Latin American nations take a look at sanctioning Great Britain

[minionofmidas]

And does anyone care about the people who live there and what they want?

Why should they? Nobody'd care if you want your apartment to be part of Prince Edward Island, either.

[minionofmidas]

And does anyone care about the people who live there and what they want?

Why should they? Nobody'd care if you want your apartment to be part of Prince Edward Island, either.

Are you comparing the democratic rights of thousands of falkland islanders to "Teddy's Apartment"

Well, I was pushing the argument to its logical conclusion.

Claims of fullsize fishing zones around such colonial remnants (as also St Pierre et Miquelon) should certainly not be allowed... which happens to be one of the Falklands' four sources of income, along with wool, cruise ship fools, and lavish gifts from the British taxpayer (via the garrison). Wonder how Falklanders would think if they payed British taxes, did not have that half of their population that is either soldiers or directly working for them (and mostly British, there for a couple of years, rather than Falklander...) ... and did not have the unhelpful Argentinian attitude and economic policies to contend with. Yeah. That can't be helpin' either.

[minionofmidas]

The thing is I can't see any reason Argentina "deserves" the Falklands, or even the surrounding waters.

Planting 3,000 colonists on an island nowhere near Great Britain doesn't in any way mean Great Britain ''deserves'' the Falklands either.

Exactly. Neither side has the slightest claim to even morally grey ground. It's all black vs black.

[minionofmidas]

You got it all wrong people, clearly Argentina should be given back to the Natives, but all the White Argentinians should be deported to the Falklands (which would thus have enough inhabitants to be granted independence.)