So, as some of you (especially the British and Argentinians amongst us) may know, there has been a recent resurgence in tensions between Britain and Argentina as the 30th anniversary of the Falklands War approaches. Argentina has accused Britain of being colonialist and arrogant in holding on to land that (Argentina claims) is rightfully theirs while Britain believes that the Falklands should remain a British Overseas Territory for as long as they choose to - and that, as a British Overseas Territory, they will be defended from attack/invasion. What are your views? Should the Falkands be 'returned' to the Argentinians or did they not have any right to claim them in the first place?
So, as some of you (especially the British and Argentinians amongst us) may know, there has been a recent resurgence in tensions between Britain and Argentina as the 30th anniversary of the Falklands War approaches. Argentina has accused Britain of being colonialist and arrogant in holding on to land that (Argentina claims) is rightfully theirs while Britain believes that the Falklands should remain a British Overseas Territory for as long as they choose to - and that, as a British Overseas Territory, they will be defended from attack/invasion. What are your views? Should the Falkands be 'returned' to the Argentinians or did they not have any right to claim them in the first place?
I think falklandians(or wht ever they are called) should be given right to choose their own fate as to be:- 1-with argentina. 2-with U.K. 3-Independent state.
It's a strongly held belief amongst British politicians that the Islanders should be able to choose and, as such, the Islanders have a right to self-determination about whether they remain British or not - and have always, when polled or questioned, chosen to stay British.
It's a strongly held belief amongst British politicians that the Islanders should be able to choose and, as such, the Islanders have a right to self-determination about whether they remain British or not - and have always, when polled or questioned, chosen to stay British.
This seems to me to be a matter of "that's that" then. They were given the choice, and they chose to be British. Argentina has no claim, even if they did used to be apart of them and were forcibly taken.
You'd think so but the Argentinians claim that the Falklands are being dominated by Britain (usually with some mumbling about them being the "last bastion of the British Empire" or some such nonsense) and that they're rightfully the property of Argentina. It appears to be a view point that's catching on amongst Argentinians again, too, with at least some flag-burning going on.
The British have full rights to the island, but more importantly, the Falklands want to stay British. Look at this, 98% of the people in the Falklands voted to stay British. [url]http://http://www.politicususa.com/en/are-britain-and-argentina-headed-for-falkland-islands-war-redux][/url]
I managed to find this old article on the BBC - it basically states that Argentina doesn't recognize the Falklands right to self-determination - so, even if that's what the Falklanders want, it isn't good enough for Argentina.
I suppose it doesn't help that, even to this day, the Argentine government pumps out highly-nationalistic propaganda about how the islands are and always will be the property of Argentina.
Tough nuts. This sounds to me like a 3 year old who wants his sister to give him some of her cookies, she refuses, and he throws a fit.
That's basically it. Except, in this case, 'throwing a fit' includes trying to cut off transport and trade to the island and stating that the inhabitants don't have any human rights.
Also, some second-rate Hollywood actor called Sean Penn waded into the debate, and took Argentina's side.
"My oh my, aren't people sensitive to the word colonialism, particularly those who implement colonialism," said the double Oscar winner.
Is the principle of Self-Determination still not alive in the 21st century? If I remember correctly, Wilson proposed this principle somewhat before the first world war. It's basically giving people to choose; If there are enough Argentinians that want to be rejoined with Argentina, then be it, it's their land, they might as well do as they please. If more people are for staying a British colony, than be it.
Well, the Islands are essentially self-governed and only fall within limited jurisdiction of Britain. Either way, Argentina would be mad to consider going up against the UK, over some islands that don't want to be under Argentinian rule.
