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Tal Cual : PIRATE, WITCH, AND ASSASSIN! (infosec.pub)

submitted 5 days ago by Skullgrid@lemmy.world to c/historymemes@piefed.social

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[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

But I’d like for them to at least explain why they want the islands without a patriotic argument.

The argument is that the spanish empire had vague ties to it, and that argentina is closer to it than the UK.

However, it falls flat when everyone on the island is a descendant of British people, who don't want to be Argentinian and that the islands were last lost in a war in the 1980s the Argentines themselves instigated means they don't have a leg to stand on.

There was an interesting video on *spit* instagram that explained how the Argentines can get the islands; by being exemplary and an actual valuable country the "kelpers" want to be a part of and forming closer economic, diplomatic and familial ties with the islands.

[–] SalamenceFury@piefed.social 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Considering how argentinians... uh... are, I don't think they'd ever manage to reflect on themselves to do what you explained they could. Unfortunately blind patriotism is a massive problem everywhere in South America.

[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Unfortunately blind patriotism is a massive problem everywhere ~~in South America~~.

To be honest, not as much as you'd think. It's a problem, but they're too busy sucking dick for europeans that they don't realise that some of the political systems here are quite robust and well functioning.

But argentinians are a bunch of bigheaded egotistical pricks. To the point where Porteños have developed into two types: 1) Argentina and Buenos Aires is the greatest ever, we are so much better than everyone else and 2) I am so embarassed about my fellow Porteños, I am so much better than them because at least I am self aware, the rest of the Porteños suck dick