tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425154115888876778.post4045564921772520255..comments2024-03-18T11:50:56.722-07:00Comments on PetersPenguinPost: Advert Diplomacy; Pathe News; 30 days hath February!peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11303915651549066703noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425154115888876778.post-22634653494067307192013-03-12T12:08:17.607-07:002013-03-12T12:08:17.607-07:00There are other options, which I touch on in my re...There are other options, which I touch on in my recent post - eg Full independence, with, perhaps, free assocation with another country. This has been done with small island countries and New Zealand. <br />Also, French Guyana is a former colony that doesn't seem to be absorbed by neighbours in South America.....<br /><br />You are entitled to your view, but I can't see any Islanders being persuaded to join Argentina. If they wanted to, they could simply jump on a plane and be there in an hour. (One plane per month). peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11303915651549066703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425154115888876778.post-6848114223461657652013-03-12T11:49:20.422-07:002013-03-12T11:49:20.422-07:00The Malvinas can be an independent province of Arg...The Malvinas can be an independent province of Argentina and it could have even more autonomy than it has now. Argentine Constitution stablishes that natural resources belong to the provinces so your situation will not be so different in that respect. Your living standard will improve, food and goods will be cheaper and you'll certainly have much more internet bandwith. Look how Tierra del Fuego is developed, that is what the Malvinas could be. You'll actually have much cheaper electronics because you can buy them off Tierra del Fuego where they're assembled.<br />It's the intention of Argentina to respect the islander's way of life, as we do respect all the different communities and nationalities that coexist within our continental land.<br />If islanders would think about it, they'd realize they'd be better off being part of Argentina.Mycohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01123847624026032574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425154115888876778.post-44759131588818107132013-01-09T13:00:05.270-08:002013-01-09T13:00:05.270-08:00There was a big cruise ship in today - probably do...There was a big cruise ship in today - probably doubled the population of the Falklands. I was taking visitors, mostly Argentine, to see the penguins. <br /><br />The topic of ownership would come up in conversation (usually after what is the price of food, housing, cars? etc), and not one person thought Argentina had even a remote claim on the islands. It is all the spouting of a sinking President.<br /><br />But I agree with you about the Spanish and building closer ties. I believe many children (pre-1982) went to boarding school in Buenos Aires and Montevideo, and learnt Spanish then. I'm fairly sure it is taught in school here, and there is a large Chilean group on the islands.<br /><br />As to the Caribbean, we have recently had a posse of journalists visit from there, and our cricket team toured Belize, Jamaica, Barbados in December. Heavily beaten I understand, but there is maybe a gulf in class. So, there is an effort going on to win hearts and minds and counter the messages from CFK.<br /><br />I'm sure your offers of help to assist our economy will be welcomed. Would mutton be OK, if we are short of lamb?peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11303915651549066703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425154115888876778.post-41913027570233482142013-01-09T12:22:08.329-08:002013-01-09T12:22:08.329-08:00If the Argentines ever win their claim on the Falk...If the Argentines ever win their claim on the Falklands, I would support a claim by Canada to the French islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon only 10 km off the coast of Newfoundland and also Greenland. Greenland is geologically part of North American as is half of Iceland. The indigenous inhabitants, of Greeland, came from the Canadian arctic. They are Inuit. Of course this is nonsense. Being geologically attached to another land mass does not give any country a claim to ownership. If that was the case you would see lots of claims around the world. You might begin with the British Channel Islands. Some French would like to claim them but they have accepted the reality that the Islanders want to remain British.<br /><br />I would hope that sometime in their future the Falkland Islanders strengthen their ties with the Americas. They might begin by making Spanish a second language taught in the school. Also economically the Islanders could reach out to other English speaking nations in the Caribbean and North America. Perhaps the day will come when students will be sent to Canada for University. I would suggest Newfoundland share much with the Falklands. Let it be known that Canada does not raise enough sheep to supply the domestic lamb market. We import lamb from New Zealand. How about sending us some Falkland Island lamb. We could send you offshore oil workers or inshore fishermen from Newfoundland. Many of them would rather be fishing that working in Alberta in the nasty tar sands.Tossing Pebbles in the Streamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04354065895900279070noreply@blogger.com