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“Fantastic” Falklands’ vehicles rally in support of the referendum and UK

Monday, March 11th 2013 - 04:30 UTC
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Described as ‘fantastic’ despite the bad weather over 300 vehicles plus motorbikes, quads, old tractors and horse riders flying Falklands flags and Union Jacks turned out on Sunday in Stanley for a march along the sea front and the Liberation Monument in support of the two-day referendum on the Islands future. Read full article

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  • XAVIERV

    As are prepared to vote tomorrow those born in the islands? Only 59% is considered islanders and the vast majority were not born in the islands. Insurance should be very excited about his first time .. I'm sure the residents of other countries who voted today, which are 80% of all registered, have more experience than you, so guide them so that tomorrow no mistake and end up getting the wrong ballot ..

    Mar 11th, 2013 - 05:14 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Britworker

    And what is Argentina made up of? Other than thieves and cowards, they are a mix of different cultures and countries that, once the inconvenient original indigenous people had be slaughtered, have been settling there ever since. You're a Hypocrite mate.
    Look at all those lovely Union Jacks all the way way down there in the South Atlantic. That's the bit you don't like isn't it!

    Mar 11th, 2013 - 05:57 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Malvinero1

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    Mar 11th, 2013 - 06:37 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Escoses Doido

    Where did you get that translator?

    da, da, da, da, da, da, da,

    Mar 11th, 2013 - 06:46 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Malvinero1

    Comment removed by the editor.

    Mar 11th, 2013 - 06:50 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • LEPRecon

    @5 - Malvi01

    You obviously care otherwise you wouldn't keep posting on this forum.

    Tell me, do La Campora pay you for posting on here? At least the other trolls actually come up with arguments as to why they believe the Falklands are Argentinian, albeit extremely false claims backed up by youtube and that's about it.

    Personally it feels to me like you aren't really trying, and that your heart isn't in what you are posting.

    But back to the story. Isn't it marvellous to see true democracy in action? Isn't it wonderful to see the Falkland Islanders freely expressing their will and desire as laid out in UNGA resolution 1514?

    Argentina has already lost credibility on the international stage. No doubt you will revert to form of bullying, crying, lying, crawling and begging to anyone who will listen. Unfortunately for you the only countries willing to listen these days are your good buddies Iran.

    Meanwhile, the Falkand Islands will develop into a very rich place, with regional ties to Chile, Uruguay, Brazil and others, who will welcome the business opportunities that will open up when the oil starts flowing.

    Argentina will collapse under the weight of it's own incompetence, refusing to accept responsibility for its actions, and will remain a bitter failure on the world stage.

    Go Falklanders! Self Determination rules!

    Mar 11th, 2013 - 07:01 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Escoses Doido

    Yes malvineiro1, can you actualy say something for a change rather than just pasting shite.

    I'm thinking you must have the wit to be able to dress yourself in the morning, and use a computer, - So Say something coherent FFS.

    Mar 11th, 2013 - 07:06 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • toooldtodieyoung

    5 Malvinero1

    tell you what Malvinero1, rise to the challenge ok? stretch those little grey cells of yours and come up with a Coherent statement.

    Go for it, the forum is yours!!

    7 Escoses Doido

    I can imagine this to be an “I was there” tail that Malvinero1 will tell his / her children ( shudder ) :-

    “Daddy / mummy do you remember when the Falklands had their referendum?”

    “Yes son, I remember it well, I posted incoherent sh*te on a web-site all day”

    “Wow dad / mum, I'm so proud of you”

    Mar 11th, 2013 - 07:23 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Escoses Doido

    We keep hearing about Pirates, - please have a read of this, notice the dates.
    USS Lexington, as in Unites States Ship.......

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Apcbg/Duncan-Woodbury

    Mar 11th, 2013 - 07:41 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Malvinero1

    Comment removed by the editor.

    Mar 11th, 2013 - 09:40 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • stick up your junta

    @10
    You were given the floor and you blew,now off to bed with you, dont want to be late for special school again

    Mar 11th, 2013 - 09:49 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • WestisBest

    @10

    Laugh it up Malv, let's just see what the UN makes of this eh. Reckon we'll be having the last laugh.

    Mar 11th, 2013 - 10:37 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Conqueror

    @1 Is that supposed to be English? There's a lot more to it than just picking a few dozen words out of a dictionary. The idea of a language is about “communicating”.
    @3 Still not travelling to argieland. That's where hell is!
    @10 Are you actually allowed out of your padded cell to come on here? Is it supposed to be therapy? Can you tell the doctors it's not working?

    Mar 11th, 2013 - 11:05 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Anbar

    “”“”As are prepared to vote tomorrow those born in the islands?“””

    says the Spanish-implant to South America... geess, enough with the hypocrisy already.

    Argentina is a Colony comprised of colonisers.

    If you want to go down that route then 97% of people living in Argentina have no right to vote there.... give the land back to the INDIGENOUS peoples you hypocritical moron.

    Mar 11th, 2013 - 11:39 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • ChrisR

    This cannot be a surptise gathering surely?

    If the Islanders cannot make a fanfare out of this then who can?

    Nice to see it though, especially the horses.

    Mar 11th, 2013 - 11:41 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Rufus

    Just for a chuckle I had a look on one of the online bookies websites for the odds on the referendum.

    Strangely enough the return on betting on a Yes vote don't compete favourably with putting your stake in a savings account for the duration of the referendum vote.

    Mar 11th, 2013 - 12:00 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Faz

    Malvinero 1

    Why always write “comment removed by editor” ??

    Mar 11th, 2013 - 12:28 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Gustbury

    You and your democracy...hahahahaha!! go home thiefes!!
    http://www.infobae.com/notas/700315-Echaron-a-un-observador-por-advertir-que-la-ONU-no-acepta-la-consulta.html

    Mar 11th, 2013 - 01:05 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • kelperabout

    Malvinero1 (#) Guess you forgot what you were going to write as you seem to be repeating the words comment removed .
    Well the time now is for the Argentines to start leaving the Islanders to get on with their lives and to start apologizing to your own oppressed people for making them suffer while you have tried to bully a little population in the Atlantic Ocean.

    Several people have said it before but I will say it again. While your Country is obsessed with retaking the Islands your neighbors around you are probably making plans to work with the Islanders in the new oil extraction phase. You could have been a part of this exciting time and you were offered the chance but because of your human greed and total contempt for the Falkland Islanders you have shot yourselves in the foot and I doubt very much that you will ever be given the chance to come back on board.

    Billions of pounds are going to flow into the Falkland purse very soon and your Country could easily have had a share in it had you not been so stupid to believe that we did not exist.

    Mar 11th, 2013 - 01:42 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Gustbury

    Damn! the circus came to town and I no tickets!

    Mar 11th, 2013 - 01:58 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • reality check

    Tickets no good mate, you need a passport to enter someone elses country, even to visit the cicus, sorry!

    Mar 11th, 2013 - 02:21 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • CaptainSilver

    Gustbelly. That's a shame I am sure you would make a hilarious clown.

    Wonderful parade folks. Congratulations, you are getting great press coverage all round the world and the Argentinian thugs and bullies are frozen like frightened rabbits in spotlight of international opinion as the world becomes aware of the lies that they have been telling.

    Your quiet dignified and civilised British spirit is an example to everyone except perhaps to your neighbours who continue to descend even further into chaos and confusion like a poor demented old soul in its dying throes.

    The referendum leaves no doubt as to the future of the Falkland Islands with unwavering support from Blighty. May the oil start flowing and make you even more prosperous and secure in the future.

    Mar 11th, 2013 - 02:40 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Conqueror

    @18 Isn't Mummy teaching you to speak and spell properly? The word is “thieves”. And “home” is Spain. Don't worry about their reported financial problems. They are much better off than where you are!
    @20 Don't you get free entry? You perform on here for nothing. Do the same in Spain. Perhaps you could get in to some “corrida”. You're halfway there.

    Mar 11th, 2013 - 04:33 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Gustbury

    I think that the flock needs more reading also you have no idea about democracy, you can not go dressed like clowns vote, the vote should be challenged.
    http://www.infobae.com/notas/700320-El-relato-ingles-desenmascarado-en-un-libro.html

    Mar 11th, 2013 - 04:43 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Faz

    Gustbury, nother clown. Where he come from big joke.

    Here nasty shock: http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01683/SNN0308CUT--_1683733a.jpg

    How you like that funy fool! is that domoprat . Some peoples say nasty hoare in your cuntry.

    All peoples all round world celebrate today - commonwealth. You should join then understand democracy

    Mar 11th, 2013 - 04:57 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Gustbury

    23@ sorry my friend: I am German-Argentine,I do not care to be an expert in Englis.I have nothing to do in Spain, just wish them well!! :)

    Mar 11th, 2013 - 05:04 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • LEPRecon

    @26 - Gustbury

    Then you German pirate, sod off back to Germany and give the land you stole back to the native amerindians. Pirate, murderer, usurper, thief, rapist, implanted person etc...

    Mar 11th, 2013 - 05:09 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Gustbury

    27@ British cinism kings!!! hahahahaa

    Mar 11th, 2013 - 05:15 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • CaptainSilver

    Gustbury - escaped Nazi? that explains a lot. Sieg heil my friend. Smarting from getting beaten twice trying to rob people of democracy in your lifetime? We certainly don't need any lectures from you animals.

    Mar 11th, 2013 - 06:14 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Clyde15

    #20
    I sympathise with you . How could they do this to you, You are the prize clown and they did not ask you to attend. Boo Hoo !

    Mar 11th, 2013 - 06:31 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • briton

    And this is argentine bloggers reply

    Total insults,
    Democracy to them is so alien,
    We must sometimes feel sorry for these poor uneducated, indoctrinated , brain washed fools,

    Perhaps one day they will awake to the truth,
    That their own government is using the Falklands as a distraction to the demise and collapse of there own country,
    …….

    Mar 11th, 2013 - 09:01 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • toooldtodieyoung

    10 Malvinero1

    Oh Malvi, Malvi, Malvi!!!!

    You let me down, son. You let me down!!!

    Now, don't get me wrong, I wasn't expecting any Shakespearian sonnets or poem's worthy of Mark Twain but ya could have tried to say something!!

    ( sigh ) It could have been so beautiful..............

    Mar 11th, 2013 - 09:04 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • screenname

    Almost every thread I look on , Malvinero1 posts, 'Comment removed by the editor'.

    Why does he keep posting this? Has he nothing better to do with his time?

    Mar 11th, 2013 - 09:15 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Gustbury

    man man man your “empire” is over, listen this guy and think about your future :
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=9IbbbmwFLno#!

    Mar 11th, 2013 - 09:19 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • briton

    their is no british Empire,
    but there is a slowly growing Argentina Empire,
    the truth hurts does it not.

    Mar 11th, 2013 - 09:33 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Pete Bog

    @26
    “ German-Argentine,I”

    Implanted German, go home to Germany and leave Argentina to the original inhabitants.

    Mar 11th, 2013 - 09:40 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Forgetti

    #31
    there are not any argie bloggers in Merco=british crap=Press
    i keep telling the same comment over and over
    the uk team have placed fake screen names such as EL/LA Think, Marcos Alejandro, Simon68Zhivago, TTT, etc etc. to show off they are “winning the islands debate”
    jijiji

    Mar 12th, 2013 - 01:38 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • kelperabout

    The results of the Falkland Islands referendum were as follows
    The number of ballot papers issued was 1,522
    The number of votes cast at the referendum was 1,518
    The total number of rejected ballot papers was 1
    The total number of votes validly cast at the referendum was 1,517
    The percentage of turnout at the referendum was 92%
    The number of “Yes” votes cast was 1,513 (99.8%)
    The number of “No” votes cast was 3 (0.2%)
    1 vote was unaccounted for

    We Isanders have told the world and particularily Argentina how we feel. It is not a question of implanted people or stolen territory but the rights of a people to desire their right and the Falkland people desire to remain as a Territory of Great Britain period.

    Mar 12th, 2013 - 09:22 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • briton

    And guess who today rejects it,
    and who has now suddenly got one million votes, to send to the UN objecting to it ,
    yes you guessed it
    CFK ,
    and she aint happy.

    Mar 12th, 2013 - 06:55 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • ChrisR

    For some very nice photos in HD of the Islanders voting and enjoying the referendum see this Clarin link:

    http://clarincomhd.tumblr.com/tagged/malvinas

    Mar 12th, 2013 - 10:14 pm - Link - Report abuse 0

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