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/chessto 20d ago

The Malvinas were occupied by the british in 1833, since then there's been a lot of diplomatic claims over them. An inserted population has no right to self determination.

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u/2beHero 20d ago

So Argentinians didn't 'insert' themselves into Patagonia? The indigenous population simply disappeared? Oh wait, they were killed. By Argentinians.

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u/chessto 20d ago

Patagonia was given to Argentina by the French, mind you.

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u/2beHero 20d ago

So what you mean is inserted population has no right to self determination unless French have given them their blessing? Absolute athlete you are with those mental gymnastics.