Falkland Islands vote to remain British territory

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raisindot

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Not really, just thought the story was interesting

Amos Umwhat

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Not really, just thought the story was interesting

It is interesting, I thought this was settled a couple decades ago.

rzaman

It is a economic decision not political. Someday if Argentinian economy performs better than the United Kingdom then Falklanders will vote to join with Argentina. This is a reality and the commerce.

rzaman

One more thing, now a days economy dictates foreign policy over political ideology. The example is our so-called strategic relationship with China no matter whoever is in power- Democrats or Republicans . At the end, we need Chinese Market for the continuous growth. China needs us to export their goods and continue their growth. Once in a while, both governments start arguments over different issues but at the end nothing change. This is a way both side utilize public opinion to continue their political grip over average citizen. At the end- rich get richer and middle class or poor people get poorer. The same equation- economic interest over political ideology. Few people realize that when average citizen argue about US-China, Warren Buffet and Chinese richest man Li Ka Shing enjoy dinner then talk with the policy makers and sell their idea to double their market share with a newly implemented government policy.

rzaman:

It is a economic decision not political. Someday if Argentinian economy performs better than the United Kingdom then Falklanders will vote to join with Argentina. This is a reality and the commerce.

raisindot

rzaman:

It is a economic decision not political. Someday if Argentinian economy performs better than the United Kingdom then Falklanders will vote to join with Argentina. This is a reality and the commerce.

No, it's actually a cultural decision not an economic decision. Nearly all the Falklanders are descendants of the British settlers who came to the island, whose main economic activity is sheep herding. They have about as much of a cultural affinity to Argentina as Singaporians have to mainland Chinese.

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