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[–] 8 points 3 months ago (1 child)

It has nothing to do with the people. Politicians and oligarchs wave a flag, as they do in any other country, to stir up the masses, but the whole thing is about fishing rights.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 months ago*

    The fishing is bad there.

    Oil has been discovered in the territorial waters, but this was long after the war and is as yet unexploited.

    Basically, it’s a rallying point that successive corrupt and failing Argentine governments have deployed in an attempt to distract from domestic failings. That’s its value.

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