Argentina to fly the flag of Las Malvinas at London Olympics

[Casually Red]

The Argentine parliament has overwhelmingly approved a proposal by left leaning President Kristina Kirchners "front for victory" coalition to have all Argentine athletes attending the London Olympics next year wear a logo proclaiming Argentinas rightful sovereignty over the disputed Islas Malvinas in the south Atlantic , off Argentinas coast and many thousands of miles away from Britain .

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/8929029/London-Olympics-2012-Argentina-proposes-pro-Falkland-Islands-logo-for-team-clothing.html

It would appear the precedent for this openly political sloganeering at international sporting level had already been set by British insistence that its teams be permitted to display the imperialist British poppy on their kit in November at international sporting events . Its proably inevitable that those British spokespersons who were outraged at sporting bodies seeing Britians move as inappropriate may well suffer identical umbrage at the same principle being applied to others on the international sports scene come the Olympics.

 

[likesfish]

well as they are not going to win any medals its a bit moot.
although the IOC may have something to say.
although I suppose we could make them feel at home crank the Vulcan bomber up one more time.
have their team captain stake any of their team members who don't perform out.
and plead for their lives when the Nepal team turns up
if their sailing team turns up we can have HMS astute sink them (if its not aground or the crew aren't murdering one another )

 

[Maurice Picarda]

the disputed Islas Malvinas ... the imperialist British poppy .

If and when they invade again, you will be interned, and a good thing too.

 

[binka]

if you love argentina so much why dont you go and live there?

 

[Spymaster]

Let them wear what they like. Every time this gets brought up they get patted on the head a bit and everyone forgets all about it for another five years. They can whinge and whine til the penguins come home but it won't make their preposterous claims any more valid.

So who cares?

 

[Brixton Hatter]

we could squat the Argentinian team's houses when they're away at the Olympics for a double in-your-face victory

 

[starfish]

The IOC usually dont allow political statements being made by athletes but they do have a mixed track record on it.

 

[Casually Red]

if you love argentina so much why dont you go and live there?

Should I hitch a lift with you to Las Malvinas ?

 

[Spymaster]

How about doing a deal with them based on the Olympics.

If they win more medals than us we'll enter negotiations. If we win more, they have to stop trying to steal them for at least 20 years.

 

[Pickman's model]

How about doing a deal with them based on the Olympics.

If they win more medals than us we'll enter negotiations. If we win more, they have to stop trying to steal them for at least 20 years.

since there's two falkland islands why not give argentina the uninhabited one and throw in margaret thatcher as a makeweight

 

[Casually Red]

the main street of the inhabited one is named after her I believe

 

[Pickman's model]

the main street of the inhabited one is named after her I believe

Only temporarily

 

[Stoat Boy]

We are still meant to be a free country and if the Argies want to wear this then let them. Aint going to do much beyond get them booed and stuff but thats life.

As for those on the left who still champion their claim then let them make as much noise about it as they want. Makes people see them for what they really are and keeps them further away from power than ever.

 

[Spymaster]

since there's two falkland islands why not give argentina the uninhabited one and throw in margaret thatcher as a makeweight

That would be rewarding their colonialist aggression.

Given them Thatcher by all means, but not a stone of the Falklands.

 

[CyberRose]

The Argentine parliament has overwhelmingly approved a proposal by left leaning President Kristina Kirchners "front for victory" coalition to have all Argentine athletes attending the London Olympics next year wear a logo proclaiming Argentinas rightful sovereignty over the disputed Islas Malvinas in the south Atlantic

You think that's controversial?!

Check this out...!!!

 

[laptop]

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[phildwyer]

I reckon the Argies could beat the UK in a war these days.

 

[CyberRose]

I reckon the Argies could beat the UK in a war these days.

Dunno. Now with all the Iranian shit kicking off, we'll probably end up being BFFs with Israel, and Mossad know how to look after their own!

 

[phildwyer]

Dunno. Now with all the Iranian shit kicking off, we'll probably end up being BFFs with Israel, and Mossad know how to look after their own!

Israel and Argentina are quite close though.

 

[CyberRose]

Israel and Argentina are quite close though.

I wasn't being serious

 

[phildwyer]

I wasn't being serious

That remains to be seen.

Anyway, I think we should be careful not to piss the Argies off too much, because if there was another Falklands War they would probably win, and that would send the Brits into such a paroxysm of inferiority that they would go collectively mad.

 

[Spymaster]

I reckon the Argies could beat the UK in a war these days.

Doesn't matter really. All they have to know is that any military attempt on the islands would result in such catastrophic casualties as to make it absolutely not worthwhile. A flight of Typhoons and a strengthened garrison guarantees that.

No chance of war, no chance of negotiations.

When are they gong to get it????

 

[phildwyer]

Doesn't matter really. All they have to know is that any military attempt on the islands would result in such catastrophic casualties as to make it absolutely not worthwhile. A flight of Typhoons and a strengthened garrison guarantees that.

You reckon?

But haven't they got nukes now?

 

[CyberRose]

That remains to be seen.

Anyway, I think we should be careful not to piss the Argies off too much, because if there was another Falklands War they would probably win, and that would send the Brits into such a paroxysm of inferiority that they would go collectively mad.

True. I've always wondered what would become of our country if we started being on the loosing side in wars. Would it push us towards fascism as has happened in various countries following 'national humiliations' or would it turn us into cultural, arrogant, smug gits like the French?

 

[phildwyer]

True. I've always wondered what would become of our country if we started being on the loosing side in wars. Would it push us towards fascism as has happened in various countries following 'national humiliations' or would it turn us into cultural, arrogant, smug gits like the French?

I suspect we are about to find out...

 

[CyberRose]

I suspect we are about to find out...

Well I'm actually already an arrogant smug git with a rather large helping of culture...but it's going to be fascism, isn't it?

 

[phildwyer]

Seriously though, we could take losing in Afghanistan or Iraq. But imagine if the Argies really did successfully invade the Falklands.

We'd go absolutely freaking nuts wouldn't we? We'd probably nuke them.

 

[Spymaster]

But haven't they got nukes now?

No. Galtieri's junta fucked about trying to develop some for a bit but that all got binned after the war. They've got a couple of reactors though.

 

[CyberRose]

Seriously though, we could take losing in Afghanistan or Iraq.

"Losing"? I think you'll find it's actually called "giving control back to the Iraqis/Afghanis"

But imagine if the Argies really did successfully invade the Falklands.

We'd go absolutely freaking nuts wouldn't we? We'd probably nuke them.

Won't come to that...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_trade_of_Argentina#Exports_and_imports

Surprisingly, the EU is the second major trading partner of Argentina after the rest of South America, even in front of North America. EU sanctions would fuck Argentina up more than any war would. Imagine all the steak houses across Europe that would stop selling chimichuri?

 

[Wolveryeti]

The fuckers will rue the day when we send our new plane-less aircraft carrier to float menacingly off their coast!