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Falklands War part 2?

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I, for one, am shocked that the IRA supporting, wife beating, Madonna bashing, violent mentalist actor Sean Penn who has been jailed in the past for assault is supporting Argentina on this issue.

Perhaps Britain can send over a few Norman Wisdom DVDs to counter his effect.
 
Veliko said:
I, for one, am shocked that the IRA supporting, wife beating, Madonna bashing, violent mentalist actor Sean Penn who has been jailed in the past for assault is supporting Argentina on this issue.

Perhaps Britain can send over a few Norman Wisdom DVDs to counter his effect.
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Don't be. He's a world renowned douche.
 
And the rebuttal to Sean Penn the actor

I’d like to make a statement about the growing crisis in the Americas. It’s time for justice. It’s time for liberty. It’s time to end the ludicrous and archaic commitment to colonialist ideology. It’s time Sean Penn handed his Malibu estate back to the Mexicans.

Sean Penn pretends to be a friend of the developing world, but really he is not. To be fair, his recent call for the Falkland Islands to be returned to Argentina was an admirable strike against capitalist imperialism. Moreover, I and the entire North Korean press corps cheered him on when he flew to Iraq to parley with Saddam Hussein, or when he spoke about Hugo Chavez in such glowing terms. But there have always been hints that his sympathy isn’t really with the workers at all. Aside from that time that he spent 32 days in prison for hitting an extra, his net worth of an estimated $150 million is a bit of a giveaway.
His continued occupation of Malibu is an unacceptable mockery of national self-determination. The Mexicans owned that stretch of real estate well into the early 19th century and it was stolen by the Americans in a naked act of imperialist aggression. America’s claim over Malibu is tenuous and rooted in patriarchy. Sean Penn’s house is a mocking reminder of that brute chauvinism, with its high white walls and spacious interiors. Its swimming pool is an insult to the honour of the Mexican people.

Now, I know that some will say that the Mexicans never actually lived on Sean Penn’s estate. But how many of them have worked there? Think of the maids, the cleaners, the butlers, the pool boys, the cooks, the gardeners. Think of the sweat that has dripped pouring Martinis, or the blood that was spilt pruning the roses. Truly, Sean Penn’s estate is part of Aztlan.

If diplomatic discussions break down, who could blame Mexico for resorting to military action to reclaim Mr Penn’s estate? Not I. Some might say that it would be an act without legal sanction or genuine historical cause. But that’s not the point. The people of Mexico want Sean Penn’s estate, so they should have it. Because stealing stuff from the rightful owners is the only way to combat colonialism.
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😀
 
In a somewhat related matter, this has just come up for sale.

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Its the telex announcing the surrender to the UK gov.
 
The people who live there should get to decide, and they decided UK. Argentina can f-off, or they can get their butts handed to them once again.
 
Stand fast Falklanders, your brother's and sister in the commonwealth stand at arms, ready to help defend your God given sovereignty!
Long Live the King!
 
Doppel said:
That's so overwhelming it's almost dictator-election type results, like 99% voting for Saddam.

Still, assuming it's not rigged and I assume it is, Argentina can piss off again. UK considers it their territory, the inhabitants agree. Argentina can do nothing.
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Is 99/100% any wonder. The islanders are all transplanted English people with English names who don't speak Spanish.
 
bononos said:
Is 99/100% any wonder. The islanders are all transplanted English people with English names who don't speak Spanish.
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From 250 years ago; yes.
You had the French / English and Spanish setting up colonies all over the world on every potential habitable rock.

Argentina did not even get involved as an entity for another 50+ years. (1820). At that time it was for commercial monopoly on sealing; not settlement.
British re-establish the colony about 10 years later
 
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