thehatfox@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoFalkland's sovereignty 'not up for discussion' Britain warns after new Argentinian president vows to 'get them back'www.lbc.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square181fedilinkarrow-up1383arrow-down18
arrow-up1375arrow-down1external-linkFalkland's sovereignty 'not up for discussion' Britain warns after new Argentinian president vows to 'get them back'www.lbc.co.ukthehatfox@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square181fedilink
minus-squareafraid_of_zombies@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down3·11 months agoOk compromise. Argentina gets them back but the British museum gets whatever they want from them first.
minus-squarePersnickityPenguin@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down3·11 months agoThe thing is, Argentina has never had the Falkland Islands. The British discovered them first.
minus-squareCosmic Cleric@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down8·11 months agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falkland_Islands_sovereignty_dispute
minus-squareApollo@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·11 months agoSo Britain has claimed ownership of the islands longer than Argentina has existed?
minus-square15Redstones@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·11 months agoThe Falklands were empty until fairly recently in archeological time, so there isn’t really anything interesting there.
minus-squarePhlubbaDubba@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·11 months agoInb4 the British core sample the entire island and cart it off in dirt barges
Ok compromise. Argentina gets them back but the British museum gets whatever they want from them first.
The thing is, Argentina has never had the Falkland Islands. The British discovered them first.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falkland_Islands_sovereignty_dispute
So Britain has claimed ownership of the islands longer than Argentina has existed?
The Falklands were empty until fairly recently in archeological time, so there isn’t really anything interesting there.
Inb4 the British core sample the entire island and cart it off in dirt barges