Argentina played some of the dirtiest WC soccer I've ever seen. Grabbing the English goalie's arms during a corner kick, regularly shoving opposing players in the back and grabbing their jerseys when they got the ball during a fast break. The referee only handed out a single yellow card, and let everything else pass.
Messi wasn't doing it so overtly, but everyone else especially Simeone, were just blatant. Have no dog in this race, but that was just gross.
The "no politics" rule strips people of a big platform to protest against injustice and further other righteous causes, and that's the INTENTION the corrupt leaders of FIFA had.
They have to double check with FIFA Peace Prize recipient Donald J. Trump before they make any calls, they don't want to accidentally discipline the wrong team
Wait, who colonized Argentina? And wait who was first to the Falkland Islands? I genuinely don't understand why you think Argentina wanting the Falkland Islands has anything to do with opposition to colonialism.
Does Argentina belong to the Spanish? Why do you think Argentina should take them? Who lived in Argentina before the Spanish came? Who lived in the Falkland islands, nobody.
It doesn't matter who lived there first, because I'll swear on the King's life that the Brits weren't first
Also, "who lived in Argentina before the Spanish came?" Maybe the people living there tens of thousands of years before European colonialism hit their shores?
Are you saying there were no indigenous people in what is now Argentina when the colonists came? Just a simple search for "indigenous people of Argentina" delivers ample evidence that there were.
No one should colonise anything. But the difference between Argentina and The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (God save the King) is as vast as, well, the distance between London and any point in South America
Because "sail around the world and claim what you want" is fucking great if you're playing Monopoly. Less great to sort out world affairs in a modern world.
But if the islands were empty before? Like there's islands who have thousands of years of history of people living there. But then there's also those who just doesn't. Are they supposed to stay empty? All humans always bad, or something?
Ah, yes, the fact that prehistoric Fuegians may have visited the Falklands surely means they're the birthright of Argentina. Airtight anti-colonialist explanation.
Literally no one was there when France landed there, so you can either a) ask France and Spain for their thoughts, b) resurrect the Fuegians who visited and let them have it, forcibly deporting the people who've lived there for centuries, or c) disregard pragmatism and say they aren't part of any country – either way, you can stop obnoxiously trying to defend Argentina's baseless colonialist claim under the guise of "anticolonialism".
To the extent it belongs to anyone, it obviously belongs to the UK far more than it does to the asshurt losers who flaccidly tried and utterly failed to assert sovereignty over it.
It's absolutely bizarre, they have no legitimate claim to the islands. It's like someone moving into your house when you are on holiday, and saying it's theirs.
Plenty of countries have uninhabited islands as part of their territory, it doesn't mean they're up for grabs.
That's the fucking part that blows my mind. They were about to get it back for fucking free. But the Military Dictatorship had to Military it up and then not only got their asses handed to them, but also gave Thatcher and Reaganomics the boost of a lifetime.
Every single time I see anything argentinian named "LAS MALVINAS ARGENTINAS XYZ" it feels so fucking pathetic. They put it on a (now worthless) 50 peso banknote.
i'll do a test later tonight and see if it's same thing here, i guess if someone who has the energy and sees this can lookup whether lemmy has a bug/feature request somewhere in their github/git/whatever to get this looked at?
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Should have fought harder for them then when you invaded. Sucks to suck
Argentina played some of the dirtiest WC soccer I've ever seen. Grabbing the English goalie's arms during a corner kick, regularly shoving opposing players in the back and grabbing their jerseys when they got the ball during a fast break. The referee only handed out a single yellow card, and let everything else pass.
Messi wasn't doing it so overtly, but everyone else especially Simeone, were just blatant. Have no dog in this race, but that was just gross.
They've always been like that. They poisoned a player once. FIFA did nothing.
These types of displays were banned by FIFA, no? If so , shouldn't there be some kind of disciplinary action?
They were, but IMO there shouldn't.
The "no politics" rule strips people of a big platform to protest against injustice and further other righteous causes, and that's the INTENTION the corrupt leaders of FIFA had.
They have to double check with FIFA Peace Prize recipient Donald J. Trump before they make any calls, they don't want to accidentally discipline the wrong team
Red card everyone in that pic. Then the next day say you had a chat with Milei and now the coach is red carded too.
If they are yours then why don't you go there... Oh wait.
Hell yeah! Stick it to the colonizing bastards...twice!
Yeah - Argentina was never colonised. They just natively look (mostly) quite European and speak Spanish.
They natively look and speak Spanish lmaoooo.
When they celebrate their independence day I guess they really mean independant of will and strength of character not independence from Spanish crown.
Funny how Argentina never thinks to ask the people who actually live there.
They might answer the wrong way you see...
Sort of the thing with war. If you're on the losing side, it can get a little awkward when you try to stick around.
Sore losers even when they're winning.
Opposing colonialism is being a sore loser now?
Wait, who colonized Argentina? And wait who was first to the Falkland Islands? I genuinely don't understand why you think Argentina wanting the Falkland Islands has anything to do with opposition to colonialism.
Argentina supports Israel and has an ancap president. They aren't anti colonial.
Australian New Car Assessment Program? What do they have to do with this?
Anarcho-capitalist. The end state of muh free marketz morons.
Please recount to me the tales of how the Falklands war ended up going in the 1980s. I'm fascinated by your take.
Big "might makes right" energy 🙄
You are aware that the first inhabitants of the Falklands were French? There was nobody to be colonised.
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That's certainly a theory.
You must be American
Yeah they colonised some penguins... Got em
Please explain to me how this is opposing colonialism? They want to colonise the Falklands themselves.
They sure as fuck don't belong to England
Does Argentina belong to the Spanish? Why do you think Argentina should take them? Who lived in Argentina before the Spanish came? Who lived in the Falkland islands, nobody.
It doesn't matter who lived there first, because I'll swear on the King's life that the Brits weren't first
Also, "who lived in Argentina before the Spanish came?" Maybe the people living there tens of thousands of years before European colonialism hit their shores?
Really? Who were they? Is there any evidence whatsoever to back this claim up?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peopling_of_the_Americas
Are you saying there were no indigenous people in what is now Argentina when the colonists came? Just a simple search for "indigenous people of Argentina" delivers ample evidence that there were.
They've belonged to them for over 200 years, I don't see why they don't.
Thatcher's dead and buried, defending British imperialism isn't going to get her to sleep with you
You've still not explained why Argentina should be allowed to colonise it and Britain shouldnt.
No one should colonise anything. But the difference between Argentina and The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (God save the King) is as vast as, well, the distance between London and any point in South America
Because "sail around the world and claim what you want" is fucking great if you're playing Monopoly. Less great to sort out world affairs in a modern world.
But if the islands were empty before? Like there's islands who have thousands of years of history of people living there. But then there's also those who just doesn't. Are they supposed to stay empty? All humans always bad, or something?
There weren't "people" in the New World, so colonizing it was totally cool /s
Eh, nobody else was using them for anything.
The islands are on the continental shelf.
OK, so?
There's evidence of pre-Columbian Argentine peoples using the island.
Ah, yes, the fact that prehistoric Fuegians may have visited the Falklands surely means they're the birthright of Argentina. Airtight anti-colonialist explanation.
It certainly doesn't belong to the British.
Literally no one was there when France landed there, so you can either a) ask France and Spain for their thoughts, b) resurrect the Fuegians who visited and let them have it, forcibly deporting the people who've lived there for centuries, or c) disregard pragmatism and say they aren't part of any country – either way, you can stop obnoxiously trying to defend Argentina's baseless colonialist claim under the guise of "anticolonialism".
To the extent it belongs to anyone, it obviously belongs to the UK far more than it does to the asshurt losers who flaccidly tried and utterly failed to assert sovereignty over it.
No land "belongs" to anyone, least of all to the asshurt losers who flaccidly tried and utterly failed to keep their empire alive
So pre-Argentine as well?
Isn't that promoting colonialism?
Opposing would be free Malvinas or something like that.
It's not real colonialism. It's Sparkling Regime Change.
What regime did the English change when they showed up to an uninhabited island a few hundred years ago?
Nature's /s
I can't think of a nation with a bigger chip on their shoulder than Argentine. It's kind of weird.
Buttsore from the fall of the third Reich.
It's absolutely bizarre, they have no legitimate claim to the islands. It's like someone moving into your house when you are on holiday, and saying it's theirs.
Plenty of countries have uninhabited islands as part of their territory, it doesn't mean they're up for grabs.
Had they not invaded there's a good chance they would be Argentinian by now, which is the funniest part of the whole fiasco.
Gave Thatcher an easy election win, which is genuinely unforgivable.
That's the fucking part that blows my mind. They were about to get it back for fucking free. But the Military Dictatorship had to Military it up and then not only got their asses handed to them, but also gave Thatcher and Reaganomics the boost of a lifetime.
Every single time I see anything argentinian named "LAS MALVINAS ARGENTINAS XYZ" it feels so fucking pathetic. They put it on a (now worthless) 50 peso banknote.
How about Ireland, you American clown 😂
Totally different kettle of fish.
Also I'm not American, you eejit.
It would be interesting to see them actually succeeding with conquering those islands just to see them do this:
Now they actually had to deal with their ruined socioeconomic problems instead of political rallying around a made up issue.
they'll sink their economy just like the rest of Argentina
What season was this from?
"Treehouse of Horror II"
Oct 31, 1991
S3·E7 (5:25)
Only one way to settle this - a sudden death dodgeball match.
They didn't hear you, Argentina. Better shake your fist sternly at them again.
i just realised lemmy.zip is converting all images to avif
it's really fucking annoying because it won't do "click thumbnail to expand" and always puts them in a new tab.
i'll do a test later tonight and see if it's same thing here, i guess if someone who has the energy and sees this can lookup whether lemmy has a bug/feature request somewhere in their github/git/whatever to get this looked at?
Disqualified?