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Sun Dec 25, 2011, 03:08 PM

bemildred (67,505 posts)

48. Yes, I tend to thiink of it as informing me of what the parties in question are afraid of mostly. nt

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51 replies	Author	Time	Post
South American bloc to bar Falklands ships: Uruguay [View all]	Judi Lynn	Dec 2011	OP
Interesting.	Peace Patriot	Dec 2011	#1
sounds juvenile to me	Bacchus4.0	Dec 2011	#2
I read probably last week that perception of the Malvinas as British-owned is certainly not shared	Judi Lynn	Dec 2011	#3
Is it shared by the people who live there?	naaman fletcher	Dec 2011	#4
I am sure the people that live there could adapt.	Boston_Chemist	Dec 2011	#33
A nice argument for taking away people's freedoms.	naaman fletcher	Dec 2011	#36
New Mexico adapted to US rule.	Boston_Chemist	Dec 2011	#37
Argentina tried that...	CJvR	Dec 2011	#41
You just restated what I've been saying.	Boston_Chemist	Dec 2011	#44
My point?	naaman fletcher	Dec 2011	#42
That's two points, not one.	Boston_Chemist	Dec 2011	#43
OK then,	naaman fletcher	Dec 2011	#46
I am acknowledging reality, as history has shown it to be.	Boston_Chemist	Dec 2011	#47
I agree with you	naaman fletcher	Dec 2011	#51
Short distance?	CJvR	Dec 2011	#40
Are you against self determination	naaman fletcher	Dec 2011	#5
you won't get an answer from her	Bacchus4.0	Dec 2011	#6
Except...	CJvR	Dec 2011	#8
I agree, it really wasn't Spain's to give anyway n/t	Bacchus4.0	Dec 2011	#9
It is an outpost that can be used by the UK for military operations in the future.	Boston_Chemist	Dec 2011	#12
Yes clearly...	CJvR	Dec 2011	#16
It makes perfect sense, actually.	Boston_Chemist	Dec 2011	#20
Before...	CJvR	Dec 2011	#22
"Argentina's imperial ambitions"?!!?? OHMYGOSH	Boston_Chemist	Dec 2011	#23
Well...	CJvR	Dec 2011	#25
My stance is that this argument has no bearing on the matter.	Boston_Chemist	Dec 2011	#26
One of the more...	CJvR	Dec 2011	#27
Actually,	ocpagu	Dec 2011	#28
Except...	CJvR	Dec 2011	#29
Colonialism? Imperialism? Business as usual? Payback? nt	bemildred	Dec 2011	#30
Except...	CJvR	Dec 2011	#32
I'm just explaining that there are lots of things that you can call it.	bemildred	Dec 2011	#45
specious arguments about self determination?	naaman fletcher	Dec 2011	#31
Great Britain, complaining about imperialism?	Boston_Chemist	Dec 2011	#34
Huge Difference	naaman fletcher	Dec 2011	#35
Really!	CJvR	Dec 2011	#39
Self determination is a relative principle	ChangoLoa	Dec 2011	#14
Remember	ChangoLoa	Dec 2011	#15
Yeah!	CJvR	Dec 2011	#7
In reply to points above, I think the dispute is mostly about the oil...	Peace Patriot	Dec 2011	#10
how do you know they are tied without choice to Britain?	Bacchus4.0	Dec 2011	#11
I said they are tied without choice to horrors like the war on Iran...	Peace Patriot	Dec 2011	#18
My rule of thumb, concerning propaganda, is that the exact opposite is often truer.	Boston_Chemist	Dec 2011	#38
Yes, I tend to thiink of it as informing me of what the parties in question are afraid of mostly. nt	bemildred	Dec 2011	#48
The Irony Beast destroys everything in its path. nt	Boston_Chemist	Dec 2011	#49
Simple minds see the world in simple ways. nt	bemildred	Dec 2011	#50
Tied without choice	naaman fletcher	Dec 2011	#13
LOL!	CJvR	Dec 2011	#17
Thanks for the info in your comment...	Peace Patriot	Dec 2011	#19
There are tons of material out there...	CJvR	Dec 2011	#24
Time to bring back the "Iron Hen"?	bemildred	Dec 2011	#21

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