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Nye Bevan

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10. The UK going to war over the Falklands was entirely consistent with democratic self-determination.

Reply to DonCoquixote (Original post)

Fri Sep 19, 2014, 06:00 PM

Sep 2014

If the Falklanders voted in a referendum that they wanted to be Argentine, the UK would give up the Falklands in a heartbeat. But when pretty much 100% of the islands' population wants to remain British, when Argentina invaded them it was right for the UK to forcibly repel the Argentines.

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two cents about Scotland [View all] DonCoquixote Sep 2014 OP

"But of course, we need our partner in all things Imperial." Well said. djean111 Sep 2014 #1

He was directly asked, and nobody quotes the whole thing jberryhill Sep 2014 #6

Man you got your monies worth out of those 2 cents underpants Sep 2014 #2

I fail to see why the Euro is such a great thing n2doc Sep 2014 #3

They don't use the Euro in the UK jberryhill Sep 2014 #7

And that's what the Yes campaign said, especially after the Greek etc. problems started muriel_volestrangler Sep 2014 #8

Nice post - here's a good read from the Guardian malaise Sep 2014 #4

k&r for the truth, however depressing it may be. n/t Laelth Sep 2014 #5

You act like this was some kind of liberation movement of something frazzled Sep 2014 #9

Errrr, no. sibelian Sep 2014 #11

The UK going to war over the Falklands was entirely consistent with democratic self-determination. Nye Bevan Sep 2014 #10