I deleted my original post on this because it was hasty and ignorant and centred the west, but I continue to receive anon hate about it so I'm going to make the mistake of re-adressing it.
I do not think that the Falklands/Malvinas are inherently British, I do not believe the British empire has a right to them or to any other land. I support any movements within the islands for independence as I support any movement for independence from Britain, anywhere in the world.
My perception that the idea of Argentina claiming the islands comes from the Argentine right was informed by Milei's claim that he was setting out a roadmap to reclaim the islands for Argentina, and for the fact that it is widely perceived that Galtieri engaged in the Falklands war in order to get nationalistic feelings inflamed and maintain power. I saw reflected in this the same instinct that imperialist powers are acting on when they start unnecessary forever wars to bolster their own power.
There is a lot of discussion about the islands that happens in this country that I find tasteless and imperialist and that is what I was trying to highlight. I was trying to add on that as well as the cruel jokes circulating about people starving in Argentina that OP referenced, I had seen a rise in rhetoric here in the UK that referenced the war- the Battle of Goose Green and the sinking of the Belgrano in particular- and glorified the conflict and the deaths of Argentinians, and that I thought that was reprehensible.
I think that the sinking of the General Belgrano, outside of the exclusion zone which Britain had defined, was wrong. I think to celebrate the deaths of anybody involved in the conflict is wrong.
I am unaware, and remain unaware, which I am about to embark on remedying, of the general feelings towards the islands by everyday people in Argentina.
I think that in an ideal world, there would be free trade and transit between the islands and Argentina as there is between the islands and Britain. I think that nationalist ideas get in the way of developing a situation for the islands that benefits the Falkland Islanders and benefits Argentina by allowing commerce between the two. I think that the way the borders of the Falklands affect the fishing industry in Argentina is bad and should be remedied.
I do not think, however, that a solution for the colonial occupation of the islands can be found in the annexation of the islands by any other power.
I sincerely apologise for any ignorance portrayed in my initial posts, and would genuinely be delighted to hear from anyone who had a perspective, resources, or information to share with me that isn't anon hate, especially Marxist analysis.
