What should happen with the Falklands (Malvinas) Islands?

What should happen with the Falklands (Malvinas) Islands?

  • Remain British

    Votes: 65 67.7%

  • Tranfered to Argentina

    Votes: 18 18.8%

  • Other/Don't know

    Votes: 13 13.5%
  • Total voters
    96
great britain is not running state property civic so its maintanance cost is a pain. should be transferred to argentina
 
If the UK doesn't want it, and the people in the Falklands don't want to go become Argentines, I think the US would be willing to take it over as a territory. Get Portugal to throw in the Azores as well and I can pretty much guarantee we'd do it.
 
WAR WAR WAR​

Declare war!!!

Forget peace.

Declare another Argentinian-British war!!!

We need more wars on the planet.

WAR WAR WAR​

Actually, I think that the residents should make a settler, pack it up onto a trireme and head to Brazil or South America and start a new city there. The Falkland Civilization could start up secretly. The trireme COULD make it if it has a GPS on it. That's my opinion though. The Falkland Empire could be something great enough to rival another civilization one day. If it found some fertile plains it could grow a few other cities newarby before anyone knew it and start sending out chariots or crusaders into the neighboring cities.

Why don't you guys take my seriously?

:(
 
PrinceOfLeigh said:
hmm nice use of "invaded" there. The French were on one island, we settled on another. Hardly D-Day was it?

If we knew the French were there? Why wait a year before demanding that they leave?
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Is that of any importance? The fact is that the French WERE already there.

Ahh so you conviently by-pass 1771 when the Spanish sign over the rights of the islands to us? At this point there had been no war, no 'invasion' merely a bunch of nations who used the islands from time to time and wanted bases there. The French sold them to you, whilst we were on the other half of the island, then the Spanish signed them to us.
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In fact Spanish expelled the English invaders rightfully and then they signed a treaty accepting some obscure previous English rights, mainly to save English honor and ovoid further conflict, but without any practical effect as the islands were under Spanish sovereignty and the english left.

It matters not what happened thereafter 1771. Spain signed them to us freely and with their consent. With us they rightfully remain.
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It doesnt matter? So you dont agree with the right to self-determination? Once again, there were Argentinians living there in 1833 when the English invaded (again).
 
Establish the UN headquarters there. :mischief:
 
Looks like it should be French after all. Are the details/papers testifying that we sold the island to Spain still out there taking dust in some archives halls? :D
 
Thorgalaeg said:
It doesnt matter? So you dont agree with the right to self-determination? Once again, there were Argentinians living there in 1833 when the English invaded (again).
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That's so long ago. Southern Sweden was once populated by Danes, until Sweden took the area from us and forced the people to become Swedes. After a few hundred years they succeded. So what, should we demand the area back or what? In that case, Europe would be one big mess with countries demanding land back. Forget it. Let it go and let the people who live there today decide for them selves.
 
Thorgalaeg said:
It doesnt matter? So you dont agree with the right to self-determination? Once again, there were Argentinians living there in 1833 when the English invaded (again).
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The right to self-determination applies to the current residents of the area.

Anyway, it's the Falklanders' choice. Their opinion is the only thing that matters now. Although they should realize that the Argentines will never give up their claim, and they are wasting energy on defending its Britishness Instead, they should cut a deal with Argentina and get some special status within the Argentine Republic.
 
The inhabitants of the Falklands should be allowed to choose. Since they want to be British, the islands should be British.
 
We are speaking about international conflicts here. I find amusing how easily some people refer to self determination rights when it fullfils his agenda and then say that it doesnt matter that occured after 1771 becuase GB had some sort of previous right, so it was OK to expel the Argentinians in 1833. OTOH i wouldnt say that it is right to expel the british currently living there becuase two wrongs dont make a right. But it is also true than consumated facts doesnt make something right either. I would not speak about expeling anybody but obviously some sort of agreement about the territories, resources explotation, fisheries and such would be needed and just.
 
Why on earth should they go to the Argentinians? The war was all about who the islands belonged to. We've had the answer for 25 years.
 
The people have spoken. If the peoples right to sef-determination is not the key then the world is going to get very messy very fast.

The UK's legal claim is at least as good as Spain's, even ignoring the reality on the ground.
 
GinandTonic said:
The people have spoken. If the peoples right to sef-determination is not the key then the world is going to get very messy very fast.

The UK's legal claim is at least as good as Spain's, even ignoring the reality on the ground.
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I don't think Spain has any claims on the Falklands/Malvinas. ;)
 
They are ours by right and force of arms, screw Argentina.
 
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