Poll: The Falklands

[Typhusoid]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7969463.stm

It seems Mr Gordon Brown has already made up his mind about the talks with the Argentinian government, but what do you guys think about it? Personally I think the islands have remained in British hands for too long to expect the citizens of the Islands to acclamate themselves to a new government without a unanimous democratic decision. A more skepical voice is telling me it has more to do with the resource rich surrounding waters than the will of the people, but that just might be my paranoia.

 

[cuddly_tomato]

The solution is easy - let the people of the Falklands decide for themselves. Let them have a referendum.

Add that to your poll options and I'll vote.

 

[asinann]

Neither, if they're gonna fight over it for this long it should be made into an independent nation under the protection of the U.N.

 

[Typhusoid]

The solution is easy - let the people of the Falklands decide for themselves. Let them have a referendum.

Add that to your poll options and I'll vote.

In that case it should be noted that the Islanders have said they would reject british sovoreignty

 

[SmilingKitsune]

The solution is easy - let the people of the Falklands decide for themselves. Let them have a referendum.

Add that to your poll options and I'll vote.

Ditto.

 

[cuddly_tomato]

The solution is easy - let the people of the Falklands decide for themselves. Let them have a referendum.

Add that to your poll options and I'll vote.

In that case it should be noted that the Islanders have said they would reject british sovoreignty

That doesn't mean they would accept Argentinian sovereignty. (Jeez can't we use "Rule" instead of "Sovereignty"? It's really hard to spell).

 

[Ken Korda]

The solution is easy - let the people of the Falklands decide for themselves. Let them have a referendum.

Add that to your poll options and I'll vote.

Ditto.

Exactly, let them choose. They're the ones who have to live there

 

[Typhusoid]

The solution is easy - let the people of the Falklands decide for themselves. Let them have a referendum.

Add that to your poll options and I'll vote.

In that case it should be noted that the Islanders have said they would reject british sovoreignty

That doesn't mean they would accept Argentinian sovereignty. (Jeez can't we use "Rule" instead of "Sovereignty"? It's really hard to spell).

"Added" Typo, sorry. I meant they would reject Argentinan sovereignty. Also "Rule" and "Sovereignty" have different meanings

 

[Zykon TheLich]

Whatever the majority of Islanders want i.e. a referendum. I'm pretty certain that would end up as being British.

 

[The Infamous Scamola]

It totally should be Polish. Why? Because we saved your ass in the Battle of Britain and you still sold us to Stalin, that's why.

What?
No really, what?

 

[Zykon TheLich]

It totally should be Polish. Why? Because we saved your ass in the Battle of Britain and you still sold us to Stalin, that's why.

What?
No really, what?

Kukul has a sense of humour.

 

[edinflames]

A more skepical voice is telling me it has more to do with the resource rich surrounding waters than the will of the people, but that just might be my paranoia.

Yup, that's why Britain keeps it and Argentina wants it.

The only fair thing to do would be a referendum, but it is important to remember that the Islanders probably don't consider themselves Argentinian or British, they'll look after themselves and rightly so.

The day the Falkland Island people declare that they want to be Argentinian is the day we should let them go, but to be honest I doubt they ever will unless there is a migration of Argentines to the islands.

 

[The Infamous Scamola]

It totally should be Polish. Why? Because we saved your ass in the Battle of Britain and you still sold us to Stalin, that's why.

What?
No really, what?

Kukul has a sense of humour.

Are you implying I dont?

 

[edinflames]

It totally should be Polish. Why? Because we saved your ass in the Battle of Britain and you still sold us to Stalin, that's why.

What?
No really, what?

Kukul has a sense of humour.

Are you implying I dont?

In a purely historical sense Britain did kind of do that...then again its not like we could have driven back the Russians once they were there.

 

[Abedeus]

It totally should be Polish. Why? Because we saved your ass in the Battle of Britain and you still sold us to Stalin, that's why.

What?
No really, what?

Kukul has a sense of humour.

Are you implying I dont?

You both should learn your history.

Polish pilots contributed the MOST in the defense of the UK. And you did nothing to stop the commies from taking over our country.

 

[cuddly_tomato]

And you did nothing to stop the commies from taking over our country.

Neither did you, so cease to moan.

 

[The Infamous Scamola]

It totally should be Polish. Why? Because we saved your ass in the Battle of Britain and you still sold us to Stalin, that's why.

What?
No really, what?

Kukul has a sense of humour.

Are you implying I dont?

You both should learn your history.

Polish pilots contributed the MOST in the defense of the UK. And you did nothing to stop the commies from taking over our country.

While I do agree that polish and czech were great pilots, saying that they contributed MOST to the defense of the UK is an overstatement.
What were we supposed to do about the communists anyway? Russia singlehandedly managed to fight off the nazis from the eastern front so obviously they would expect their own sphere of influence just like the Americans.
The Allies saved Poland from the nazis anyway, so I think we can call it even.

 

[The Infamous Scamola]

And you did nothing to stop the commies from taking over our country.

Neither did you, so cease to moan.

Exactly, maybe if you Poles hadnt defended your country from the nazis so poorly you wouldnt have gotten in that mess.

edit: has anyone noticed how this thread has been royaly hijacked?

 

[Zykon TheLich]

Are you implying I dont?

No, perhaps I should have worded it differently, something along the lines of 'Kukul can be a bit of a joker at times'.

Polish pilots contributed the MOST in the defense of the UK. And you did nothing to stop the commies from taking over our country.

No they didn't. They contributed the most out of any non-british personnel in terms of numbers. By the end of the war there was little the UK could do.

The Allies saved Poland from the nazis anyway, so I think we can call it even.

I'm pretty sure it was the Russians that liberated Poland.

edit: has anyone noticed how this thread has been royaly hijacked?

Yes.