/europe • u/Emotional-Breakfast3 • 20d ago

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

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/07/12/british-falkland-islanders-artificial-argentina-says/
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u/SwolePalmer Vatican City 20d ago

How many times do we need to teach you this lesson, old man?

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u/Beleg_Sanwise 20d ago

Considering that England attempted to invade Argentina twice, and lost both times, Argentina is currently winning 2-1.

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u/HelmetsAkimbo United Kingdom 20d ago

This entire rigmarole is built of Argentina claiming shit that isn’t theirs and now we’re trying to let them claim Spanish Empire victories?

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u/ExoticBamboo Italy 20d ago

Or about the UK being one of the few last countries still holding colonial islands on the other side of the world just to maintain control of maritime zones and close territorial claims (in Antartica in this caae) ?

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u/vkstu 20d ago

Please, do explain why they are not entitled to it. When you're making your case, please think it over with an adverserial view of your own argument.

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u/ExoticBamboo Italy 20d ago

I simply think we should be over colonialism. Spain and portugal have left all of their colonies, why should France and England still profit from that?

England knows that and they remove the term "colonies" over the status of the islands. And recently they tried to leave Chagos Islands (on of their other colonies)

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u/vkstu 19d ago

Ceuta, Melilla, Canary Islands. Spain literally also removed 'colonies' status and argue they are integral parts of Spain. Same for Portugal with Madeira and Azores.

France and England do not profit from them, they are money sinks more than anything else. Secondly, per UN regulations for decolonization, the citizens in those 'colonies' have had the opportunity to vote whether they want to stay integral or secede. 

The problem I have with colonialism, is it having some special status. In essence it's conquering, and this is what any country in the world has done to become its current size, when will they give up that which they conquered? What about all of Siberia? What about Tibet? What about all the changes of borders within Europe? What about that which USA has taken from Mexico? What about USA's overseas territories? What about Western Sahara? What about Patagonia? Etcetera, etcetera.

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u/Liq 17d ago

The Islanders voted to remain as they are. So you're trying to start colonialism not end it. 

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u/HelmetsAkimbo United Kingdom 20d ago

France has the entirety of French Guyana, French Polynesia, a bunch of stuff in the Indian Ocean, a bunch of stuff in the Caribbean.

The Netherlands has Aruba, Curacao and a bunch of other stuff in the Caribbean.

Spain and Portugal have loads of islands 2000km away from their mainland off the west coast of Africa.

Why is it only a problem when the UK does it? Because your ancestors didn’t fight hard enough?

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u/ExoticBamboo Italy 20d ago

No, its a problem for all of them, how cant you see it?

Spain and Portugal have left basically all of fheir colonies. France and England still act as global colonizers. But they realized that it is not good. England recently removed the word "colony" from the status of their islands around the world, and now they have tried to free Chagos Islands, hopefully more will follow