▲ 409 ▼ After beating England, Argentine football players waved a banner which said: "The Malvinas Islands (Falkland) belong to Argentina" (lemmy.zip) submitted 3 weeks ago* by Zaelaa@lemmy.zip to c/pics@lemmy.world 255 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 17 points 3 weeks ago (2 children) Really? Who were they? Is there any evidence whatsoever to back this claim up? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] VoteNixon2016@lemmy.blahaj.zone -10 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peopling_of_the_Americas permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 weeks ago This doesn't show the Falkland islands were populated? permalink fedilink source parent [+] moriquende@lemmy.world -12 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 17 points 3 weeks ago (2 children) We're talking about the Falkland islands, Argentina wasn't colonised by the British. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] moriquende@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago* The post you replied to explicitly says Argentina when mentioning the indigenous population, not the Falkland Islands. Btw there is proof that while the islands were not populated at the time the British came, they were used as camping and hunting grounds by indigenous people in the past. permalink fedilink source parent [+] tmijail@lemmy.world -12 points 3 weeks ago Not for lack of trying permalink fedilink source parent
[+] VoteNixon2016@lemmy.blahaj.zone -10 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peopling_of_the_Americas permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 weeks ago This doesn't show the Falkland islands were populated? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 weeks ago This doesn't show the Falkland islands were populated? permalink fedilink source parent
[+] moriquende@lemmy.world -12 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 17 points 3 weeks ago (2 children) We're talking about the Falkland islands, Argentina wasn't colonised by the British. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] moriquende@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago* The post you replied to explicitly says Argentina when mentioning the indigenous population, not the Falkland Islands. Btw there is proof that while the islands were not populated at the time the British came, they were used as camping and hunting grounds by indigenous people in the past. permalink fedilink source parent [+] tmijail@lemmy.world -12 points 3 weeks ago Not for lack of trying permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 17 points 3 weeks ago (2 children) We're talking about the Falkland islands, Argentina wasn't colonised by the British. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] moriquende@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago* The post you replied to explicitly says Argentina when mentioning the indigenous population, not the Falkland Islands. Btw there is proof that while the islands were not populated at the time the British came, they were used as camping and hunting grounds by indigenous people in the past. permalink fedilink source parent [+] tmijail@lemmy.world -12 points 3 weeks ago Not for lack of trying permalink fedilink source parent
[–] moriquende@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago* The post you replied to explicitly says Argentina when mentioning the indigenous population, not the Falkland Islands. Btw there is proof that while the islands were not populated at the time the British came, they were used as camping and hunting grounds by indigenous people in the past. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] tmijail@lemmy.world -12 points 3 weeks ago Not for lack of trying permalink fedilink source parent