PumpUpTheJam comments on After beating England, Argentine football players waved a banner which said: "The Malvinas Islands (Falkland) belong to Argentina"

[–] PumpUpTheJam@lemmy.world 114 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (8 children)

I can't think of a nation with a bigger chip on their shoulder than Argentine. It's kind of weird.

[–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 67 points 3 months ago (3 children)

It's absolutely bizarre, they have no legitimate claim to the islands. It's like someone moving into your house when you are on holiday, and saying it's theirs.

Plenty of countries have uninhabited islands as part of their territory, it doesn't mean they're up for grabs.

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[–] PumpUpTheJam@lemmy.world 66 points 3 months ago* (2 children)

Had they not invaded there's a good chance they would be Argentinian by now, which is the funniest part of the whole fiasco.

Gave Thatcher an easy election win, which is genuinely unforgivable.

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[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 38 points 3 months ago

That's the fucking part that blows my mind. They were about to get it back for fucking free. But the Military Dictatorship had to Military it up and then not only got their asses handed to them, but also gave Thatcher and Reaganomics the boost of a lifetime.

Every single time I see anything argentinian named "LAS MALVINAS ARGENTINAS XYZ" it feels so fucking pathetic. They put it on a (now worthless) 50 peso banknote.

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[–] 8oow3291d@feddit.dk 10 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

It was never really about ownership of the islands as such. The real prize is for Argentine politicians to be able to forment nationalism against an external enemy, to distract and enthuse the voters.

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