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Originally Posted by Mr Angry
Again Chris the islanders nationality, as far as I can tell, are not currently disputed. This is more an issue of ownership rather than occupancy.
I am not advocating an Argentinian invasion or war of any sort I'm merely suggesting people take a look at the bigger picture rather than doing what the UK and Argentinian politicians are doing by sabre rattling.
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Again Mr A, I am not addressing the issue of nationality. I am addressing the issue of governance and ownership. The Argentine cry of 'colonialism' is entirely bogus because there is no way for Argentina to govern or own the islands in any way other than the UK currently does. The Argentine argument that their status is different to that of the UK rests on the idea of proximity - the "salt water fallacy" referenced in Damien's link yesterday.
Argentine ownership would be colonialism of a particularly unpleasant kind because it would involve subjecting the occupants to a government that they almost universally reject as foreign, if not outright hostile.