Traitorfish
The Tighnahulish Kid
The Argentine government is very good at wanting things. Achieving them, not so much.
Why does everyone buy into the assertions of half-arsed British newspapers that Argentina's going to invade at any minute while not even bothering to try and find out how things are down here? Don't worry, this'll collapse sooner than that.
CONSTITUTION OF THE ARGENTINE NATION
The Argentine Nation ratifies its legitimate and non-prescribing sovereignty over the Malvinas, Georgias del Sur and Sandwich del Sur Islands and over the corresponding maritime and insular zones, as they are an integral part of the National territory.
The recovery of said territories and the full exercise of sovereignty, respectful of the way of life of their inhabitants and according to the principles of international law, are a permanent and unrelinquished goal of the Argentine people.
*Ahem*.and according to the principles of international law
The problem with popular sovereignty is that depending on how you draw the lines, you can say a country belongs to just about anybody.So how exactly is it not Imperialism and all the elder evils of states when a country wants to annex the home of the inhabitants of another country over and regardless of their will?
Until 1997, the Republic of Ireland made the same claim about the North. And yet, despite the existence of a prolonged pro-Republic insurgency in the region- something which can hardly be said of the Falklands- intervention was not forthcoming. That would tend to suggest that a certain distance between nationalist chest-beating and foreign policy should be assumed unless circumstances dictate otherwise.
The problem with popular sovereignty is that depending on how you draw the lines, you can say a country belongs to just about anybody.
It depends how loud the chest-beating is - as far as I know, the Irish Republic wasn't regularly threatening to invade the Six Counties.
Indeed. We've discussed the implications of that on another thread, I think; it was quite interesting. In order to avoid that, you have to subscribe to the idea of the 'nation', which becomes problematic.
Or reject the idea that either one has a "legitimate claim" to the island.Indeed. We've discussed the implications of that on another thread, I think; it was quite interesting. In order to avoid that, you have to subscribe to the idea of the 'nation', which becomes problematic.