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Apostle Matthew and the Falklands/Malvinas controversy
Contrary to the Falklands, Argentina was a vast territory with a significant indigenous population A Falkland Islands supporter has sent the following caricature referred to the alleged “double standards” to which Argentine president Cristina Fernández and former Senator Daniel Filmus, head of the Foreign Ministry Malvinas Affairs office, repeatedly invoke when discussing the Falklands/Malvinas dispute and the policy of ignoring the Islands population and their rights.
According to statements from Mr. Filmus, a first generation Argentine, the official discussed with Pope Francis in the Vatican the 'double standards' controversy.
The drawing comes with a reference to Mathew 7.5: “ Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye”.
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Politics, Argentina, Falkland Islands, International.
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Read all commentsNotice the indigenous peoples at the back of the poster - all gone - no doubt kidnapped by pirates!
Apr 02nd, 2014 - 08:10 pm 0@ 1 They are called the disapeared. According to Liberato on the other blog there were no indigenous people in Patagonia, who would have thought it?
Apr 02nd, 2014 - 08:35 pm 0Mostly gunned down by the “heroes” of General Roca in the 1860s and 187os- women and children as well by all accounts.
Apr 02nd, 2014 - 08:37 pm 0Commenting for this story is now closed.
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