The Falkland Islands debate

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Rath said:

Kasz216 said:

ArnoldRimmer said:
I wonder: Do the inhabitants of Falkland really want to be under british rule, or did they simply consider this the lesser of the two evils they were offered to choose between in some poll?

I mean, that the vast majority would choose british over argentinian rule seems obvious to me - the devil you know is better than the devil you don't. But if they had the choice, wouldn't they rather be independant?

Nah.  It's all about economics.

I mean hell.  Most arabs in East Jersualem if given the chance would actually want their neighborhoods owned and run by Israel... and mpre of them would move to Israel if given the chance if there neighberhoods weren't... then would if there neighberhoods were.

 

Being independent yourself is very overrated espiecally when your just a ridiculiously small area, because there is a lot of stuff that needs some requesite size, or a natural "big brother".

Do you have any stats to back up that Jerusalem claim?

I always got the impression that the Palestinian people (including those in Jerusalem) were not at all happy about the Israeli encroachment into Arab areas.

I think what he means is that ideologically, Arabs are 'required' to dislike Israel, and rebuff all of its social, political, economic and military overtones.

Having said that, within the boundaries of Israel, Palastinians have far more rights (politically and economically) than they do in practice when under Palestinian governance.

Its similar in the Golan Heights.  Overtly, residents loathe Israel for winning their region from Syria.  In reality, they far prefer their economic prosperity and freedom of speech to what Syria offered them.

So, you're both right, and both wrong, in a sense.