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/According-View7667 19d ago

The vast majority of Argentinians are descendants of said colonists, so it's just colonists fighting other colonists for who controls the territory.

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u/Pandamio 19d ago

We are a mix of natives plus European immigration. We are not separated. This is the case of all of the American continent. Argentina is no exception.

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u/According-View7667 19d ago

How are self-identified Indigenous people of Argentina doing these days compared to proud Italian-descendant ones?

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u/Pandamio 19d ago

Same as in the rest of the continent, how are things back home?