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After beating England, Argentine football players waved a banner which said: "The Malvinas Islands (Falkland) belong to Argentina" (lemmy.zip)
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[–] 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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  • [–] 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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  • [–] 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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