What is your opinion about Falklands ?

Question

Hi i would like to know what do british people think about falklands. Im latin american but not Argentinian, i have argentinan friends and i know their version of the history but i think british opinion may differ, Do you think falklands should belong to England or to Argentina? Explain your answer please

Answer 1

The war was an excuse to boost Thatcher's flagging popularity when the unemployment figures were going up. If she didn't go in with all guns blazing with the patriotism card it may have cost her the 1983 election.

Answer 2

The Falkland Islands have belonged since their discovery to the Dutch (who discovered them), the French, the Spanish (from 1776 to 1811), the Americans (from 1831) and the British (who abandoned them in 1774, but repossessed them in 1833). The Argentinians have only briefly occupied the islands in 1982 and this caused the Falklands war.

It seems that the politics is all about oil (although nothing has been discovered there so far) with both the British and Argentinians wanting to claim any off-shore oil up to 200 miles from the islands.

The idea that the islands are part of the continental shelf of Argentina would be valid if other countries did the same (China claiming Japan, USA claiming Cuba, etc.). On the other hand, equally as valid is for the Falkland Islands to claim Argentina!

Answer 3

Had the Falkland Islanders wished to become part of Argentina in 1982 then there may not have been a conflict at all.
However, when the Argentine invasion took place they called for help from the UK and we were obliged to answer. Admittedly this played wonderfully into the hands of Margaret Thatcher who on the back of a victory and a huge upsurge in patriotic feeling around the country swept into Downing Street for a second term, which beforehand would not of happened.
Ironically it was for this same reason that the Argentine military junta, lead by General Leopoldo Galtieri, invaded in the first place; to divert attention from Argentinas economic crisis and social unrest and get the people back in line with a wave of patriotism.
In terms of who the Islands really belong to, they have had such a varied past that a number of countries could claim them. Although the first european to set foot on them was an English sailor called John Strong in 1690.
Since a British settlement has been there since 1833 which does include many original Argentinians then until that time the Islanders wish to be independant or join with Argentina then we must abide by their wishes and continue to consider the Falklands as UK territory as we do Gibralter.

Answer 4

I think there is a lot of hidden truth in the Falklands which we don't know about & probably will never know about. I believe this has to do with oil, antartica and British pride of a dieing Empire if not dead already. In miltary terms the Argentina's gave a good fight but the British were just too strong. We won that war due to Maggie & the g8 guys who did their forefathers in WWII much pride. Also we were not with America. I think as an area it really isn't worth fighting over & let us Brits have our little bit of pride for something that has gone many yrs ago. It's like the Argie's being the parent trying to take away the sweets from their child being England.

Answer 5

The Falkland Islands are a British posession. The people of the Falkland Islands have voted to remain British - it's their democratic decision.

The British expended a great deal of money and lives taking back the Falkland Islands from the invading Argentine.

One hundred years before the Falklands war of 25 years ago, the United States Navy sent their battleship, The Lexington, down to the Falklands on behalf of UK and blew the Argentine fleet out of the water.

What the people of the Argentine should be asking themselves, is this simple questions.

How come, when the British left the Argentine in 1900, they left it richer than the then USA. What happened to all that wealth? Why did the Argentine squander it's money on silly armies dressed up as though playing a role in an opera?

Why?

Answer 6

The Falkland Islands are British and are so by the constitutional wishes of the occupants. These islands will be held to be British in perpetuity. This is due to the fact that the blood of brave British forces personal was shed in repelling an illegal invasion by an inferior Argentinian army. If these enemies of democracy wish to try this again, unfortunately the same thing will happen again !

Answer 7

there is not any doubt that the Falklands are British territory. the only reason Argentina is even attracted to them is for the oil that is there. What no person is beneficial of is that if Argentina is prepared to bypass to conflict to objective and take the islands final time did no longer paintings out so nicely for them. yet this time they think of they have a lots extra constructive possibility through fact Britain has gotten rid of the vendors that gained the final conflict, and have not yet geared up those that are meant to interchange them. i've got self belief that if the Argentinians pull the set off, they might locate out that a deal has already been made between america of a and the previous Blighty. purely as in WWII, there'll be a "Lend hire" settlement between our 2 countries it would be particularly undemanding We lend you a Nimitz provider conflict team and you provide us some oil leases

Answer 8

The Falklands belongs to the side which won the 1982 war - ie the UK (not "England").

If the Argentinians wanted the Falklands so badly maybe they should have won. Winner takes all my friend.

Gortamor is just a nasty little IRA supporter who takes every opportunity to come on here and spout hatred toweards Britain. You will get no sense out of him.

Answer 9

I notice Northern ireland managed to get in here.

Like the Republicans in Northern Ireland have now accepted, the majority of people in a nation have the right to determine their nationality. (by joing the NI Assembly, as part of the UK - or perhaps they were just getting old and wanted to get in power before they satrted dying... anyway)

To thebest of my knowledge there is no-one on the Falklands who do not want to British, there is no question of anyone being evicted from the Islands previously and they have been there for donkey's years. Ergo - they have the right to stay British, If they want to vote to, say. become part of Argentina, Ireland, Tonga, .... I would support their right to do so.

The only regret about the Falklands war was that instead on the international community upholding the rights of the Islanders for self detyermination, Thatcher rushed in in order to gain political advantage. (a habit that seems to be fairly common these days)

Answer 10

the Argentinian invasion was illegal. it was an un except-able act of provocation. the Falkland Islands were! and remain still! British territory. it was a stupid thing to do on the part of the Argentine government. they must have known that the British would fight to regain it.......personaly i think it was an utter waste of young lives on both sides, and who ever! made the decision to invade has to shoulder that terrible terrible burdon. my opinion was! and still is that the Falklands should be given to Argentinia. i see no reason why it should be in the hands of my country at all. but since it is! it will be defended untill such a time when we decide to hand it over.

Answer 11

It belongs to Argentina because it was part of Argentine territory. The British invaded it and expelled the locals. The current population of the Falcklands should not be taken in consideration because they're foreing settlers. Israeli settlers have no rights over Palestine and British settlers have no right over Falcklands.