"The Falklands have always been Argentine" is taught to every Argentine child as a matter of faith. What was Argentina during the time when it "always" possessed Las Malvinas? In this article I will trace the history of Argentina in the context of its physical and political relationship with "Las Malvinas", the Falkland Islands. The Argentine claim to the Falkland Islands dates from a brief episode in 1831-32 so it is like Canada claiming the USA despite two centuries of separate development. This might sound like ancient history but Argentina has gone to war for this ancient claim so the following article is well worth reading. For a summary of the legal case see: Las Malvinas: The Legal Case Argentina traces its origins to Spanish South America when it was part of the Viceroyalty of the Rio del Plata. The Falklands lay off the Viceroyalty of Peru, controlled by the Captain General of Chile. In 1810 the Falklands were far from the geographical b...
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Ironically, this is probably because Britain has so little real countryside left that few people think about it! A while ago it was announced how many acres of land would be needed for new houses. It amounts to the area of the Isle of Wight.
Any discussion about immigration consists of "will they make us richer?", "will they effect our culture?", crime, health service, etc. The fact that our countryside and its wildlife is disappearing,is never discussed.
Do we really want to live in an endless concrete jungle from coast to coast?
Also, no-one has ever given a rational reason as to why we actually need immigration. We did perfectly well for a thousand years with very small immigration levels.
I am reading the first part of the english translation of the book "Practical Idealism" by Coudenhove-kalergi, that was posted on your site. It was only a first part of the book. I was wondering if you could provide the english translation of the entire book. If can't find it anywhere else on the internet in it's entirety.
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Could we have a bit about who you are. Find this site interesting but in trying to weigh up where you are coming from and how accurate the information is I would like to know how you know what you know. Also any qualifications that support your knowledge etc although not absolutely necessary !!
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