I don't know about this take I think which country the people that live there want to be part of is by far the better metric. Ireland is right by Great Britain but they clearly don't want to be in the UK
Defence of the islands is provided by the United Kingdom.[85] A British military garrison is stationed on the islands, and the Falkland Islands government funds an additional platoon to company-sized light infantry Falkland Islands Defence Force.[86] The Falklands claim an exclusive economic zone (EEZ) extending 200 nmi (370 km) from its coastal baselines, based on the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea; this zone overlaps with the EEZ of Argentina.[87]
this is what you're defending lol (not trying to throw shade just saying)
Don't pretend that Argentina is still the Spanish Empire. They're an actual local government. And it's not a "pointless" island chain. Britain is literally drilling for oil and gas there right now.
Northern Ireland is right there. It belongs to Ireland which is also right there. The UK isn't here and is over there across the channel. My here-there paradigm to nationalism wins again.
No northern Ireland is part of Ireland because of the shared cultural history. It doesn't make any sense at all to do nationalism by proximity as borders between countries are very requently next to each other
I mean it might be because it's right there
You could also use that argument to claim any other island belongs to the nearby landmass. By that logic Florida has a claim on Cuba
Cuba's not right there. It's way over somewhere. Falklands are right there.
UK is waaaaay the fuck over there. Not even here. They're too far there to be here and thus lay no claim.
I don't know about this take I think which country the people that live there want to be part of is by far the better metric. Ireland is right by Great Britain but they clearly don't want to be in the UK
this is what you're defending lol (not trying to throw shade just saying)
this is what you're defending lol (not throwing shade just saying)
Counterpoint: the inhabitants were British.
counter-counterpoint, the invaders were overt fascists
Well the fascists are gone but the British remain. Time to get that territory under Argentinian control.
pursuing an imperial spanish claim to own the inhabitants of a pointless little island chain
Don't pretend that Argentina is still the Spanish Empire. They're an actual local government. And it's not a "pointless" island chain. Britain is literally drilling for oil and gas there right now.
Totally innocent definitely-not-imperialism: https://rockhopperexploration.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Rockhopper-Annual-Report-2022-WEB-FINAL.pdf
They're just islanders guys, pay no attention to the British navy ships and oil drilling!
i'm not lmao
the argentinian claim is inherited from the spanish colonial government
yes it's an overseas territory. As the place has been invaded it's not that shocking there is a garrison there
It's claiming the standard EEZ as per the UN law so what
Northern Ireland is right there. It belongs to Ireland which is also right there. The UK isn't here and is over there across the channel. My here-there paradigm to nationalism wins again.
No northern Ireland is part of Ireland because of the shared cultural history. It doesn't make any sense at all to do nationalism by proximity as borders between countries are very requently next to each other
You're lucky you're over there and not here right now. How dare you.
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I don't know what that has to do with anything. You should also mention Ireland's distance to the UK as if I care.
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