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by ggm 14 days ago
A reminder the british government explored handing the Falklands over to Argentina before the war. Fisheries and oil, have changed the view but in times last it was not inconceivable to transfer authority.
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I'm pretty sure that if the Argentinians hasn't invaded they would probably have the Falklands by now. As it is it I would think that it would be political suicide for any UK government to even contemplate any kind of deal.
> Fisheries and oil, have changed the view

No. The reason was not economic, the reason was that the government polled the people living there and found that support for remaining British is ~100%.

Oil was found later, the fisheries were never worth maintaining the island for.

> No. The reason was not economic, the reason was that the government polled the people living there and found that support for remaining British is ~100%.

The Russians in Donetsk and Luhansk also voted to be part of Russia and not Ukraine, crazy stuff.

In a referendum where the votes were collected by armed men entering houses, giving you the ballot, and watching that you picked the correct choice.

The vote in the Falklands was a secret ballot.

Are you genuinely comparing the referendums in Gibraltar to the current situation in Ukraine?
In both cases the settlers from an imperialist power vote their allegiance to said imperialist power.
Man, you truly are done drinking that kool-aid, you finished the whole jug by the look of it. I'd recommend you to come back to this thread every couple of years and re-read your slop, maybe you'll learn one or two things about yourself while at it.
Feel free to explain the difference.

All you can respond with is outrage because your position is not internally consistent. You can see its morally reprehensible when the Ruzzians do it but when it comes to your country oh no then it's fine because you just need your emotional support colonies.

Like no shit one of your countrymen above said you couldn't give back Gibraltar because it'd set a bad precedent for Malvinas.