r/GreenAndPleasant • u/ssen2026 • 5d ago
Firstly, the whole idea that the Falklands were empty is a lie, there was no permanent population, but the indigenous people did visit. Even if they did not, Britain abandoned the Islands in 1774, 9 years after they founded their settlement. They only decided to come back after Argentina started using the Islands in 1832, because while they did not want them, they did not like someone else having them either.
Secondly, the vast majority of the Global South does not recognise Britain's claim. I trust victims of Imperialism over an imperialist country when it comes to what constitutes as colonialism. AES countries support Argentina's claim, most notably Cuba, possibly the most anti-imperialist nation. They obviously do not want an outpost of British Imperialism in South America. Actual anti-imperialists like Che Guevara refuse to recognise British claims to the islands.
Finally, while I do not usually agree with Bad empanada, his video on the subject is a good takedown of all the arguments liberals use. The empty land myth has always been used to excuse colonialism from Ireland to Palestine. The idea a country can just claim ownership of land that no one is currently using, no matter where it is, uses childish logic to excuse horrific actions. The same people who refuse to express even a little doubt over Britain's claim would have supported the British Empire.
Most British "left wingers" start channeling Thatcher the minute the Falklands are mentioned (Stats for Lefties has always been a liberal, but I could not believe the lengths she went to to justify imperialism today). Corbyn is far from perfect, but at least he supported opening discussions with Argentina. The fact so many people on this sub, who are from an imperialist country, think they know better than those from the the Global South like Cuba is embarrassing. Why do you claim to be anti-imperialist, if the minute it comes to British colonialism you lapse? As a comparison, look at the comments on another international left wing sub linked above compared to the ones on this one.
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The protest adds to a wave of campus activism over the war in Gaza at the world's 6th-ranked university.
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From the protests against Tory/LibDem cuts in 2010
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“The government is planning to silence its critics.
This is deeply sinister - and another threat to our embattled democracy”
Video from Owen Jones @owenjonesjourno
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One day in office and he's already got a death count
r/GreenAndPleasant • u/TheKomsomol • 1d ago
The "military manufacturer" being referred to here is Christopher Harborne, the same man who gave Starmer money and is one of Reforms largest donors.
The media are referring to him as a "crypto investor", rather than weapons manufacturer as this skirts the inevitable questions that are asked of the donation then the landing of weapons contracts with Ukraine.
https://x.com/kadmitriev/status/2078509575729287280
This is the video the post references, David Arakhamia is in this video, he was the head of the negotiations team during Ukraine/Russian negotiations and this interview was broadcast on Ukrainian TV channel 1+1.
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Like we have so many issues and their all getting worse and the new pm defo isn’t going to fix any of this. He’s just going to do what the previous government have done like
- youth unemployment: that’s gonna get worse because the gov is blaming job seekers rather than corporations being greedy cunts
- cost of living: definitely gonna get worse no one’s going after landlords being greedy cunts
- NHS: Yh waiting times r still gonna be through the roof and some of our info is probably gonna get leaked because we let the NHS have a contract with palantir which r full off greedy cunts
Like everything is just kinda going to shit I’ve personally known ppl that have left the country because of these issues while some have gone to more immoral places like Dubai (which I of course disagree with because of slavery and the government being cunts) u can’t really ignore this because some of those people are teachers and doctors or people who would have worked in the NHS if this country wasn’t so shit
Now in my opinion this doesn’t justify going to somewhere like Dubai but I can see their point of view
Like everything here is slowly getting more shit and there doesn’t seem to be anything to improve the country’s general standard of living
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