How in the heck can anyone legitimize the UK’s claim to the Falkland Islands? Uh, word to the unwashed but the UK ceased being an imperial power a looong time ago. As a matter of fact they have a hard enough time running their own country never mind dealing with some insignificant islands in the south Atlantic.
Silly beyond words. As for the rest of it, whatever.
“How in the heck can anyone legitimize the UK’s claim to the Falkland Islands?”
I’ve often thought the same thing. Hundreds of years ago imperial England took advantage of a fishing dispute and just kind of waltzed in uninvited and claimed the islands.
The question is, do you now just kick people off their land hundreds of years after the fact?
1. The islanders have asserted their desire to be British citizens.
2. The UK has held claim to the island for nearly 200 years (far longer than any claim Argentina may have)
...as a matter of fact, what claim does Argentina have to the island other than proximity?
The Commonwealth of Nations has 135 million citizens across the world. Why are the Falklands any different than New Zealand?
Whether or not they can still be protected is simply conjecture on your part, and not relevant to sovereignty of the islands.
“How in the heck can anyone legitimize the UK’s claim to the Falkland Islands? Uh, word to the unwashed but the UK ceased being an imperial power a looong time ago. As a matter of fact they have a hard enough time running their own country never mind dealing with some insignificant islands in the south Atlantic.”
The legitimacy of the UK’s claim to the Falklands is identical to the legitimacy of the US claim on Hawaii - Hawaii is and will remain American as long as the residents wish to be American. Likewise as long as the people of the Falklands want to be British, the islands will remain British.
It’s about people and freedom, not rocks that stick out of the sea.
The Falkland Islands belong to Britain and are populated by Britons. If you check a history book you'll discover that Australia and Canada started the same way. In each case: English-speaking people turned up in a boat and made a go of the place.
But if this is still a problem for you, first remove yourself from Indian territory. Then we'll talk.