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Self Determinatiuon for Small Islands
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scot47



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 13, 2013 10:33 am    Post subject: Self Determinatiuon for Small Islands Reply with quote

Our masters have told us about the Falklands while studiously ignoring another moral dilemma

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2003/jul/27/world.paulharris


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sheikh radlinrol



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 13, 2013 12:01 pm    Post subject: Re: Sef Determinatiuon for Small Islands Reply with quote

scot47 wrote:
Our masters have told us about the Falklands while studiously ignoring another moral dilemma

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2003/jul/27/world.paulharris

Disgraceful treatment of thoe people by our government. However, I completely fail to see the relationship between one case and another. Perhaps you could explain? BTW, congratulations to the people of the Falklands.
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scot47



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 13, 2013 8:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

One rule for the Falklands. Another rule for Diego Garcia.

THAT, my dear Sheikh, is my point.
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revenger2013



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 14, 2013 1:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

It's about time we gave the Falkland Islanders real self determination which is independence from the UK.
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sheikh radlinrol



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 14, 2013 7:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

scot47 wrote:
One rule for the Falklands. Another rule for Diego Garcia.

THAT, my dear Sheikh, is my point.

So you�re saying that because we treated the people of the Chagos Islands so badly, we must also betray the Falklanders. Surely we should learn from our mistakes and do it right next time.
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sheikh radlinrol



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 14, 2013 7:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

revenger2013 wrote:
It's about time we gave the Falkland Islanders real self determination which is independence from the UK.

They don�t want independence.
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scot47



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 14, 2013 8:25 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

No - I am saying that the rules should apply to everyone.
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sheikh radlinrol



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 14, 2013 8:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

scot47 wrote:
No - I am saying that the rules should apply to everyone.

I�m still a wee bit confused. Which rules are you referring to? And what do you think we should do about the Falklands? Abandon them to the Argentinians?
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revenger2013



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 14, 2013 9:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

sheikh radlinrol wrote:
revenger2013 wrote:
It's about time we gave the Falkland Islanders real self determination which is independence from the UK.

They don�t want independence.


So? Who cares what they want?

You do realise the longer they stay British the more chance the Argentinians have got of taking them off us.

If they want to continue living in their little bubble then eventual independence is the only way they are going to be left in peace. About time they became a part of South America and it is about time we let go of our colonial past. It is the 21st century.
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Sashadroogie



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 14, 2013 9:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

sheikh radlinrol wrote:
scot47 wrote:
No - I am saying that the rules should apply to everyone.

I�m still a wee bit confused. Which rules are you referring to? And what do you think we should do about the Falklands? Abandon them to the Argentinians?


I think, and I could be wrong here, is that Scot thinks that it is a bit rich to claim that the islanders' democratic rights are being protected, when democratic rights of islanders have never been high in importance on the British piggies' agenda...
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