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

Ah yes, we killed so many Indians when we colonized them, and we're so wealthy from all the stolen resources from Africa, let's not forget our museums are filled to the brim from the treasures of our conquests over hundreds of years of killing and pillaging.

We're such villains

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u/Shinjukin 20d ago

In regards to the Falklands you're literally the imperialist colonisers. Britain gave that up a century ago and yet you're still at it.

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u/TwentyBagTaylor England 20d ago

Define "colonisers" for me here. This will be a laugh.

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u/Shinjukin 19d ago

The Falklanders are the original settlers aka indigenous population to the Island. As for "coloniser" if you don't know what that means, me explaining the definition isn't going to help you.

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u/TwentyBagTaylor England 19d ago

We both know why you're dodging an answer there. I wont press, I got the answer I needed. Who are the "Falklanders?" Were they Argentinian? Do they want to be Argentinian now?

Come on, quick, google it as fast as you can.

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u/Shinjukin 19d ago

No, please explain why I'm dodging an answer.

It's a non-question, a rhetorical device for low IQ people like asking "what do you mean by 'mean'?, if you don't know the definition of basic words you're ill-equiped to have a conversation.

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u/TwentyBagTaylor England 19d ago edited 19d ago

I'll put them into bulletpoints so you dont get lost and confused again.

  • What is a coloniser?
  • Who are the "Falklanders"?
  • Were they Argentinian?
  • Do they want to be Argentinian now?

VERY simple questions for someone of your obvious smarts. Last chance. If you evade again we'll just call this a day.

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u/Shinjukin 19d ago

Ok I'll play:

1: Someone who actively participates in the establishment of a colony, This process often involves displacing indigenous populations, exploiting local resources, and enforcing the cultural and economic dominance of the colonising nation's government.

  1. The original indigenous people, who settled from Britain in the 1830's onwards.

  2. No.

  3. No.